Svenska Aerogel AB’s 2023 sustainability endeavors reflect a holistic commitment to environmental responsibility, internal engagement, and strategic industry leadership. The company’s dedication to sustainability aligns with global goals and underscores its position as a responsible and forward-thinking entity within its sector. These are some of the conclusions from the ISO 26000 international norm re-verification process that Svenska Aerogel undertook. Due to these and other fulfilled requirements, the company has extended the validity of its self-declaration.
Throughout the year, Svenska Aerogel AB intensified its commitment to the Agenda 2030, emphasizing the ongoing sustainability journey. The company constantly shows respect and sensitivity to stakeholders’ interests. It, among others, includes employee well-being initiatives, staff education on sustainability, and setting specific goals to reduce its environmental impact in 2024. In this regard, their main priorities are reducing the carbon footprint throughout the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), specifically focusing on raw materials, decreasing water consumption per produced ton product, and reducing energy usage per produced ton product. At the same time, the business has shown clear management and division of responsibilities. A high degree of transparency prevails, and ethical behavior is evident throughout the organization.
Svenska Aerogel AB manufactures and commercializes the mesoporous material Quartzene. Their business concept is to meet the market’s need for new materials in their main segments: Building and construction, Process Industry, and Transport. Throughout the auditing process, Verify Agency has verified all levels of activities that the organization states in the self-declaration and concluded that Svenska Aerogel AB fulfills the requirements to have its ISO 260000 self-declaration re-verified.
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