Stakeholder dialogue and focus areas
To develop and improve operations, Castellum has identified and analyzed stakeholder expectations of our business.
To develop and improve operations, Castellum has identified and analyzed stakeholder expectations of our business.
Stakeholder dialogues conducted in 2016 with customers, suppliers, employees, Executive Group Management and the Board of Directors highlight which sustainability issues they considered most important for Castellum. The result is shown in the matrix below.
Our stakeholder dialogues, combined with the company’s own materiality analysis, define the Castellum focus to:
To reduce Castellum’s impact on the environment, resources will be used efficiently, and the proportion of renewable energy is to increase. The target is to decrease energy consumption by at least 3% per sq. m. and year – during 2015, the outcome was -5% compared to 2014. By 2017, energy consumption is to be 50% lower than the sector average and 90% of the energy will come from fossil free energy before 2020. During 2015, 43% and 95% were achieved, respectively.
Efficient and effective use of resources (PDF document, 117 kB)
| Carbon emissions, tonnes | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Scope 1 | 854 | 639 | 608 | 1 122 |
| Scope 2 | 14 339 | 10 720 | 7 747 | 6 133 |
| Coverage | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Energy consumption. MWh | ||||
| Non renewable fuels | 4 955 | 1 525 | 1 177 | 766 |
| Non renewable heating and cooling |
42 388 | 10 827 | 13 669 | 13 580 |
| Total renewable energy | 311 728 | 239 731 | 328 070 | 327 010 |
| Total non renewable | 47 343 | 12 352 | 14 846 | 14 346 |
| Coverage | 80% | 81% | 83% | 87% |
| Water consumption, million m3 | ||||
| Total municipal water | 0,894789 | 0,747334 | 1,044503 | 1,008457 |
| Coverage | 82 | 92 | 83 | 83 |
| Waste, tonnes | ||||
| Total waste disposed | 2 014 | 1 439 | 2 492 | 1 964 |
| Coverage | 12 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
It is important for Castellum to be able to offer customers and employees safe and healthy working environments. To achieve this, Castellum works with environmental inventories and recognized environmental classification systems vis-à-vis the properties. The objectives include environmental evaluations for all properties, and environmental classifications for all new constructions and major reconstructions. The updated objectives require classification of office and retail premises as Miljöbyggnad, minimum Silver level. The possibility of reaching the Gold classification should always be investigated.
Future-proofing (PDF document, 99 kB)
How we promote health, wellness and productivity.
Wellness (PDF document, 155 kB)
| Absentee rate, % of total days scheduled | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Coverage | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
As one of the major real estate owners in Sweden, Castellum has a responsibility to contribute to positive development in the communities wherein the Group operates. The development of these communities has a direct economic impact on Castellum’s activities. Hence, in all 17 communities where Castellum owns properties, we exercise responsibility by collaborating with the municipality, educational institutions, customers and other companies.
