BillerudKorsnas included in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

BillerudKorsnas has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Europe, as well as being named Sustainability Leader in the Containers and Packaging category. BillerudKorsnas is the only European company in its category to be included.

BillerudKorsnas scored particularly high in the field of environment, referring to climate strategy, environmental management systems and environmental reporting. Ethical guidelines and supplier management were also given high scores.

“Sustainability is the very basis of our strategy for sustainable and profitable growth. It is no longer enough to minimise your own environmental impact as companies have done in the past, at BillerudKorsnäs we want to take sustainability further. With our resource efficient and innovative packaging solutions we both can and want to make positive contribution to a sustainable future. I am therefore pleased that our work is recognised and acknowledged internationally today by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index”, says Per Lindberg, President and CEO of BillerudKorsnäs.

Adapted from press release by Rebecca Bowden

Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/europe-cis/23092016/billerudkorsnas-included-in-dow-jones-sustainability-index-311/