IT is the key to a sustainable future
From a sustainability perspective, the IT sector has long been in an exceptional position as both part of the problem and part of the solution.
The IT sector globally is responsible for a significant impact on the environment and on people through its substantial energy use, substantial consumption of materials and repeated reports of poor working conditions for those who manufacture the products. In addition, IT products in the West have increasingly become consumer items with short lives, and are rapidly generating a growing mountain of electronic scrap.
That said, a digitised world is absolutely essential for achieving the resource-efficient society we need if we are to give 9–10 billion people a good life in 2050. The ongoing digital transition is, accordingly, an important part of the solution to the sustainability challenges faced by many other industries, and we can help reduce the impact on society by significantly more than the negative impact that the IT sector itself creates.
We have adopted science-based climate targets
Advania Sweden's short-term climate targets have been validated and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), an international framework for science-based climate targets in line with the Paris Agreement. We are committed to halving climate emissions in scopes 1 and 2 by 2030, while significantly reducing emissions in scope 3 related to the company's profit.
Advania Sverige AB commits to:
- reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2019 base year.
- reduce scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, fuel and energy related activities, upstream transportation and distribution and business travel 68.6% per SEK value added by 2030 from a 2019 base year.
Read our press release about SBTi (in Swedish) →
We hold gold level in EcoVadis global sustainability assessment
Advania Sweden has achieved gold level in the EcoVadis international assessment of corporate sustainability, a rating awarded to only five per cent of companies assessed globally.
EcoVadis is an independent and industry-leading organisation that evaluates companies' management systems in the areas of environment, labour, human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. Each company is rated according to its size, location and industry.
“Advania is expected to work proactively to prevent corruption and other business ethics legislation in all countries where we operate. In combination with Advania's focus on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, we feel that a group-wide compliance strategy is fitting.”
Head of Sustainability at Advania