SCA one of the world's 100 most sustainable companies

SCA one of the world's 100 most sustainable companies

For the fifth consecutive year, SCA has been recognized as one of the world's
100 most sustainable companies by Canadian Corporate Knights. SCA has qualified
as one of the 100 most sustainable companies each year since the global
sustainability list was first presented in 2005.

The Corporate Knight's list, “The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in
the World,” was presented this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The
list comprises companies from a total of 15 countries that were evaluated based
on how effectively the companies deal with various environmental and social
aspects. The 100 companies that qualify for the global sustainability list must
have an exceptional ability to address their sector-specific environmental and
social risks and opportunities.

“Naturally, it is a great honor that SCA for the fifth consecutive year
qualifies as one of the world's 100 most sustainable companies,” says Patrik
Isaksson, Vice President Environmental Affairs at SCA. “It is also an
acknowledgement of the comprehensive and long-term work we put into
environmental and sustainability issues, an effort than continues undiminished.”

In the global sustainability list for 2009, SCA is one of five Swedish companies
among the 100 companies that qualified. Corporate Knights publishes the world's
most circulated magazine focusing on corporate sustainability issues.

Brief facts regarding SCA and the environment:
- SCA recently decided on a new environmental goal whereby the company will
reduce its carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and from the purchase of
electricity and heating by 20% in relation to the production level by the year
2020, with 2005 as reference year
- SCA's forests have an annual growth that exceeds felling and leads to a net
absorption of carbon-dioxide, corresponding to 2.6 million tons.      
- SCA is a large consumer and producer of bio-fuels with only 1% of its fuel
balance consisting of coal and 5% of oil. 

Read more about the Corporate Knights' sustainability list at www.global100.org.
More information about SCA's environmental and sustainability work is available
at www.sca.com. 


Stockholm, January 30 2009


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SCA is a global consumer goods and paper company that develops and produces
personal care products, tissue, packaging solutions, publication papers and
solid-wood products. Sales are conducted in some 90 countries. SCA has many
well-known brands, including the global brands Tena and Tork. Sales in 2007
amounted to SEK 106 billion (EUR 11.4 billion). SCA has approximately 50,000
employees. More information at www.sca.com