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SUSTAINABILITY
INITIATIVES IN SWEDEN
The work with sustainability within New Wave Group is more than the large complex processes in the
global supply chain. Many actions at home can also make big difference. Here are some sustainability
initiatives from New Wave Group that take place in Sweden.
ENERGY AUDIT
At the beginning of 2017, the legislated energy audit was carried out for New Wave Group AB and its subsidiaries in Sweden. The law
has its background in the EU Efficiency Directive and is a part of the European Climate Package aiming to decrease greenhouse gas
emissions. The result was reported to the Swedish Energy Agency during the first quarter of 2017 and shows that New Wave Group
in Sweden uses a total of 27,000 MWh. Of these, own production (mainly glass production but also textile) accounts for about 40 %.
The companies that use most energy are: Kosta Glasproduktion AB (53.9 %), Kosta Boda Art Hotel (9.1 %), Glasma AB (7.8 %), Craft
of Scandinavia AB (4.3 %) and Seger Europe AB (3.7 %). In total, these companies accounts for 78.8 %.
During 2018, detailed energy audits will be conducted for the significant energy users Kosta Glasproduktion AB, Kosta Boda Art Hotel
AB, Glasma AB and Seger Europe AB. Thereafter, some of the proposed suggestions for improvement will be implemented. The reason
for why a detailed energy audit will not be conducted for Craft of Scandinavia AB is because a large part of the company’s energy use
comes from the company cars. New Wave Group will work with this internally, but in addition to this work the improvement potential
is expected to be small.
ONLINE MEETINGS
New Wave Group strives to reduce the number of business trips. Therefore, in 2017, we have installed equipment for online meetings
in a number of offices around the world. More offices will be added during 2018. Reduced travel is not only an environmental and cost
issue, but also a employee work environment issue, as fewer trips increase the opportunities to combine work with leisure time
GREEN IT
IT solutions in the work with sustainability are not just about online meetings. The IT department at New Wave Group
also works for reduced environmental impact from the IT hardware, what we call “Green IT”. For example, we only
buy LED displays and recommend all subsidiaries to replace old hardware regularly with new models for lower
energy consumption. Old hardware is disposed and offered to recycling companies. For all computers setup by the
IT department we have a policy to reduce energy consumption, for example, by turning the computer into standby
if not in use for a certain period of time. Furthermore, we have also improved the temperature in our data centers
to make these rooms as optimal as possible.
During the year we purchased several TCO certified products, which is the most comprehensive eco-label
available today in the IT sector, but we can definitely do more. A next step in the work towards
an even greener IT is to put tougher requirements, both social and environmental, on
our suppliers.
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