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impact and make sustainable choices by offering, producing
and developing sustainable communications products and ser-
vices. Our goal is also to reshape the entire communication
sector in a more environmentally responsible direction. To
reduce their environmental impact, companies must choose
the right materials and production methods. Environmental
labels and chain of custody (CoC) certificates can be used
to communicate messages about companies’ environmental
responsibility. We recommend they use internationally recog-
nized labels to indicate that their products have a lower envi-
ronmental impact than comparable ones.
The Nordic Ecolabel
The Nordic Ecolabel on a printed product indicates that the
environmental impact has been considered throughout the
production chain, from paper manufacturing to the delivery of
the finished printed product. The label sets standards for for-
est management, pulp and paper manufacturing, printing and
waste management. Both the materials and the production
process must comply with the agreed criteria. Edita’s main pro-
duction plants have been granted the right to use the Nordic
Ecolabel. The Group’s net revenue from Nordic Ecolabelled
products was about eur 2.6 million in 2011.
Origin of paper
Forests are essential, renewable resources that cannot be taken
for granted. Forest certification ensures that forests are man-
aged according to agreed criteria and the wood fiber used is
monitored from forest to finished product. Forest manage-
ment criteria relate to compliance with national legislation and
Edita's environmental goals for 2013
Goal by the end of 2013
Situation at the end of 2011
All our companies will be Climate-Neutral
Enterprises verified by Respect Europe.
The following companies are climate-neutral: Edita Västra Aros, Edita Prima,
Citat, jg Communication and Edita Publishing. 98 percent of the Group’s net
revenue is derived from climate-neutral companies.
All our printing companies will be iso 14001
certified and Nordic Ecolabeled.
Our main production plants – Edita Prima in Helsinki and Edita Västra Aros in
Västerås – are certified in accordance with the iso 14001 standard and have been
granted the right to use the Nordic Ecolabel. In 2010, Edita acquired two Swedish
printing companies, Kampanjfabriken and Rolge. In 2011, the two companies
were merged into Edita Västra Aros and moved into new premises in Veddesta,
Stockholm. The goal for the unit is to get the right to use the Nordic Ecolabel in
2012 and an iso 14001 certificate in 2013.
All our office units will comply with the wwf’s
Green Office criteria.
The offices of Edita Publishing, Edita Prima and Edita Plc comply with the Green
Office criteria. 90 percent of the staff at the Finnish office are included in the
Green Office.
We will use green electricity in all production and
office sites.
Edita Prima and Edita Västra Aros use green electricity. Over 95 percent of the
Group’s electricity consumption is green electricity.
Edita’s carbon footprint will be 30 percent smaller
than in 2008.
In 2011, Edita's carbon footprint was about 49 percent smaller than in 2008.
More than 90 percent of our staff will consider
it important for Edita to be a leading company in
environmental work (to be determined on the basis
of a staff survey).
According to the staff survey, 85 percent of our staff consider it important to
Edita to be a leading company in environmental work.
“We want to be the preferred partner
of those customers who consider
environmental values as a top priority
in their operations.”
edita’s year 2011
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