Swedencare’s ambition is for sustainability to be a natural part of our entire business. For us, sustainability means that we take long-term responsibility for the environmental, social and economic impact that our operations have on our planet. We are working to implement a structure that ensures that we reduce our impact as much as possible.
Swedencare’s operations must be run responsibly and with respect for customers, colleagues, environment and society at the same time as we set requirements against our partners and suppliers.
Committed colleagues create sustainability.
We must reduce our impact on the environment and the climate.
Management has the overall responsibility for Swedencare’s sustainability focus and the ongoing sustainability work. In addition to the legal requirements, the board and management work together to implement guidelines for how the company acts as a responsible employer and company. The parent company, Swedencare AB, is responsible for the development of a framework for sustainability at group level through policies and governance documents. We have developed a:
Swedencare Sustainability policy
Swedencare Code of Coduct Employee
Swedencare Code of Coduct Supplier
Our sustainability work has a clear basis in the global development goals adopted by the General Assembly of the UN with the purpose of achieving a better and more sustainable future for everyone by 2030. We have chosen to focus on the five goals that we believe that we as producers of healthcare products for pets have a direct or indirect effect on and that can affect the developments across the whole value chain; gender equality, decent work and economic growth, responsible consumption and production, climate action and life below water.
Swedencare contributes to a more equal society by actively working for increased diversity, inclusivity and equality. Equality is fair distribution of power, influence and resources, which is a condition of sustainable development. We support women by sponsoring organisations that aim to both reward excellence and inspire young women in the industry. One of these organisations is Feather in Her Cap, which was created to recognise women who are making a big impact in the animal health industry. Today, Swedencare consists of 51% men and 49% women.
Motivated colleagues are our greatest asset, we work to continuously improve work on environment issues to promote good health and safety. We are a flexible company adapted to the new working life. We strengthen local communities where our production facilities are located by being an active local employer and our staff and subcontractors are from the local area. That is positive for the locality and local business.
Swedencare wants to increase the sustainability performance across the whole product’s life cycle to reduce our climate and environmental impact. We work to ensure that our suppliers implement active sustainability work in line with the company’s code of conduct for suppliers. We work actively with our packaging and use renewable materials where possible.
As a producer, we have an extra responsibility to take action to reduce our negative impact on the climate and the environment. We work actively to reduce the carbon footprint of goods transport and energy consumption. We reduce the amount of packaging material in goods transport and rationalise our deliveries. We are aware of our energy consumption and during 2022 started to measure the group’s consumption and consider what energy sources were used in the group. We have also started investing in renewable energy by installing solar panels in our production unit in Ireland. Swedencare strives to reduce electrical consumption and increase the proportion of renewable energy used in the group.
Protecting the sea and marine resources is particularly close to our hearts since the raw material for our original product, ProDen PlaqueOff®, is sustainably harvested off the coast of Norway in the Arctic circle, in one of the cleanest places on earth. In addition to the algae A.N ProDen®, we also use farmed salmon oil and anchovy oil in our products. For us, it is important that we have a minimal climate impact, therefore the salmon oil we use is farmed and products containing anchovy oil, which are produced by NaturVet certified by Friend of the Sea, a project of the World Sustainability Organization for the certification of sustainable seafood, fisheries and aquaculture products.
During 2022 investment were made in implementing comprehensive sustainability work.
During 2023 Swedencare will focus on implementing a group-wide approach and working method. We will start the work by gathering and analysing data from across the whole group, our suppliers and partners in order to find out what impact our operations have on the climate and environment. When the analysis is completed we will have a complete image of the company’s existing climate footprint which will be the starting point for our concrete sustainability goals.
We will focus on:
Our company strives to maintain a transparent business climate and high business ethics. We value the safety and respect of everyone affected by our business.
Our whistleblowing service is an early warning system to reduce risks. It is an important tool to foster high ethical standards and maintaining customer and public confidence.
The whistleblowing service can be used to alert serious risks of wrongdoing affecting people, our organisation, society, or the environment.
Employees and other stakeholders are encouraged to report any suspected case of misconduct or unethical behavior at any of the companies within Swedencare Group. The report can include information regarding criminal offences, irregularities and violations or other actions in breach of EU or national laws, within a work-related context.
You do not need proof of your suspicions, but all messages must be made in good faith.
Swedencare Group’s whistleblowing function is set-up to allow fully anonymous reporting of any concerns or potential non-compliance by webform, phone or physical meeting. It is important to include information about where and to whom the reported incident occurred.
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