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Nippon Paper Industries | Sustainability Performance

https://www.nipponpapergroup.com/english/

Is a company that produces a variety of paper and paperboard products.

1920

Japan

10,001+ employees

Paper & Forest Products

$1B - 10B in revenue

$25M - 100M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#1628
Overall
#79
in Japan
#14
in Paper & Forest Products

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

84 out of 91

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projectionsAsset manager exclusion

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Renewable energy

32% 2025
Critical

Waste generated

771.0K tonnes, 2024
Aligned

Female employees

15% 2025
Critical

Externalities

2.0B $, 2025
Laggard

Market cap

141.2B $, 2026▼13.1% YoY

Revenue

1.2T $, 2025▼1.3% YoY

R&D intensity

0% 2025

Renewable energy

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32%2025

Industry rank: 18 out of 91


Total energy consumption
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Industry rank: 18 out of 91

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Renewable electricity

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


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and % renewables
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Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

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Share of renewable electricity

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

1.3K

B/M 1.1K

684.2

B/M 2.3K

97.3

B/M 63.2


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
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Waste

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771.0K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
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Controversy level


Very Low
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High
Severe
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  • Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd, Japanese major paper/pulp, has faced sustained Japanese Forestry Agency enforcement scrutiny over multiple Japanese paper production operations, plus the contested historic 2017 USD 100+ million Japanese Fair Trade Commission paper cartel enforcement actions affecting Japanese institutional shareholders amid Asian paper market normalization.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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458 assets assessed
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66High
$14.8Testimated revenue at risk
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Market cap

141.2B $, 2026▼13.1% YoY

Revenue

1.2T $, FY2025▼1.3% YoY

EBITDA

24.0B $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

2% Industry: 5▼11.3% YoY

P/E ratio

29.6 Industry: -3▼85% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$1.2TFY2025 revenue

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EBITDA
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Margin trends


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Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

21.7B 2025▲31.8% YoY

Capex

51.1B 2025▲20.7% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

1.8 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

0.0%FY2025

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Return on invested capital

0.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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1.2K

▲ 1.7%

2023

1.2K

▼ 1.6%

2024

1.2K

▼ 1.1%

2025

1.2K

2028

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Asset manager exclusions

1 2026▼NaN% YoY

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Environmental policy coverage

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Workplace health & safety policy

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9%
Independent Directors

3 out of 32 incl. management

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Overall score

80

Environment

99

Social

88

Governance

53

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

1



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