SCA ranked number two in the world in environmental awareness

SCA ranked number two in the world in environmental awareness

SCA has been ranked number two in a compilation of the world's most
environmentally friendly companies undertaken by EIRIS (Ethical Investment
Research Services), a leading provider of independent, global responsible
investment research, and The Independent newspaper.

Jan Åström, CEO of SCA, is very pleased about the distinction and cites in
particular the overall perspective applied by the survey. "It is a great pleasure to receive this attention for the breadth of our
environment work", comments Åström. "We are working consciously with the carbon
dioxide issue, and during the past year we reduced our emissions by 4%. But
there are also many other areas in which we are making substantial progress,
such as waste management, water use and raw material recycling."

In its survey, EIRIS reviewed the entire fibre flow, from FSC-certified forest
management to the production process and reuse of products. 

According to Patrik Isaksson, Director of Environmental Affairs at SCA, EIRIS
include thousands of companies in its analyses. 

“EIRIS is one of the leading European players when it comes to socially
responsible investment research, with approximately one hundred institutional
investors and fund managers among its customers”, says Isaksson. 


Link to SCA's Sustainability Report:
http://www.sca.com/documents/en/Env_Reports/Sustainability_Report_2006_en.pdf


Stockholm, 8 June 2007 


For further information please contact
Pär Altan, VP Media Relations, +46 8 788 52 37
Bodil Eriksson, SVP Corporate Communications, +46 8 788 52 34


SCA is a global consumer goods and paper company that develops, produces and
markets personal care products, tissue, packaging solutions, publication papers
and solid-wood products. Sales are conducted in some 90 countries. SCA has
annual sales in excess of SEK 101 billion (c. EUR 11 billion) and production
facilities in more than 40 countries. SCA had approximately 51,000 employees at
the beginning of 2007. SCA shares are traded on the Stockholm, London and New
York stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.sca.com