In line with the company’s strategic focus areas, Glaston focused on reducing its carbon footprint in 2022. The greenhouse gas emissions from the company’s own operations decreased by 43% year-on-year. The result was mainly achieved by shifting to the use of renewable electricity at production facilities in Finland and Germany and by investing in a new heat distribution system in Switzerland.

In order to promote sustainable business, Glaston’s strategy for 2021‒25 sets as one of the non-financial targets reducing the direct and indirect emissions from its own operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 50% from the level of 2020 by 2025. Investments in energy efficiency and increased use of renewable electricity meant greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 43% compared to 2021, totalling 1,491 tonnes. Greenhouse gas emissions in relation to net sales decreased by 57% compared to the baseline (year 2020) and the strategic objective of 50% was achieved.

“Sustainable business is one of the focus areas of our strategy. We took a significant step forward in 2022 by reaching our emissions reduction target of 50% already. Even though our emissions have decreased significantly, we will continue our work to reduce our emissions. The majority of the emissions relating to our operations are generated in our value chain. We have calculated the upstream and downstream climate impact of our value chains for 2021, and the results will be the foundation of our future work. Our next objective, covering the emissions of the value chain as a whole, is already underway. We want to be a frontrunner in this area and also encourage our customers and suppliers to include emissions reduction in their own agendas,” says Glaston’s CEO Anders Dahlblom.

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Image: Glaston have installed renewable electricity in Finland and Germany and expanded rooftop capacity in Switzerland.