Agenda 2030
The UN’s 2030 Agenda, which outlines the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is the most ambitious agenda for sustainable development that the world’s countries have ever undertaken.
The UN’s project to establish sustainable development goals was launched to encourage companies to choose more sustainable ways of operating when it comes to social, environmental and economic factors in business processes. Activities related to anti-corruption and human rights are included in the UN’s sustainable development goals.
How and why are we committed to change?
Spaljisten has chosen to focus on sustainability by integrating it in our vision.
The UN’s 2030 Agenda, which outlines the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is the most ambitious agenda for sustainable development that the world’s countries have ever undertaken. It has been launched to achieve four essential objectives by 2030:
- Eliminate extreme poverty
- Reduce inequality and injustice in the world
- Facilitate peace and justice
- Solve the climate crisis
The UN’s project to establish sustainable development goals was launched to encourage companies to choose more sustainable ways of operating when it comes to social, environmental and economic factors in business processes. Activities related to anti-corruption and human rights are included in the UN’s sustainable development goals.
Spaljisten has chosen to focus on sustainability by integrating it into our mission, defined as: "Spaljisten is a customer focused, proactive and flexible producer of foiled fronts with quality and sustainability first in mind." With this statement, we want to ensure that responsible decisions are always made to contribute to sustainable development. We take responsibility for implementing this vision by aligning the economic, environmental and social aspects of our strategic work and operations and integrating them into our products and production. This applies to the entire value chain for customers, suppliers and the company. Spaljisten has committed itself to this work and has decided to actively focus on goals: 3., 5., 7., 10. and 12.
Our goals
Sofie Åkerberg
3. GOOD HEALTH & WELL-BEING
Good health is an essential precondition that gives people the opportunity to reach their full potential and contribute to society, and the development of the company.
■ The goal: Good health and well-being is a basic precondition for Spaljisten.
Martina Gustavsson
5. GENDER EQUALITY
Working actively with gender equality improves well-being, efficiency, productivity and profitability. This work is about creating the conditions for democracy, equity between individuals and groups and about adhering to laws and agreements.
■ The goal: Increase the number of colleagues from the underrepresented gender.
Manfred Piesack
7. AFFORDABLE & CLEAN ENERGY
Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and minimise environmental impacts.
■ The goal: Secure access to clean, reliable and renewable energy across Spaljisten’s operations.
Adam Airosto
10. REDUCED INEQUALITY
An equal work environment is based on the principle of upholding everyone’s rights regardless of e.g. gender, religion, disability age or other status.
■ The goal: To reduce inequality and ensure an equitable workplace.
Lars Johansson
12. RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
Ensuring that we manufacture products using recycled materials.
■ The goal: To work actively with customers and suppliers to ensure sustainable production and output of products.
Activities per goal
3. GOOD HEALTH & WELL-BEING
Actions to achieve the goal:
Start-up of Lean roadmap with 5S training for management.
Simplified measures to improve working environment. A handbook giving step-by-step guidance has also been developed.
Health-focused initiative for all employees.
Box-opening event to improve understanding of quality requirements.
Managers and safety officers have received training in risk analysis and WIA.
Crisis and continuity presentation for management.
Completed workshop themed “We are each other’s working environment”.
5. GENDER EQUALITY
Actions to achieve the goal:
Revise wages and gender equality plan on an annual basis.
Conduct all recruitments according to established recruitment policy.
Select the underrepresented gender when two candidates are equally qualified for a position.
Prioritise the underrepresented gender when selecting trainees, thesis candidates and summer workers provided they have a relevant focus of study.
Completed recruitments according to recruitment policy.
Annual employee survey to be carried out.
Completed workshop themed “We are each other’s working environment”.
7. AFFORDABLE & CLEAN ENERGY
Actions to achieve the goal:
Three production halls have been fitted with LED lights.
Implemented Energy Controller system to measure energy consumption (electricity, district heating, water and compressed air) at factory level.
Completed leaking inspection (compressed air) and rectified faults.
Signed agreement to use 100% renewable energy.
All lights in the factory continue to be replaced by LED.
Currently installing energy measurement systems for all machines.
Working actively to optimise energy consumption.
New production hall to be built according standards for high energy classification.
New requirement set for energy efficient engines when purchasing machines.
Planning to install solar cells in new factory facilities.
10. REDUCED INEQUALITY
Actions to achieve the goal:
Winner of the Employer of the Year-award in Region Öland in 2019.
Introduced newly arrived immigrants in our workforce.
Recruited new employees with different backgrounds.
Raised competence levels and shifted employees to more advanced work flows.
Completed recruitments according to recruitment policy.
Annual employee survey to be carried out.
Completed workshop themed “We are each other’s working environment.
Choosing the right person for the right job.
12. RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
Our idea of sustainable consumption and production rests on the principle of manufacturing products using the highest possible share of renewable materials, while at the same time keeping our waste and waste products to a minimum. Over the past year we developed a kitchen cabinet front made entirely from recycled materials. Producing a cabinet front that measures 40x80 cm requires 18 PET bottles. Sustainable consumption not only creates environmental gains but also social and economic benefits, for example increased competitiveness of the global market by being at the cutting edge.
We monitor our development and percentage increases in the following areas:
Share of recycled wood in particleboard.
Share of recycled plastic in foil.
Share of recycled plastic in the edging.
Share of bio-based glue in our products.
NEWS
2023-08-28
We care - Spaljisten's Sustainability Report 2022
Spaljisten is glad to present our Sustainability Report for 2022. The Sustainability Report presents our development over the past year and explains how we work with sustainability in our operations.
2023-04-20
Get to know the Spaljisten production - automated corrugated pallet line
Welcome in to our highly automated production facility! Since 2018, we have a corrugated pallet line for packing furniture fronts on corrugated pallets, i.e. extra light pallets made of corrugated cardboard. As is the standard in our production in Åseda - this process is of course automated.
2023-03-30
Start of Production on the HGL II line
Spaljisten has reached the SOP milestone with the new foil wrapping line HGL II from HOMAG. It is a substantial milestone in the project which means the production line can now officially be used for manufacturing foiled fronts.
2022-12-12
Training in Society-Oriented Professional Swedish
Our employees are our most important resource. We strive for everyone to have the right conditions to thrive, succeed and develop at their job. One way we work to increase diversity in the workplace is that we offer language training in Professional Swedish.
2022-11-29
Adam Airosto takes over as the new CEO of Spaljisten
Adam Airosto starts as the new CEO of Spaljisten AB. With extensive experience in leading roles in the manufacturing industry, he takes on the role of CEO of Spaljisten with the task of leading and driving the company's continued development with the vision of being a world-class front manufacturer with the next generation in mind.
2022-11-03
A puzzle piece in sustainability work and confidence in the future
For half a year now, Sofie Åkerberg has been working as Sustainability Manager at Spaljisten. She entered on a wave of new energy and dived straight into the world of wood, chipboard and foil wrapping. It is a broad role that she has taken on – seeing over matters of work environment, safety, and sustainability, as well as improvements in all these areas.
2022-09-30
Foil slitter helping to optimize the material flow at Spaljisten
Spaljisten's highly automated production facility in Åseda, Småland, is in continuous development. One of the latest innovations in Spaljisten is a foil cutter, an industry-specific machine that we can greatly benefit from.
2022-05-30
We care - Spaljisten's Sustainability Report 2021
Spaljisten now presents the Sustainability Report for 2021. The Sustainability Report presents our development over the past year and explains how we work with sustainability in our operations.
2022-03-03
Successful collaboration in automation - Gladpack packing line inaugurated by Spaljisten and Automationsteknik
After an intensive project work of several years in collaboration between Spaljisten and Automationsteknik, the world-unique packing line Gladpack is inaugurated in Spaljisten's facility in Åseda on March 2!
2021-11-17
The big picture and people behind the numbers
Malin Kirejs Hellbjer has been working with everything that has to do with finances at Spaljisten for a year now. How has her first year in Spaljisten been and what excites her in her work and life?