Nestlé states on its website that the decision is due to considerations of "land use, biodiversity and the rights of indigenous communities" in the region.
Therefore, Nestlé has "reexamined business relationships" and ended up "stopping purchasing virgin fiber from suppliers involved in controversies in northern Sweden".
Environmental organizations and Sami villages have long criticized SCA's logging for destroying natural resources and threatening reindeer pastures.
Action in Arjeplog
Activists led by Greta Thunberg recently carried out an action in Arjeplog where SCA, through a subcontractor, is logging old pine forest.
SCA's press manager Robert Östholm does not want to speculate on the reason behind Nestlé's actions, but points out to Di that it is happening at the same time as the events in Arjeplog.
According to Nestlé, it has already reduced purchases from suppliers in northern Sweden by 80 percent and is in the process of reducing to 95 percent by March next year.
When the changes are implemented in the first quarter of 2026, Nestlé expects that only around 0.5 percent of the company's virgin fiber will come from northern Sweden.
"We will continue to monitor developments and seek alternatives," writes Nestlé, which makes its purchases from SCA via a third party.
“Important step”
The environmental organizations Greenpeace and Protect the Forest welcome the announcement as "an important step in the right direction."
"Consumers do not want products that are linked to destroyed natural forests or violations of indigenous peoples' rights, and Nestlé's decision sends a clear signal that SCA's customers are starting to understand this," says Karolina Carlsson, campaign manager for forests at Greenpeace, in a press release.
