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Commitments and Certifications

We are committed to observing and having respect to select national and international agreements and guidelines. These support and guide the realisation of our  sustainability. 

Ecovadis

We participated in the EcoVadis sustainability assessment, where our sustainability work received a Gold rating (top 5% of responding companies).

UN Global Compact

A social responsibility initiative under the UN, based on ten principles that cover human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Read More

UN Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2030 

Olvi’ Group’s sustainability goals are in line with many of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The most essential of these goals at Olvi Group are: 

Goal 3: Ensuring healthy life and well-being for all ages

  • We promote the responsible and moderate use of products and communicate and engage in activities to support responsible alcohol consumption
  • We maintain a diverse product range and increase the share of non-alcoholic and low-alcoholic products
  • We invest in the development and production of healthy and natural products
  • We use voluntary warning labels on our brewery products: not for minors, not for pregnant women, not for drivers
  • In the sustainable product criteria, we take into account the environmental footprint of the product, circular economy, social responsibility, and the support for consumer health, such as the composition of the content/ the content of the drink
  • We ensure through communication that consumers are aware of the sustainability of our products and share information about sustainable lifestyles

Goal 4: Ensuring open, equal and quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all

  • We take care of and support the competence and development of our personnel through company- and group level training and operational development
  • We develop the Group’s common sustainability culture by strengthening sustainability awareness and skills
  • We increase the sustainability awareness and expertise of our stakeholders through training and audits

Goal 6: Ensuring access to water and its sustainable use as well as sanitation for all

  • We use clean water efficiently to minimize water withdrawals
  • We safeguard the quality and sufficiency of clean water regionally in cooperation with other
    stakeholders
  • We develop the quantity, quality, and utilization of wastewater in collaboration with partners

Goal 7: Ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all

  • We increase the share of renewable energy in electricity and thermal energy
  • We reduce energy consumption through actions improving resource efficiency

Goal 8: Promoting sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent jobs for all

  • Our Code of Conduct compiles our policies and functions as a guide for our corporate culture
  • We develop our operations and practices to improve occupational safety
  • We secure the ability to work as well as occupational health and well-being throughout the working careers
  • We respect diversity and treat everyone equally and fairly
  • Responsible and fair way of doing business is an essential part of our values and business in all markets
  • Our Code of Conduct helps us to ensure that labor rights, human rights, anti-corruption, and the environment are considered in our operations and value chain
  • We support sustainable economic growth and pay taxes and other payments in accordance with local legislation in each operating country

Goal 12: Ensuring sustainability of consumption and production patterns

  • In line with the circular economy approach, we reuse and recycle materials and reduce material use and increase the utilization of by-products where possible
  • We minimise the use of packaging materials and increase the use of recycled packaging materials
  • We actively invest in developing innovative circular economy concepts, such as the production of wastebased products

Goal 13: Urgent action against climate change and its impacts

  • We identify the impacts of our actions on climate change
  • We take actions to reduce our carbon footprint and achieve the carbon neutrality targets of our
    operations and value chain
  • We have submitted science-based emission reduction targets for approval to the Science Based Targets initiative
  • We regularly assess key climate risks, such as extreme weather events, and identify ways to manage them
  • We develop our operations based on the results together with our value chain

Goal 17: Strengthening the implementation of sustainable development and global partnership

  • We increase and develop partnerships with various stakeholders to promote sustainable development to make a wider impact
  • We interact with stakeholders, reflecting our values and sustainability goals and promoting industry’s sustainability practices.

A non-profit organisation aimed at collecting company-specific data on fighting climate change, greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to climate change. Read More 

The Olvi Group has become a member of the international Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and is committed to setting ambitious, science-based emission reduction targets. The goals limit global warming to 1.5 °C in accordance with the Paris Climate Agreement. This ensures that Olvi Groups’s long-standing environmental work is sufficiently effective in terms of the climate. Read more

 

The International Labour Organization (ILO)

The ILO creates international general agreements for labour, and monitors and supports compliance with these among its member countries. Read More

National associations of the brewing and soft drinks industry

Guidelines for responsible marketing and sustainable development. Read More