Contents of the Board of Directors’ Report and financial statements

Share

• The Essity share
• Information to shareholders

Business areas

• The hygiene and health market
• Personal Care
• Consumer Tissue
• Professional Hygiene

Group

• Operations and structure
• Acquisitions, investments and divestments
• Other Group information
• Net sales and earnings
• Cash flow and financing
• Financial position
• Risks and risk management
• Materiality analysis
• Sustainability governance

Corporate Governance Report

• Corporate governance
• Board of Directors and Auditors
• Executive Management Team

Financial statements and notes

• Financial statements and notes
• Group financial statements
• Group financial notes
• Parent Company financial statements
• Parent Company financial notes
• Non-financial notes
• Proposed disposition of earnings
• Auditor’s report

The Annual and Sustainability Report 2018 for Essity Aktiebolag (publ) has been submitted by the Board of Directors and describes the company’s overall objectives and strategies and earnings for the year. The aim is to describe the business from an economic, social and environmental perspective. The Board of Directors’ Report and financial statements are presented in the chapters Share, Business areas, Group, Corporate Governance Report and Financial statements and notes and include the auditor’s report. Chapters Risks and risk management and Non-financial notes encompass Essity’s statutory sustainability report according to the requirements stated in the Annual Accounts Act. The company’s business model can be found in the chapter Business model. The report was prepared in accordance with GRI Reporting Standards: Core. It also constitutes Essity’s Communication on Progress (COP) to the UN Global Compact.