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Our goal is to become Sweden’s leading construction company when it comes to sustainability. We are passionate about the environment and want to help shape the future – not only through our own work, but also by showing other industries how much we can actually influence as a company and as individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n .<\/span><\/p>\n We began our work to achieve our sustainability goal with 20 environmental commitments in 2020 and have since added 16 more. Below you will find all the commitments we have made so far in our environmental program, which we have named <\/span>Milj\u00f6\/Klimat 2020;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n CONSTRUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Green <\/b>M<\/span><\/b>ortgage<\/b> \u2013 all houses built by Elithus qualify for Gr\u00f6nt Bol\u00e5n<\/span><\/i>,<\/span> which offers an interest rebate at the bank (2022)<\/p>\n 2. Solar panels<\/b> \u2013 all our homes are prepared for solar panel installation free of charge and we help our customers order solar panels at a discounted price (2020)<\/p>\n 3. Recycling<\/b> \u2013 more than 99% of all construction waste leaving our workplaces is recycled and accounted for, in collaboration with Sortera<\/i> (2019)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 4. Night lighting<\/b> – Astronomical timers are installed free of charge in all our houses. These control the outdoor lighting so that it only lights up at times of day when people are active and the sun has set, the timers also adjust to the seasons. This is beneficial both for energy consumption and for the ecosystems that are disturbed by night-time lighting (2021)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 5. Light sources<\/b> \u2013 All light sources in our houses are equipped with the latest LED technology (2019)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 6. Maintenance<\/b> \u2013 As part of our Elithem concept, we maintain our customers’ homes so that they last longer, for example by taking care of balconies and facades (2019)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 7. Organic<\/span><\/b> cleaning agents<\/b> \u2013 We only use organic and natural cleaning agents, and the hand soap in all our workplaces is always made from natural ingredients (2020)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 8. Garbage bags<\/b> – We only use Biobags<\/i>,<\/span> which are made from recycled plastic and sugar cane\/bamboo (2020)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 9. Batteries<\/b> \u2013 Only rechargeable batteries may be used in tools, flashlights, etc. Each construction team is equipped with bettery chargers (2020)<\/p>\n .<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n EMPLOYEES <\/strong>& TRAINING<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n 10<\/span>. Sustainability training<\/b> \u2013 Our employees receive regular environmental training focusing on environmental awareness in the workplace (e.g. waste management and sustainability of materials) and at home (e.g. recycling and saving electricity) (2020)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 11<\/span>. Environmental work during working hours<\/b> \u2013 Our employees can carry out environmental projects during working hours based on their own suggestions and thus inspire those around them to take better care of nature (2023)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 12<\/span>. 100% plant-based food<\/b> \u2013 We only serve plant-based (vegan) food at all conferences, meetings and events. Our management team also eats a 100% plant-based diet (2019)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 13<\/span>. Sustainable clothing<\/b> \u2013 We have gradually switched our employee clothing to organic cotton, bamboo and recycled polyester and will completely eliminate leather, down and wool from the start of 2021 (2020)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 14<\/span>. No disposable items<\/b> \u2013 Disposable items are not permitted at any stage (2020)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 15<\/span>. Organic<\/span><\/b> coffee break<\/b>s<\/span><\/b> – The coffee and tea in the coffee breaks is always organic and fair trade. Milk and cream have been replaced by plant-based alternatives (2020)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 16<\/span>. Reusable bags<\/b> – We only use our own carrier bags when we visit hardware stores and privately. We have developed durable bags made from jute, which is one of the most environmentally friendly materials (2021)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 17<\/span>. Books<\/b> \u2013 We have books on sustainability, nature and the environment in four different languages in our staff library (2021)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 18<\/span>. Healthy and eco-friendly food<\/b> \u2013 We organize cooking classes and continuously provide nutrition tips for our employees to inspire them to adopt healthy and sustainable eating habits from the plant kingdom (2020)<\/p>\n .<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n TRANSPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n 19<\/span>. Short transportation routes<\/b> \u2013 Our main supplier Beijer\/Bygg-Ole<\/i> is the physically closest hardware store to our projects and we always plan the transports to reduce the number of deliveries. These deliveries are 100% fossil-free (2019)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 20<\/span>. Company vehicles<\/b> \u2013 Our company vehicles run on at least 45% fossil-free fuel (we are working to reach 100% in the near future). In addition, our management vehicle is fully electric (2016)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 21<\/span>. Sustainable conferences<\/b> \u2013 All conferences, meetings, travel and events must be as sustainable as possible in terms of transportation and environmental impact. Carpooling or environmentally friendly transport alternatives such as rail are organised in advance. Air travel is completely excluded (2020)<\/p>\n .<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n ADMINISTRATION <\/strong>& CONTRACTS<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n 22. <\/b><\/span>Electricity contract<\/b> – The electricity we use for building and premises comes exclusively from fossil free sources (2020)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 23. <\/span>Paperless accounting<\/b> \u2013 We have a 100% paperless accounting system. We estimate that this saves over 2000 A4 sheets of paper per year (2020)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 24. <\/span>Digital contracts<\/b> \u2013 We have 100% paperless contract signing, in partnership with Assently (2022)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 25. <\/span>Savings<\/b> – We only save in funds and securities that carry a sustainability label and check ourselves which companies’ shares are included (2021)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 26. <\/span>Recycled paper<\/b> \u2013 We only buy recycled printer paper and recycle all the paper we use (paper is only used for drawings) (2020)<\/p>\n .<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n 27<\/span>. Donations<\/b> \u2013 We donate money annually to at least 14 different environmental, climate and animal welfare organisations (2020)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 28<\/span>. Impact and requirements<\/b> – We maintain an ongoing dialogue with our suppliers in which we develop environmentally friendly processes and make requirements when such processes are missing. In addition, we put the environment and climate on the political agenda through a dialogue with local parties and parties in the Swedish parliament. In each election year from 2022, we will also create an election compass for non-Swedish speaking employees (2021)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 29<\/span>. Debate and opinion-forming<\/b> – We participate in the social debate and write debate articles in the areas of sustainability, health and animals & nature. Take part in the articles here<\/a> (2023)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 30<\/span>. Memberships<\/b> \u2013 We are members of the Ekocide Law Alliance<\/a> and Law for Nature<\/a>, both of which work to give nature a legal voice. We are also an official supporting company of Naturskyddsf\u00f6reningen<\/a> and Djurens R\u00e4tt<\/a> (2023)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n