Stora Enso is included in the Global 100, a list of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world publicized at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland yesterday. Stora Enso is considered among the best in class in the forest products industry in managing environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities. “I am very proud that the efforts of the Stora Enso team to keep sustainability right at the heart of our agenda, even in the very challenging operating environment our industry faces, have been recognized. This will encourage us all to strive for even further improvement,” says Stora Enso CEO Jouko Karvinen. The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World was initiated by Corporate Knights Inc., an independent Canadian-based media company, with Innovest Strategic Value Advisors Inc. an international investment research firm in 2005. The 100 top sustainability performers are chosen from the MSCI World Index of some 1 800 publicly-traded companies. The Global 100 is announced each year at the Wold Economic Forum in Davos. For further information, please contact: Eija Pitkänen, Head of Sustainability, tel. +358 2046 21348 Kenneth Collander, Vice President Environment Sweden, tel. +46 1046 71045 www.storaenso.com www.storaenso.com/sustainability Previous press releases concerning the Group's recognition for its sustainability work are available at www.storaenso.com/press: 28 October 2008: Stora Enso continues as top paper company in the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index