For a greener future

Safeguarding the environment has long been vital to us. It might well have something to do with being surrounded by all this nature. Moving forward, we continue to make strides to help steer Sweden and the world towards more sustainability.

We have a conundrum, though. We have one of the world’s highest consumptions of energy per capita, mainly because of cold winters. Being a comparatively wealthy country unfortunately also increases our overall environmental footprint, both in Sweden and in other countries – as we are dependent on trade and are avid international travellers. On the plus side, we have over the last decades managed to combine a growing economy with reduced emissions, which is rare. It is the result of clearly set goals and changes related to home heating, industrial production, and waste landfills. And key to this development is innovation, political leadership and legislation.