ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance
At M&J, our purpose is clear: to help solve the world’s waste challenge. Being a responsible and sustainable company is an integrated part of this purpose. As a portfolio company of Ahlström, we’re equipped with the right foundation to deliver strong, measurable ESG performance.
Our ESG Commitment
This policy defines our sustainability framework — outlining responsibilities, guiding principles, and the role ESG plays across our organization. It’s supported by our Code of Conduct and other internal policies.
Sustainability is embedded in our strategy. We review our ESG targets annually and have the systems, resources, and oversight in place to drive continuous improvement. This policy applies to all M&J employees and is approved by our board of directors.
Our three focus areas
We respect Ahlström guidelines by making targeted efforts in three specific focus areas:
Climate and Resource Efficiency: We will contribute to a modern society with a responsible and ambitious approach to emissions and general material efficiency in our products.
Employee well-being: We invest in employee well-being as it leads to increased employee engagement, reduced sickness absence and higher performance and productivity.
Business ethics: We are a responsible company and promote a high level of integrity among our employees. This approach forms a vital part of our company culture.
A special effort for children
Ahlström Collective Impact (ACI) is an initiative in partnership with UNICEF Finland, the UN organization for child rights.
As part of the Ahlström portfolio, we act together with other companies in the ACI network to create awareness of child rights.
ACI has a special focus on the education of children to enable opportunities in life.
Climate and resource efficiency
By focusing on process optimization and new technologies for our products, we work hard on reducing our carbon footprint. We are uncompromising when it comes to utilizing resources optimally.
We have assessed the material sustainability topics in our industry and selected the following focus areas:
- Controlling and reducing the CO2 footprint.
- Embed sustainability targets in product development, which helps customers reduce their environmental impact.
The following key objectives have been defined:
- 40% reduction of CO2 emission per produced unit (Scope 1+2 in own manufacturing). Baseline 2021 level (by 2025).
- R&D projects with sustainability target defined (100% of new R&D projects, measured annually). As a global company, our global supply chain plays a vital role in how we operate. We make sure to help existing suppliers improve their climate and resource efficiency. New suppliers are always selected based on their willingness to work seriously and in a structured manner with ESG.
Business ethics
M&J support globally recognized human rights and complies with laws, regulations, and ethical principles. Our ESG policy defines the expectations we have for our business practices, including our employees, partners, and suppliers.
The following key objectives have been defined:
- Code of Conduct training of own employees (100% of own workforce measured annually)
- Sustainable sourcing
- Suppliers committing to M&J’s Code of Conduct (100% by end of 2025, measured annually)
Control and reporting
We are transparent about our long-term sustainability efforts and development. Objectives and KPIs are presented to top management regularly.
We are committed to the UN Global Compact and its ten principles, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the ILO conventions, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We report publicly on the sustainability development in the “Communication on Progress Report” to the UN Global Compact and in the annual report.
Through the M&J whistleblowing system, employees and third parties can report suspected violations of law or breaches of policies and guidelines.
