Welcome to the UPM Specialty Papers EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Due Diligence webpage. Here you will find relevant due diligence information to assist you with your own compliance processes required by the EUDR.
Background and information available on this webpage
Article 9 of the EUDR outlines the information that operators such as UPM Papers need to collect in order to undertake and fulfil the due diligence requirements of the EUDR. Some of this information is also listed in Annex 2 of the EUDR, which sets out the requirements of due diligence statements that must be submitted through the EU’s Traces IT system. Submitting due diligence statements results in the provision of EUDR reference numbers (and associated verification numbers), which can be used down the supply chain as due diligence ‘proofs’.
On this page you can find a summary of UPM Specialty Papers EUDR due diligence system and supporting documentation, which help us ensure that our products are deforestation-free and have been produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production.
Due Diligence Information
- UPM Paper Due Diligence System summary
A summary of the UPM Paper business’s due diligence system that it has put in place to ensure compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation. - FSC CoC certificate
Certification for UPM paper mills for FSC™ chain of custody – this verifies that FSC-certified material has been identified and separated from ineligible and unacceptable material as it makes its way along the supply chain from the forest to the market.
- PEFC CoC certificate
Certification for UPM paper mills for PEFC Chain of Custody - which establishes the link from the forest to the market, tracking forest-based products from sustainable sources to the final product.
- Origin of Wood Statements
Annually produced UPM statement regarding the previous whole calendar year’s wood sourcing, outlining tree species used, their scientific and common names, country of origin, region of origin within each country, percentages sourced per country, and percentage share of FSC™ and PEFC certified wood.
- UPM EUDR Statement
This statement confirms that UPM paper businesses meets the requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation.
- UPM Code of Conduct
The UPM Code of Conduct sets out the principles that help UPM personnel make ethically sound decisions. It is the basis for UPM’s corporate responsibility and compliance programmes, policies, and procedures that address in more detail the topics covered in the Code of Conduct. UPM also maintains a system specifying how to detect compliance risks, how to respond to them, and how to control and monitor them.
- UPM Sustainability Policy Statement
The purpose of this statement is to describe our commitments and positions regarding sustainability topics and the company’s responsible business conduct regarding them. The document also defines our approach to the governance of sustainability-related topics, and how our environmental and societal performance is assessed, managed, and continuously improved. - UPM Supplier and Third-Party Code
The UPM Supplier and Third-Party Code defines the minimum level of performance that UPM requires from all of its suppliers and third-party intermediaries (e.g. agents, consultants, advisers, joint venture partners, local partners or distributors acting on behalf of UPM). - UPM Pulp supplier requirements
This is a UPM-wide document that outlines in more detail than the Supplier and Third-party Code, the requirements that pulp suppliers must follow.
- UPM Human Rights Responsibility Statement
This is a UPM-wide Statement that provides an overview of how the company has implemented human rights responsibility in its work. It describes human rights due diligence practises at UPM, highlighting the work done and the lessons learned, while also describing the work still to be done.
In addition to the above, other non-public information may be held by UPM as part of its due diligence system in accordance with the Regulation but will not be shared publicly via this webpage. This might include types of evidence indicated by the EU’s FAQ, such as contractual agreements or other confidential data. Such data would be available for audits conducted by the relevant competent authority under the Regulation.
(FSC C014719, PEFC/02-31-80)
Please note that the UPM Paper EUDR Due Diligence process description will be updated when more information from the EU regarding country risk-level becomes available, or if there are other relevant updates.
