The Group’s sustainability objectives focus on four areas. These objectives are also connected to nine of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which act as a compass for the Group.

Sustainability objectives 2019–2023

  • 1 Sound business ethics with social commitment

  • Beijer Alma represents honesty and honorability. We expect the same from all of the stakeholders that the Group collaborates with. We apply sound business ethics, and bribes and anti-competitive practices are forbidden. Social responsibility involves supporting stakeholders who share our values

  • 2 More efficient use of resources

  • Beijer Alma’s use of energy, materials and other natural resources is to be efficient and economical. Wherever possible, we use recycled resources in order to contribute to sustainable development.

  • 3 Reduced climate impact

  • Beijer Alma supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 and actively contributes to reducing climate change and its consequences. We do so by reducing emissions of climate-affecting gases and by evaluating how climate change affects the Group’s activities.

  • 4 Safe and evolving work environment

  • Beijer Alma takes a preventive and systematic approach in order to create a healthy, safe work environment, where employees have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills. We treat everyone equally and with respect, and support diversity across the Group.

Beijer Alma represents honesty and honorability. We expect the same from all of the stakeholders that the Group collaborates with. We apply sound business ethics, and bribes and anti-competitive practices are forbidden. Social responsibility involves supporting stakeholders who share our values

Beijer Alma’s use of energy, materials and other natural resources is to be efficient and economical. Wherever possible, we use recycled resources in order to contribute to sustainable development.

Beijer Alma supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 and actively contributes to reducing climate change and its consequences. We do so by reducing emissions of climate-affecting gases and by evaluating how climate change affects the Group’s activities.

Beijer Alma takes a preventive and systematic approach in order to create a healthy, safe work environment, where employees have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills. We treat everyone equally and with respect, and support diversity across the Group.

The Code of Conduct focuses on three areas: people and society, the environment and ethics. It describes the Group’s approach to business ethics, climate impact, quality issues, product responsibility and much more. While the Code itself serves as a guide, we are only able to truly clarify our aims and make a difference when it is applied by all employees in our daily operations.

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The CSR brochure describes the Code of Conduct and can be downloaded in several different languages:
English
Finnish
Chinese
Latvian
Polish
Swedish
German

Sustainability Report

The Sustainability Report is part of the Annual Report. This makes the connection between successful business operations and corporate social responsibility clear.

You can find all of our Sustainability Reports under Financial reports

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Sustainability in practice. Read more about how the Group and its subsidiaries work with sustainability.

BEIJER ALMA

More qualified students

Teach for Sweden trains teachers in new ways. The initiative – whose objective is to train motivated teachers to help more students achieve their upper-secondary school qualification requirements – has grown significantly. A full 20 percent of all math, technology and natural science teachers (grades 7–9) are recruited from Teach for Sweden’s leadership program. Beijer Alma supports this work. More of the Group’s managers have become mentors for future teachers. School classes are also invited to visit the Group’s facilities.

LESJÖFORS

Focus on expertise

Employees at the German company Velleuer are being given opportunities for self-improvement and to take new steps in their careers. Study visits to other industrial companies are one way to strengthen their expertise. Other employees advance their careers by studying at university for a master’s or technical degree, often at the local engineering college with whom Velleuer has a close relationship. The final result is employees who develop their own expertise as well as the company’s products and processes.

HABIA CABLE

Less scrapping

A review of processes has reduced the amount of plastic and metal waste at the cable manufacturing plant in China. Wastage occurs when changing between products. The implementation of new production start-up procedures has halved the amount of waste.

BEIJER TECH

More electrical power

To reduce their environmental impact, a growing number of Beijer Tech companies are phasing out fossil-fuel company cars. The Norwegian company Norspray now has four fully electric vehicles, while Lundgrens has purchased more plug-in hybrids for its vehicle fleet and is building charging stations at its major branches.

BEIJER ALMA

Soccer Without Borders

Beijer Alma sponsors the “Gränslös fotboll” (Soccer Without Borders) project, an initiative started by the Sirius Soccer Club in Uppsala to provide meaningful leisure time for young people in socially disadvantaged areas. One of the initiatives is “Nattfotboll” (night soccer), during which sports halls in the city remain open on Saturday evenings. The program attracts 300 young people aged 8 to 25 every weekend. Other related activities are also organized, including visits to Sirius’s home games.

LESJÖFORS

Saving energy

The UK company European Springs & Pressings reduced its electricity consumption by converting to LED lighting. Lesjöfors Stockholms Fjäder reduced the entire company’s electricity consumption by approximately 8 percent through improvement measures. In Germany, Velleuer reduced its energy consumption and noise level by further insulating its premises. Meanwhile, its sister company Stumpp+Schüle invested in new air compressors, which reduced its energy consumption by 5 percent.

HABIA CABLE

Joint research

Habia Cable is participating in a research collaboration being carried out by the Norwegian industrial research institute SINTEF. The institute works with development projects in areas like offshore. Some ten companies are participating in the collaboration, including oil companies and plastics manufacturers. One of the goals is to investigate how insulation material in Habia’s heating cables is affected by high temperatures and voltages.

BEIJER TECH

More automation

With help from a robot, Svebab is now able to pack hoses more efficiently and safely. Automated packing saves a great deal of space while also significantly increasing warehouse capacity. The work environment is also better since automation frees up space, improves orderliness and enables fire hoses and other goods to be handled systematically.

BEIJER ALMA

Solar energy

Beijer Alma plans to install solar panels and begin producing its own electricity at several of the Group’s facilities. Investments in green energy are expected to result in energy savings of at least 15 percent per facility.

LESJÖFORS

Reduced emissions

Lesjöfors has installed new technology at its facility in Changzhuo, China that cleans exhaust gases, and reduces dust and particles. Similar improvements have been made at Lesjöfors Springs in Slovakia. Habia Cable also has manufacturing operations in Changzhuo and improved its treatment of emissions at the facility during the year.

HABIA CABLE

Seaguard lightweight cable

Habia Cable has delivered another cable in the Seaguard product family. The cable, which is halogen-free and thus does not emit toxic gases in the event of a fire, is used in diesel engines and other marine technology. It is a lightweight cable that weighs 35 percent less than the cables usually used in such applications. The low weight contributes to reduced fuel consumption.

BEIJER TECH

Better work environment

An investment in a new 3D printer has had a positive impact on the work environment at Karlebo’s facilities. The binding agent used in the manufacturing process is an important input material. The new printer uses a binding agent with fewer chemical components, leading to a better work environment.