Sustainability report 2021
Our ambition is to be at the forefront in sustainability issues. As one of the largest property companies in Sweden, we have the potential to drive development forward.
We have a strategy for how we will achieve climate neutrality. It provides clarity and guidance for our decisions and our actions, enabling us to achieve our new climate goal – climate neutrality throughout the value chain by 2035.
The global climate is changing and there is little time in which to reverse the trend and curb climate emissions in society. Akademiska Hus’ operations are climate- and resource-intensive. We must therefore act assiduously to reduce our climate impact through our own measures and in collaboration with others.
Our new climate and energy strategy further strengthen the many initiatives and projects that are already paving the way for a more sustainable industry and for how we work together to create sustainable knowledge environments all over Sweden.
Both important voices in the research world and opinion leaders like Greta Thunberg note that there is too much talk and too little action regarding the green transition among companies, organisations and politicians. And of course they have a point. That is why it is particularly important that in our new strategy, we not only say what we will achieve, but we must also show how we will get there. We now have a clear definition of what we mean by climate neutrality and intermediate targets for how we can reach the goal.
Having targets to reduce our climate footprint is nothing new for us at Akademiska Hus. We’ve been working on ambitiously reducing our climate impact for a long time. With our new strategy, we are accelerating our efforts to achieve climate neutrality throughout the value chain by identifying clear areas that require further work and development. This means: