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OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND
CLIMATE EFFORT
Results at-a-glance in 2022/23
Goals and activities for the future
• Three companies have achieved
certification for the ISO 50001 energy
management system
• First Environmental Product Declaration
(EPD) on a product line has been approved
by a third party (certification), and three
more companies have initiated EPD work
• The share of renewable green electricity
has increased to 28.5% in 2022/23
• The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in
AVK has increased by 100% from 28 in
2021/22 to 56 EVs in 2022/23
• The number of ISO 14001 certifications
has increased from 34 to 39
• We will increase the share of companies
that must be certified in the ISO 50001
energy management system
• We will monitor the number of EPDs
• We will install solar panels on additional
factory buildings
• By 2023/24, we will implement a company
car policy that will phase out all company
cars that use fossil fuels by 2030
• We will continue to work on reducing
water consumption, especially in countries
with scarce water resources and AVK
companies with high water consumption
• In 2023/24 we will define and calculate
selected significant Scope 3 emissions
based on a materiality analysis
• We expect further implementation of ISO
14001 in 2023/24
Our work with the
environment and climate
• A set level of our investments targeted
towards energy savings
• Implement ISO 50001 in energy
management by 2025
• Initiating Scope 3 data collection in the
coming years
We have already identified specific focus areas
that require extra attention:
• Reduction of CO2 emissions according to
Scope 1 and 2
• Mapping, tracking, and measuring the CO2
emissions in our operations and per product
• Increase the rate and use of green energy
sources
• Ensuring a positive communication among
our employees, our customers, and other
stakeholders to achieve the commitment
required to succeed
Going forward, we will also implement
processes and activities that will reduce the
energy consumption of both our own companies
and our suppliers and thus contribute to:
• Minimal energy consumption as a core
criterion during the design and production
process
• Low energy consumption as a preferred
criterion for investments
Note: ISO definitions are given in the section
‘AVK’s ISO certifications’
Initiatives and actions
Tracking and measuring CO2 emissions of
the entire product life cycle
At AVK, we have an aim to analyse, track and
measure our carbon footprint in relation to
our products, processes, buildings, and value
chains. We address both the CO2 emission
of operations and per individual product from
cradle to grave. This is in accordance with the
UN SDG 12 on sustainable production.
In our production companies, we will initiate
a mapping of the energy consumption of
the production processes. We will continue
to review and implement incrementally to
improve individual processes with the purpose
of lowering both direct and indirect energy
consumption. This will be conducted through
local energy audits, which will enable us to
define best practices and workflows for AVK
companies. To ensure relevant implementation
and retention of energy improving initiatives,
we will in the years to come increase the share
of companies certified according to the energy
management system ISO 50001.
Life Cycle Assessments and
Environmental Product Declaration
In relation to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD),
we have launched a global initiative to create
accurate calculations of CO2 equivalents (CO2e)
emissions throughout the entire value chain of a
given product. It is the aim to build a database
that can help map out how minimal energy
consumption and CO2 impact can become a
core criterion during design and production
processes.
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