SCA's Sustainability Policy is adopted by the Board, while the Senior Vice President Sustainability and Communications is accountable for its implementation. The policy applies to the entire SCA Group and is available publicly on sca.com. The work is followed up at Group level by SCA's Sustainability Council, which reports to Executive Management and to the Board of Directors. [...] SCA's Supplier Standard describes the requirements that the company places on its suppliers, such as minimizing climate impact. [...] Climate-related risks are part of SCA's Group-wide process for identifying and managing risks, as described in the company's Risk Management and Internal Control Policy, and in the Risk section of the Board of Directors' Report. Identifying and developing opportunities is part of the company's strategy process."
"**G1-5 – Political influence and lobbying activities** SCA's Code of Conduct states that the company is politically neutral and does not allow payments or other donations to political parties, candidates or their institutions, offices and representatives. Thus, no payments were made to political parties during the year. SCA works with representatives from governments, regulators, legislators, industry associations and companies to achieve a sustainable and long-term policy environment for the forest industry and its contribution to the green transition. SCA is working for a growing bioeconomy with stronger global competitiveness. SCA's priorities are limiting global warming, developing forestry and preserving biodiversity. Limiting global warming is one of the greatest challenges of our time and the forest industry is part of the solution. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), there are two ways to save the climate: increasing carbon sequestration, and reducing fossil fuel emissions. The forest industry contributes to both. Forests sequester large amounts of CO2 as they grow, and since Swedish forestry harvests fewer trees than it grows, the carbon stock is increasing. The trees that are harvested provide a significant climate benefit in that forest products replace fossil fuel products such as plastic, concrete and fossil energy. In this way, the use of oil and coal can be phased out. A third climate benefit is that forest products store carbon throughout their lifetime. It is important that policy makers consider the climate benefit of forests as a whole, by accounting for carbon sequestration in forests, carbon storage in forest industry products and the emissions that are avoided when bio-based products are used to replace products from fossil resources. High forest growth and high availability of wood raw material are two crucial factors for achieving a fossil-free world. SCA supports the Paris Agreement and the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. SCA also supports the EU's ambition to reduce emissions by at least 55% by 2030. SCA's forests are home to large numbers of flora and fauna – species that we want to continue living there in the future. The company works continuously to make work with nature conservation even more effective and, in addition to the considerations taken in all measures, targeted efforts are made to preserve and promote biodiversity. SCA strives to increase the understanding that forestry and biodiversity conservation do not contradict each other. It is possible to combine high production of valuable renewable raw material with extensive consideration of other forest values. SCA works continuously to raise knowledge about how biodiversity can best be promoted. The company also supports research in the area by, for example, serving as land stewards and contributing working hours. SCA supports the Trees-for-me research project, which is focused on fast-growing deciduous trees and includes biodiversity. SCA's Senior Vice President Sustainability and Communications is responsible for political advocacy and lobbying activities. No member of SCA's Board or Executive Management have held a senior position in a government, regional or municipal authority over the past two years. SCA is part of the EU Transparency Register and plays an active role in the EU's ambition to increase transparency. The register allows the public, stakeholders and decision-makers to see what interests the company represents. SCA's registration number is: 805631351564-45.