Our sustainability journey
To us, sustainability is both a responsibility and an opportunity
We want to contribute to a sustainable development
Our products are primarily made of wood – a renewable source with a long lifespan and of high quality. This means we care about sustainability and the world’s resources. Our value chain, risk analyses and product lifecycle analyses tell us what impact we make, and where our possibilities to improve lie. We have a clear sustainability strategy that aligns with four of UN’s goals for sustainable development, and we strive for an increased contribution to a sustainable development.
We visualise our sustainability strategy with a tree, where the branches symbolise the three main areas of the strategy. These are further detailed in a total of seven strategic sustainability initiatives, which are the most important areas with the clearest potential for improvements and effect. We have established clear targets and several activities are either ongoing or planned.
We know where we want to go, and our strategy defines our journey.
Our three sustainability pillars
Optimise our environmental impact
We strive to minimise our material usage, reduce chemicals and increase the possibility of circularity through, for example, re-use and recycling. We prioritize to reduce our CO2e impact throughout the entire value chain.
Encourage people’s wellbeing
We strive to enable our employees to reach their full potential, as a part of a winning team in a safe and healthy work environment. For us, it is important to be “a great place to work”, take our responsibility as an important employer and to contribute to society.
Promote respectful business ethics
To us, promoting respectful business ethics means we safeguard employee rights, encourage honesty and participation, and work against bribes, corruption and child labour.
Circular design
Ambition 2030:
>95% of our products are recyclable and 95% of our products should fulfil the KPI for circular design
Target 2025:
>90% of our products are recyclable and new KPI for circular design implemented
Status 2023:
>98% of our products are recyclable, including energy recovery and 98% recyclability of kitchen appliances
Reduce CO₂e emissions
Ambition 2030:
CO₂e < 2 350 tonnes (-70% vs 2018), scope 1 and 2, and -20% scope 3, according to GHG
Target 2025:
CO₂e < 3 950 tonnes (-50% vs 2018), scope 1 and 2 and full calculation of scope 3
Status 2022:
CO₂e 2 723 tonnes (-66% vs 2018), scope 1 and 2
Since 2018, we have reduced our CO₂ emissions by 66%, a fantastic journey that is largely due to 100% renewable electricity and a transition to renewable energy as heating and biofuels in our own transport. A scope 3 analysis has been done through product lifecycle analyses and highlights our work with transport solutions, supplier dialogue, product content and more. During 2024 full calculation of scope 3 will be done.
Sustainable forestry
Target & status 2023:
100% certified wood in our products
Since 2019, it has been central to Ballingslöv International’s sustainability strategy to only purchase wood raw materials that originate from either FSC or PEFC certified forest sources. In 2022, we achieved our target, with 100% of our wood-based products coming from certified forest sources. Certified wood means sustainable forestry – reforestation is secured, biological diversity is preserved and good working conditions are ensured.
Our sustainability report
Read more about our sustainability strategy, our activities and targets in our sustainability report.
Our whistleblowing service
Our long-term success is built on making business in a fair and ethical way. This is described in our Code of Conduct. You have an important role in raising your concern if suspecting a serious misconduct, that is not in line with the Code of Conduct. Whistleblowing provides us with an opportunity to prevent or correct if anything is wrong. You do not need proof of your suspicions, but all messages must be made in good faith.
Click here to send a whistleblower report
Or write the following address in your browser: https://report.whistleb.com/ballingslovinternational
For more information, please see:
Our whistleblower service: when to blow the
whistle, how to blow and the investigation process
Our Code of Conduct
Our whistleblower Policy (incl data privacy)
Our whistleblower system is a closed system, provided by the independent external third party WhistleB Whistleblowing Center AB (“WhistleB”). The system is completely independent from our intranet and our website. All messages are encrypted. To ensure the anonymity of the sender, WhistleB does not store IP addresses nor other meta-data.
