Esvama
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:323,607 kg CO2 (from transport)
ESG Focus Areas
- Environment
- Human rights
- Business ethics
- Work environment
- Customer relations
- Social responsibility
Environmental Achievements
- Almost exclusively uses full trucks for material transport to maximize weight per transport.
- Member of Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) program to prevent pellet leakage.
- All company cars are electric.
- Developed policies for business travel, transportation, and accommodations to minimize emissions.
- Implemented a RETURN deposit system to buy back materials from customers.
- Increased sales of recycled materials.
- Helps recycle packaging materials and customer production waste.
- Measures CO2 emissions from material transports and company cars (220 kg CO2 from company cars in 2023).
Social Achievements
- Maintains a 40% female representation in the workforce.
- Zero employee turnover in 2023.
- Average employee tenure of 3.98 years.
- 5 days of team-building activities.
- Offers health and wellness subsidies and massages (60% utilization rate for both).
- Conducts 4 training courses annually.
- Zero sick days in 2023.
- Sponsored local sports clubs and international organizations (70,000 SEK total sponsorship).
Governance Achievements
- Supplier evaluation at 75.3%.
- Counteracts corruption.
- Engages in responsible politics.
- Works towards a sustainable value chain.
- Adheres to ISO 9001 certified quality management systems.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Minimize transport emissions by prioritizing boat and train transport.
Medium-term Goals:
- Develop a calculator to show the total CO2 footprint for different materials.
- Increase engagement with local communities to support local entrepreneurship.
- Measure the number of training courses/sessions attended by employees.
Short-term Goals:
- Measure emissions from small packages sent via PostNord.
Environmental Challenges
- Precise measurement of emissions from small packages sent via PostNord is lacking.
- Full traceability of recycled materials is not yet achieved.
- Ensuring suppliers offer secure employment and conditions according to applicable laws.
Mitigation Strategies
- Plans to measure emissions from small packages in the near future.
- Clearly communicates to customers when purchasing recycled materials about their properties and suitability.
- Future plans to examine/clarify if suppliers offer secure employment and employment conditions.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: 75.3%
Responsible Procurement
- Encourages suppliers to adhere to ethical and social guidelines, maintain high-quality standards, reject corruption, and comply with relevant legislation.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ISO 26000
Certifications: ISO 9001
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Multiple SDGs mentioned, but not specified
Sustainability areas are directly linked to the UN 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Recycled materials
- Biomaterials