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Product stewardship

We use renewable and recyclable materials to create safe and sustainable products that store carbon throughout their entire life cycle—especially when recycled multiple times.

Our product stewardship approach covers the entire manufacturing process, from the procurement of raw materials to the design, delivery and manufacturing of the final product, and the recycling of products when they are no longer in use.

The product stewardship has four focus areas: compliance, safety, sustainability and accurate product claims. None of this can be done alone but in close cooperation with our customers, suppliers, and research partners.

While product legislation is a pre-requisite for legal compliance we aim to go beyond.

The following product stewardship focus areas under are part of UPM's 2030 Sustainability targets:

Innovation towards climate-positive product portfolio

Developing products and services that contribute to the SDGs

All applicable products eligible for ecolabeling (100% of UPM sales)

UPM Product Stewardship Standard guides our actions

We have a dedicated UPM Product Stewardship Standard. It governs our actions across the entire company and ensures the safety and sustainability of our products. The Standard assigns responsibilities for implementation and compliance to various UPM businesses and functions.

Below you can find a summary of the official internal Product Stewardship Standard applied across the company.