Duni Group’s footprint

The Group has extensive operations with production and sales in Europe and increasingly in Southeast Asia, Oceania and other locations.

The following pages present data and key ratios for our business from a social and environmental perspective.

More about our sustainability efforts can be found at Dunigroup.com

Employees

Most of the Group’s employees are in Sweden, Germany and Poland.

Country	Blue collar employees	White collar staff	Total
Sweden	146	173	319
Germany	617	322	939
Poland	273	167	440
Thailand	100	29	129
New Zealand	27	9	36
Other	8	343	351
Total	1,171	1,043	2,214

Gender breakdown

Number of employees	Men	Women
Total, Group	50%	50%
of which are managers	60%	40%
Blue collar employees	56%	44%
of which are managers	83%	17%
White collar staff	44%	56%
of which are managers	63%	37%
Duni Group Management Team	67%	33%

Payroll expenses, by gender:

Employees	Men	Women
Blue collar employees	61%	39%
White collar staff	60%	40%

The table above shows the share of average pay for blue collar and white collar employees based on total payroll expenses including social security contributions. All employees of the Group are counted, including senior executives, and there was no weighting for the nature of the position, years of service, age or similar parameters.

Employees subject to a collective bargaining agreement

In the countries in which Group has employees, collective bargaining agreements are in place in 12 out of 20 countries and 49% of the total number of employees are covered by these.

Reported injuries

In 2021, 26 injuries* per 1,000 employees were reported at the production units.

*Meaning that the reported injury led to at least one day of absence

Employees in units with safety committees or similar setup

The companies with over 10 employees have a formal safety committee** or similar setup covering 91% of the employees in these companies.

**All production units and the larger offices have a health and safety committee

Taxonomy

The Taxonomy Regulation, adopted by the European Commission, aims to identify environmentally sustainable investments and steer capital flows towards a more sustainable economy. The regulation is an important step towards achieving the EU’s 2050 carbon-neutrality target. For an economic activity to be considered sustainable (aligned), it must make a significant contribution to one or more of the six identified environmental objectives, not cause significant damage to any of the other objectives, and meet certain minimum safeguards. The activities to be considered as sustainable are defined by technical audit criteria, which are laid down in delegated acts to the Regulation. The first delegated act focuses on the first two environmental objectives, mitigation of climate change and adaptation to climate change, and covers only those sectors and activities that are most relevant for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

For the year 2021, it is mandatory to report the percentage of turnover, capital expenditure (capex) and operating expenditure (opex) that is covered by the taxonomy, i.e. is “eligible”. As of in 2022, the percentage of that is consistent with the taxonomy, i.e. aligned, must also be reported.

In order to determine the applicable activities for Duni Group, an analysis has been made of whether the Group’s revenue generating activities fall within the sectors described in the delegated acts of the taxonomy. The analysis is based on the information available up to January 31, 2022. Our revenue-generating activities are categorized to the wholesale and retail industry, which is a sector not included in the taxonomy for 2021 reporting. The Group’s sales-driving activities, as well as the capex and opex associated with, are therefore considered non-eligible. The proportion covered by the taxonomy is therefore 0%.

Standards and certificates for in-house manufacturing

Quality and product safety	Paper mill, Sweden	Conversion, Germany	Conversion, Poland	Conversion, Paper+Design, Germany	Conversion, Terinex Thailand	Conversion, Sharp New Zealand
ISO 9001 (quality management)	◼︎	◼︎	◼︎	◼︎
BRC, IFS equivalent (hygiene and safety in contact with food)		◼︎	◼︎	◼︎	◼︎
Environment
ISO 14001 (environmental management)	◼︎	◼︎	◼︎	◼︎
EMAS III		◼︎		◼︎
ISO 28000 (security)
ISO 50001 (energy management)	◼︎
Traceability according to FSC® (responsible forestry)	◼︎	◼︎	◼︎	◼︎	◼︎	◼︎
Nordic ecolabel (“Swan”)	◼︎	◼︎	◼︎	◼︎
”OK Compost” label	◼︎	◼︎	◼︎	◼︎
Blaue Engel (Blue Angels, Germany)				◼︎
Social audits
SEDEX		◼︎	◼︎	◼︎
ISO 45001			◼︎

The certificates are available at Dunigroup.com and www.paper-design.de.

Environmental data for manufacturing

	Paper mill, Sweden	Conversion, Germany	Conversion, Poland	Conversion, Paper+Design, Germany	Conversion, Terinex Thailand	Conversion, Sharp New Zealand
Material usage (metric tons)
Pulp and paper	49,979	27,583	10,088	4,969	2,301	954
Chemicals and additives	4,774	3,342	230	374	9	4
Energy (MWh) and water (m³)
Total energy	164,383	18,932	4,574	4,107	1,101	335
Electricity	68,054	8,712	3,293	2,327	901	269
Biofuel (wood chips)	49,230
Steam (district)			1,272
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)	45,895
Biogas, BioLPG (MWh)	1,050
Natural gas (LNG)		8,670		1,631
Diesel oil	154			149
Water (m³)	694,774	12,221	4,423	3,084	4,694	889
Emissions to the air and water (metric tons)
CO₂ total	23,205	1,386	461	294	563	49
CO₂ direct, Scope 1	11,076	1,386	2	294	51	16
CO₂ direct, Scope 2	12,129	0	459	0	512	33
NOx	10	2	0	0	0	0
COD	58	2
Waste (metric tons)
Recycling	159	2,232	497	748	300	53
Energy recovery	900	138	73	0	0	0
Landfill (including covering material)	779	40	24	0	0	5
Hazardous waste	28	24	3	5	0	0
Others (including sludge and electronics)	119	253	61	0	1	0

Key ratios for production

Our decade of action	2019 (base year)	2021	Goal 2025	Comment
Amount of fossil virgin plastic (index)	100	88	50	Read more
Proportion of FSC®-labeled products BA Duni	94%	98%	100%	Read more
Proportion of FSC®-labeled products BA BioPak Europa	N/A	64%	75%	Read more
CO₂-intensity, Scope 1+2 (index)	100	78	40	Tons of CO₂e per ton of products produced, Read more
Science based targets	Not started	Decision to apply	Approved targets	Connection to the 1.5-degree target,Read more
EcoVadis score	52	69	75	Gold level 2021, target to be top 1% in our industry, Read more
Sustainability Competence	N/A	N/A	100%	Read more

Indicators and standards	Indicators	Benchmark/Aim	Comment
Employees
Engagement self-reported Duni Insight	78%	80%	Read more
Understanding of Duni Group’s strategy (self-reported)	77%	100%	Measured every 2– 3 years
Leadership index (Duni Insight)	81%	78%	Will be measured quarterly from Q3 2022
Net Promotor Score Index (Duni Insight)	4	14	Leadership measured by employee input. Employee recommendation of Duni Group as an employer. Will be measured quarterly from Q3 2022
Internal recruitment, talent development	15%	50%	Few recruitments during the year
Performance appraisals, (self-reported)	73%	100%	Measured every year
Gender breakdown	50 % men, 50 % women	50 % per sex (man/woman)	Non-binary identification is possible
Gender breakdown, management	65 % men 35 % women	50 % per sex (man/woman)	Non-binary identification is possible. Managers with direct reporting
Reported injuries per 1,000 employees	26	<30 /0	At least one day of sick leave
Injury frequency	10.45
Severity of injuries	107.04
Employees subject to a collective bargaining agreement	49%	50%	Collective bargaining agreements are largely governed by local tradition and laws. Duni Group advocates collective bargaining agreements
Employees in units with safety committees or similar setup	91%	90%	Measured for units with >10 employees

Scope 1+2 CO₂ emissions (tonnes CO₂)	2019	2020	2021
Liquid propane gas	12,834	10,616	10,847
Electricity	27,206	26,622	12,732
Natural gas	2,856	2,145	2,351
Diesel	1,604	988	940
Wood chips	242	191	207
District heating	447	279	459
Gasoline	135	157	170
Total	45,324	40,999	27,710

The decline in electricity is due to the transition to renewable electricity in 2021.

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