2/02/2010

SCA the only tissue manufacturer to make the Global 100 sustainability list

Tork manufacturer SCA is once again the only tissue company to feature in the latest Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations list. This is the sixth year running that the company has been recognised as one of the world’s most sustainable companies by Canadian Corporate Knights. The list comprises companies from 24 countries that have been evaluated on how effectively they deal with various environmental and social issues.

“Sustainability is integral to everything we do, and we are delighted that our approach is gaining such global recognition,” said Tiffiny Lewin, SCA Hygiene Australasia’s, Director of Sales and Marketing – B2B.

“It is particularly gratifying to have retained our place in the Global 100 list since around 50 per cent of the companies included in last year’s list do not appear this year.”

Britain led the way this year with a total of 21 Global 100 companies being UK-based. The US came in second with 12 corporations, while Canada and Australia gained joint third position with nine Global 100 companies each. The US topped last year’s list with 20 companies.

The latest list was unveiled on January 27 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. SCA has qualified as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations every year since the scheme’s inception in 2005.
 
SCA was also named one of the world’s most ethical companies In April 2009 for the second year running. The Ethisphere Institute in New York considered more than 10,000 companies in its annual ethics survey and named SCA among the top 99 in the world.

Contacts:
Tiffiny Lewin
Director of Sales and Marketing – B2B
SCA Hygiene Australasia

About Tork
Tork is the leading global brand for hygiene tissue and value adding services in commercial and industrial workplaces, healthcare institutions, hospitality, catering operations and other public establishments. As a business group within the Swedish SCA Group, SCA Hygiene Australasia specialise in manufacturing and marketing a broad range of Tork washroom consumables, wipers and cloths, tableware, and hygiene solutions.

Tork is an SCA brand
SCA is a leading manufacturer of paper and consumer goods worldwide. The company has annual sales of approximately EUR 11.5 billion and has operations in over 90 countries.  SCA’s Australasian operations include 12 manufacturing sites and distribution facilities and sales of over $660 million.  SCA employs approximately 50,000 people globally and approximately 1600 within Australasia. SCA was recently ranked as the most environmentally friendly paper manufacturer in the world by The Independent newspaper and EIRIS research service (2007). SCA’s global brands are Tork and Tena, and their Australasian brands include Sorbent, Libra, Handee, Deeko and Treasures.