Essity | Sustainability Performance
Produces and markets personal care and hygiene products, including tissue paper and diapers.
2017
Sweden
10,001+ employees
Paper & Forest Products
$10B+ in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#591
Overallⓘ#22
in Swedenⓘ#5
in Paper & Forest ProductsⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG Impact
Aligned
Critical
Aligned
Leading
Leading
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
157.3
B/M 223.8
467.9
B/M 877.5
599.0
B/M 2.1K
88.9
B/M 107.5
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Controversy level
- Essity AB, Swedish global hygiene/health (TENA incontinence, Tork foodservice, Lotus tissue, Tempo handkerchiefs), has faced sustained NGO criticism from Greenpeace and Forest Stewardship Council over alleged Russian Komi Republic pulp sourcing pre2022 sanctions and the contested 20222024 Essity Russian operations exit affecting Swedish institutional ESG investor concerns over Essity's Russian forestry supply chain exposure.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.