Global goals - Swedev

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It is our responsibility. Swedev supports the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nation, a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.

Embracing the path to sustainability: Our endorsement of the United Nations’ Goals:

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

Promote and find business partners in developing countries
Support the Swedish Red Cross
Support Doctors Without Borders

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

Promote and find business partners in developing countries
Achieve food security selling approved products
Selling products minimizing yield loss and increasing shelf lives
Support the Swedish Red Cross
Support Doctors without borders

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

All employees go on health checks every three years
All employees get a physical activity contribution from the company every year
We take part in several sport activities and competitions with company teams every year

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

Knowledge is power; we make sure to train both our employees and our distributors around the world
We are working closley with both schools and universities
We are happy to offer internships
Our employees get training both in-house and from external sources

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

Gender equality is a certainty
Our managing director is a woman
Gender is never a decisive factor in our hiring process

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

We employ a sustainable management of water, where we recycle all the water used in our production
We carbonate our tap water instead of purchasing bottles

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

We try to set a minimal carbon footprint by using renewable resources where possible

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

We work for long-time and sustainable growth and are an important incubator in the local society
We always aim to be number one in our focus areas.
We make money before we spend money
Profitability always goes before growth
Our employees can expect a productive and satisfying work environment

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

We work with a sustainable production, where we recycle both steel and steel residue and recycle oils, emulsions and water
We always foster innovation and work with a continuous improvement system
If there is something better available on the market, we need to have it
We are ISO 9001 and 14001 approved
We put great focus on digitalization
Our old computers and machinery are recycled

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

We work to reduce inequalities by hiring people of different nationalities
We happily cooperate and work with distributors of different ethnicities and religious beliefs across the globe

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

We take an active role in the local community
We sponsor various local sports clubs and put extra focus on the children within these clubs
We have an open communication with the local citizens via social media
The well-being of the local community is always on our mind

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

We work with a responsible production where no more energy is used than necessary
We work with steel, which is recyclable for all eternity
We recycle and take care of all rest products and waste from our production
We recycle all our trash at the company, including composting leftovers

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

We work for clean air and water and have a production, which does not let out smoke and that recycles the water used
We have a sustainable production working with the recycling of steel and steel mulch

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

We care for the rivers and lakes around us and make sure that no water is brought back to this source of life without having been cleaned
We are proud of our beautiful nature and several of our employees love to go fishing in our local waters

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

We promote the sustainable use of our ecosystem and our products make sure that there is a minimal yield loss of both wood and food resources
We are proud of our beautiful forests and wildlife and several of our employees go out into the forest to pick mushrooms, berries and to hunt

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

Being a Swedish company, peace and justice goes without saying
Working with many nations across the globe with different backgrounds and religions promotes peace and the feeling that in the end we are all equal

HOW DO WE CONTRIBUTE?

Swedev supports the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nation, a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
We take the global goals for sustainable development seriously and will put an even stronger focus on them in the years to come