Organization and governance of sustainability efforts

Castellum’s sustainability governance must ensure an efficient organisation that develops the company’s sustainability initiatives and realises its sustainability strategy. Key starting points are the 17 Sustainable Development goals, the Paris Agreement and the ambition of achieving the company’s own long-term sustainability goals that run up through 2030.

Policies for sustainability initiatives

Regulations that control Castellum’s sustainability initiatives:

External laws and guidelines

• The Swedish Companies Act
• The Swedish Annual Accounting Act
• The Swedish Environmental Code
• The Swedish Work Environment Act
• Building Regulations from the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
• UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
• UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
• EU Taxonomy Regulation

External initiatives

• GRI Standards
• UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Paris Agreement
• Sweden’s road map to Fossil-Free Sweden
• UN Global Compact
• OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• TCFD
• ISO 14001
• Science Based Targets
• Sustainability certifications
  – Green Building
  – Miljöbyggnad
  – BREEAM
  – LEED
  – WELL
  – Noll CO2
• Local sustainability programmes and climate adaptation plans

Important internal regulations

• Sustainability Policy
• Work environment handbook
• Code of Conduct
• Code of Conduct for suppliers
• Internal environmental management system
• Internal control processes
• Other instructions

Read more in Castellum's Annual and Sustainability Report 2021  (PDF document, 14,7 MB)