Contents of the Board of Directors’ Report and financial statements

The Essity share

• The share
• Information to shareholders

Business areas

• 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

Sustainability

• Essity’s sustainability work
• Improved well-being
• Reduced environmental impact
• Attractive and engaging employer
• Business ethics and human rights
• Sustainability governance

Corporate Governance Report

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

Financial statements including notes

• Contents
• Financial statements, Group
• Financial notes, Group
• Financial statements, Parent company
• Financial notes, Parent company
• Sustainability notes, Group
• Proposed disposition of earnings
• Auditor’s report

The Annual and Sustainability Report 2021 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 The share, Business areas, Group, Sustainability, Corporate Governance Report and Financial statements including notes and include the auditor’s report. Essity’s Sustainability Report is prepared in accordance with GRI Reporting Standards: Core, SASB Household & Personal Products Standard and includes disclosures based on the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD); for index refer to chapter Indexes. It also constitutes Essity’s Communication on Progress (COP) to the UN Global Compact. Chapters Risks and risk management, Sustainability, and Sustainability notes, Group 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.