Metsa Board Oyj

Metsä Board's climate lobbying governance is embedded within Metsä Group's centralized Corporate Affairs function, under which "Metsä Group's Executive Board sets group wide policies, defines sustainability targets and advocacy priorities and monitors the progress," and "SVP Corporate Affairs reports to the CEO and President of Metsä Group," reflecting formal oversight and accountability. The group's environmental policy, which covers both sustainability and lobbying, "has been approved by the Board of Directors of Metsäliitto Cooperative, and it is owned by the director reporting on sustainability to the President and CEO," and local-level activities "are aligned with group level policies through environmental management systems" applied across all production units. The company actively engages in direct advocacy by influencing EU initiatives such as the deforestation regulation and participates indirectly through memberships in trade bodies including the Finnish Forest Industries Federation, CEPI, and the 4evergreen alliance. However, while "the activities are thus coordinated under one management which also considers needed actions if any inconsistencies would occur," the company does not disclose any dedicated process to assess the climate alignment of its trade-association memberships or a standalone climate-lobbying audit or review, and we found no evidence of any criteria for evaluating or withdrawing from associations whose positions might conflict with its climate objectives.