Welcome to the UPM Pulp EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Due Diligence webpage. Here you will find information (downloadable documents and links) to relevant due diligence information to assist you with your own compliance processes that are required by the EU Deforestation Regulation.
PLEASE NOTE: The webpage is currently a ‘work in progress’ that will be added to and modified during 2025, prior to the entry into application date of the Regulation, which is now 30th of December 2025. This is because the EU Commission is still yet to complete the required country risk assessments, which will potentially add to what needs to be shared with customers. Further guidance and clarification from the EU or from Finland’s EUDR Competent Authority (Ruokavirasto) may also change what is provided here. If you have any questions, please contact us at the following email: pulp.sustainability@upm.com
BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBPAGE
Article 9 of the EUDR outlines the information that operators such as UPM Pulp need to provide in order to undertake and fulfil the due diligence requirements of the Regulation. Some of this information is listed in Annex 2 of the Regulation, which lists the requirements of Due Diligence Statements that must be entered into the EU’s Traces IT system when placing relevant products onto the EU market. Entering such information results in the provision of EUDR Reference Numbers (and associated Verification Numbers) by the EU, which can be used down the supply chain as due diligence ‘proofs’.
However, other parts of Article 9 require evidence to prove that products are deforestation-free (clause (g)) and that commodities have been produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production (clause (h)). This information is not required via the EU Traces System’s Due Diligence Statement process, is more ‘static’ in nature, as well as being more problematic in terms of easily being provided to customers on a per-shipment basis. This webpage has therefore been created to provide some of these proofs of evidence (for example, the UPM Code of Conduct, forest chain of custody certification, etc.).
The same information may also be required by customers outside of the EU market that receive UPM Euca pulp from our Uruguayan mills. This is because they may manufacture products from this pulp and then wish to place them on to the EU market. They will therefore receive the same set of information as outlined in Annex 2 of the Regulation in order to be able to produce their own Due Diligence Statements if necessary. They will also need this same Article 9 information not covered by Annex 2, so this webpage will also be of use to those customers as well.
As stated above in the opening note, further information or clarity may be provided during 2025 by the EU, including, in particular, the country risk assessments. The information in this webpage is therefore subject to change. The information currently includes:
- A Summary Statement of the UPM Pulp Due Diligence System, which describes our due diligence processes.
- Traceability studies for Finnish pulps and for Uruguayan pulps, that include core information about our processes, harvesting permits, local laws, forest-related certifications, etc.
- Links to a range of documents that add to the ‘evidence base’ for due diligence, showing how UPM’s pulp products both avoid deforestation and also follow the legislation in the country in which they are produced (both the pulp products and the wood commodities).
DUE DILIGENCE INFORMATION
- EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Due Diligence System Summary
A summary of the UPM Pulp business’s due diligence system that it has put in place to ensure compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation. - Traceability Study – Finland Operations
Comprehensive information showing how forestry, wood harvesting, and related activities are undertaken in relation to UPM Pulp’s Finnish pulp products (being UPM Conifer and UPM Betula pulps). - Traceability Study – Uruguay Operations
Comprehensive information showing how forestry, wood harvesting, and related activities are undertaken in relation to UPM Pulp’s Uruguayan pulp product (being UPM Euca). - UPM Pulp FSC™ Chain of Custody certificate - UPM Pulp Mills
Certification for UPM Pulp’s mills for FSC™ chain of custody – this verifies that FSC-certified material has been identified and separated from ineligible and unacceptable material as it makes its way along the supply chain from the forest to the market. - UPM Pulp FSC™ Chain of Custody certificate - UPM Forestal Oriental
Certification for UPM Forestal Oriental (UPM’s Uruguay forestry operations) for FSC™ chain of custody – this verifies that FSC-certified material has been identified and separated from ineligible and unacceptable material as it makes its way along the supply chain from the forest to the market. - UPM Pulp PEFC Chain of Custody certificate - UPM Pulp Mills
Certification for UPM Pulp’s mills for PEFC Chain of Custody - which establishes the link from the forest to the market, tracking forest-based products from sustainable sources to the final product. - UPM Pulp PEFC Chain of Custody certificate - UPM Forestal Oriental
Certification for UPM Forestal Oriental (UPM’s Uruguay forestry operations) for PEFC Chain of Custody - which establishes the link from the forest to the market, tracking forest-based products from sustainable sources to the final product. - UPM Pulp FSC™ Forest Management certificate - UPM Finnish forests
Certification for UPM to confirm that Finnish forests are being managed in a way that preserves biological diversity and benefits the lives of local people and workers, while ensuring it sustains economic viability. - UPM Pulp FSC™ Forest Management certificate - UPM Finnish forests GROUP SCHEME
Certification for UPM Group Scheme for private forest owners to confirm that Finnish forests are being managed in a way that preserves biological diversity and benefits the lives of local people and workers, while ensuring it sustains economic viability. - UPM Pulp FSC™ Forest Management certificate - UPM Uruguay plantations Certification for UPM to confirm that Uruguayan plantations are being managed in a way that preserves biological diversity and benefits the lives of local people and workers, while ensuring it sustains economic viability.
- UPM Pulp FSC™ Forest Management certificate - UPM Uruguay plantations GROUP SCHEME
Certification for UPM Group Scheme for private plantation owners to confirm that Uruguayan plantations are being managed in a way that preserves biological diversity and benefits the lives of local people and workers, while ensuring it sustains economic viability. - UPM Pulp PEFC Forest Management certificate - FINLAND
Certification for UPM’s Finnish forests to provide assurances that forests are managed in line with challenging environmental, social, and economic requirements. - UPM Pulp Statement on Forest & Plantation Governance
UPM Pulp’s own statement that describes forest and plantation harvesting governance in Finland and Uruguay. - UPM Pulp Origin of Wood Statement – UPM Fray Bentos Pulp Mill
Annually produced UPM Pulp statement regarding the previous whole calendar year’s wood sourcing, outlining tree species used, their scientific and common names, country of origin, region of origin within each country, percentages sourced per country, and percentage share of FSC™ and PEFC certified wood. - UPM Pulp Origin of Wood Statement – UPM Kaukas Pulp Mill
Annually produced UPM Pulp statement regarding the previous whole calendar year’s wood sourcing, outlining tree species used, their scientific and common names, country of origin, region of origin within each country, percentages sourced per country, and percentage share of FSC™ and PEFC certified wood. - UPM Pulp Origin of Wood Statement – UPM Kymi Pulp Mill
Annually produced UPM Pulp statement regarding the previous whole calendar year’s wood sourcing, outlining tree species used, their scientific and common names, country of origin, region of origin within each country, percentages sourced per country, and percentage share of FSC™ and PEFC certified wood. - UPM Pulp Origin of Wood Statement – UPM Paso de los Toros Pulp Mill
Annually produced UPM Pulp statement regarding the previous whole calendar year’s wood sourcing, outlining tree species used, their scientific and common names, country of origin, region of origin within each country, percentages sourced per country, and percentage share of FSC™ and PEFC certified wood. - UPM Pulp Origin of Wood Statement – UPM Pietarsaari Pulp Mill
Annually produced UPM Pulp statement regarding the previous whole calendar year’s wood sourcing, outlining tree species used, their scientific and common names, country of origin, region of origin within each country, percentages sourced per country, and percentage share of FSC™ and PEFC certified wood. - UPM Code of Conduct
The UPM Code of Conduct sets out the principles that help UPM personnel make ethically sound decisions. It is the basis for UPM’s corporate responsibility and compliance programmes, policies, and procedures that address in more detail the topics covered in the Code of Conduct. UPM also maintains a system specifying how to detect compliance risks, how to respond to them, and how to control and monitor them. - UPM Supplier and Third-Party Code
The UPM Supplier and Third-Party Code defines the minimum level of performance that UPM requires from all of its suppliers and third-party intermediaries (e.g. agents, consultants, advisers, joint venture partners, local partners or distributors acting on behalf of UPM). - UPM Requirements for Suppliers of Wood
This is a UPM-wide document that outlines in more detail than the Supplier and Third-party Code, the requirements that wood suppliers must follow. - UPM Human Rights Responsibility Statement
This is a UPM-wide Statement that provides an overview of how the company has implemented human rights responsibility in its work. It describes human rights due diligence practises at UPM, highlighting the work done and the lessons learned, while also describing the work still to be done. - UPM Pulp EU Timber Regulation Statement
This statement confirms that UPM Pulp meets the requirements of the EU Timber Regulation (to be superseded by the EU Deforestation Regulation). - CITES Statement – UPM Pulp Finland
This is a UPM Pulp declaration stating that the tree species used in Finnish-produced pulps do not contain endangered species that are listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). - CITES Statement – UPM Pulp Uruguay
This is a UPM Pulp declaration stating that the tree species used in Uruguay-produced pulps do not contain endangered species that are listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
In addition to the above, other non-public information may be held by UPM as part of its due diligence system in accordance with the Regulation but will not be shared publicly via this webpage. This might include types of evidence indicated by the EU’s FAQ, such as contractual agreements or other confidential data. Such data would be available for audits conducted by the relevant competent authority under the Regulation.
(FSC N003385; PEFC/03-44-41)
