UPM Adhesive Materials has published its Climate Review 2025, highlighting progress toward its 2030 climate targets through reduced operational emissions, expanded collaboration with suppliers and continued support for customers via transparent data, services and material solutions.
In 2025, UPM Adhesive Materials reached a 58% reduction in scope 1 and 2 emission intensity compared with its 2015 baseline. The company attributed the result to site-level actions aimed at improving energy efficiency and reducing fossil fuel use, moving the business closer to its 2030 target of a 65% reduction per million m² of material produced.
To accelerate scope 3 emission reductions across the value chain, UPM Adhesive Materials also expanded collaboration with raw material suppliers. Most key suppliers responded to product carbon footprint questionnaires in 2025, the company said, significantly increasing primary data coverage and enabling a more detailed understanding of emissions across materials and regions.
UPM Adhesive Materials reported that it has already met one of its key 2030 targets ahead of schedule: by the end of 2023, 100% of its purchased paper raw materials were certified under third-party forest certification schemes, which the company said gives customers assurance of the responsible origin of paper-based label materials.
Supporting customers remains central to the company’s climate strategy. In 2025, UPM Adhesive Materials continued to expand its UPM Label Life service, which provides externally validated life cycle assessment data and scope 3 reports to customers; product footprints are now available for around 94% of its label products by sales volume globally and are integrated directly into customer quotes. The company also continued to develop its product portfolio to address market and regulatory shifts, with a focus on recycling-compatible label solutions. Its UPM RafCycle service continued to support customers and brand owners in recycling label release liner waste.
“Customers need impactful ways to reduce carbon footprint and respond to evolving recyclability and regulatory requirements. The significant progress we’ve made in emission reductions, product footprint data availability and product portfolio development helps them make material choices that meet these needs,” said Robert Taylor, director, sustainability, UPM Adhesive Materials.
