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Iggesund among the top 100 in the world at sustainable business

Tuesday 22. October 2013 - Holmen, the forest industry group to which Iggesund Paperboard belongs, is one of 100 world leaders in sustainability. The UN's Global Compact 100 is a new global stock index which combines sustainable business and financial performance. It lists the top 100 companies in the world. Holmen is one of five Swedish companies, and the only forest industry company based in Sweden, to be included in the top 100 judged to be the best at creating good returns through sustainable business practices.

“Naturally we’re delighted and proud to be included in the new GC 100 index,” says Lars Strömberg, Holmen’s director of sustainable and environmental affairs. “The UN Global Compact is an important platform for companies committed to sustainable development and the GC 100 index is a welcome addition.”
Since 2007 Holmen has been a member of the UN Global Compact in which companies report their operations under ten principles covering human rights, social conditions, the environment and anti-corruption. The GC 100 combines these results with a profitability requirement.
The UN Global Compact developed the GC 100 in partnership with research firm Sustainalytics. The GC 100 comprises a representative group of Global Compact companies selected on the basis of their adherence to the Global Compact’s ten principles and evidence of executive leadership commitment. The GC 100 tracked the stock market performance of these companies over the past three years and compared the results against a broad market benchmark, the FTSE All World.
“The companies in the GC 100 show a total return surpassing the general global stock market. This means that work on sustainability is a factor that is attracting increasing attention from investors,” says Lars Strömberg