Materiality

To ensure that our sustainability work concentrates on the most material topics, we continuously follow the most recent developments and trends in the sustainability field, changes in legislation as well as input from stakeholders.

From 2023, we began examining our material topics from a double materiality perspective, taking into account not only the impact of Huhtamaki on people and the environment, but also the potential financial effects on Huhtamaki from sustainability-related risks and opportunities. This process is interlinked with our Enterprise Risk Management process, which is focused on identifying crucial non-financial risks and opportunities.

The results of the latest double materiality assessment, completed during 2025, are summarized in the below table, which shows impacts, risks and opportunities (IRO's) mapped according to the Huhtamaki value chain. The list of IROs includes both potential and actual as well as positive and negative impacts across the entire value chain.

 

The material impacts, risks, and opportunities serve as an important input to the Huhtamaki sustainability ambition and the sustainability-related targets that Huhtamaki has defined as part of the ambition. These targets are a vital input to decision-making, notably through annual action and investment planning and budgeting processes where sustainability concerns have a direct impact.

Read more about how we manage the material sustainability topics in the Sustainability Statement of our Annual Report 2025.