Good examples of climate neutral companies

 

Climate neutral companies are role models that operate their business without affecting the global climate negatively. Climate neutral companies work systematically and efficiently with measures that reduce the discharge at the same time as they lower their costs and make more benefits. The first results present extensive reductions of the carbon discharge with an average of 20 percent.



Below we are presenting some of the climate neutral companies and thier success stories: 


 

Bergendal are one of the first meeting venues in Europe to be climate neutral. They have been working actively since 1993 to lower their influence on the climate and they are one of the most driven companies in their sector regarding the issue. Bergendal have invested in geothermal heat as the heat source for their facilities. They estimate that the investment will be repaid in 7 years, and that it will lower their cost of operation with 40 % per year. It’s good for the environment and their profitability. Bergendal is now witnessing a fundamental change in the industry and sees great business potential in having a climate policy and environmental friendly profile.

Read more: www.bergendal.se

 
 
KanEnergi is a climate neutral company with a focus on services as energy, environment and sustainable development. They have lowered their amounts of flights by using climate friendly phone meetings instead, and they travel by trains as much as they can. The company also encourages car pooling the times when car travel is needed. The few cars the company has are also environmental friendly.

They climate compensate for the discharge that are non avoidable, and try to lower their influence on the climate though out the company. KanEnergi sees that this have positive effects both internally and externally for the company.

Read more: www.kanenergi.se

 
 
 
 

The Sånga-Säby company has through the years been active in their choice of energy sources. The major part of the facility is heated (in the summer cooled) through sea- or geothermal heat, green electricity and solar panels. They installed their first polar panels as early as the beginning of the nineties. The result was such a great success that they continued with solar panels in the construction of the hotel wing Mälarblick.
They think it's very profitable to have a climate friendly profile when it comes to bidding and purchasing processes.

 Read more: www.sanga-saby.se
 
 
 
 

Mittmediaprint runs their operation climate neutrally. They have produced an energy analysis on the Gävle facility together with Gävle Energi to determine which measures has to be taken in order to lower the energy utilization. The purpose was to through collaborations develop sustainable energy solutions. The staff has at the same time gone through a course in energy efficiency. All of their facilities will gradually turn over to climate green energy.

 

To further lower their carbon emissions the company has switched to using phone conferences instead of flying and is changing to environmental friendly cars. About 50 % of the transports can be added with “green tons”, which means the freight company will carry the equal amount of goods with alternative environmental friendly fules.

Read more: www.mittmediaprint.se
 

 
 

Kempartner is a climate neutral company that always uses the latest technology when it comes to environmental compatibility of the detergents. They have also taken the step to make the detergents as concentrated as possible to make the transports more efficient. By concentrating the detergent twice as much as the original means cutting the needed transports by half. Every kilo of the detergent is now sufficient for 48 washes instead of the normal 27. The detergent “Ocean Dubbeldryg Kulörtvätt” makes it possible to lower the carbon dioxide amount used by 40 000 000 kilos. Kempartner is also the first detergent company that climate compensates the little remaining carbon dioxide that the detergent still is responsible for.  

Read more: www.kemibolaget.se

 
 
 
 

The Radisson SAS Arlandia and Radisson SAS SkyCity hotels did a huge undertaking during 2008 when it comes to climate change.  Both hotels became both climate neutral and acquired the Swedish environmental brand “Svanen”. They are now running only on renewable energy with a large amount of cut of the carbon dioxide emissions as the result. The hotels are also using environmental friendly cars in two out of four cars, running on ethanol. Another step in lowering the energy consumption is switching to low energy light bulbs. Furthermore they have started a extensive course in Responsible Business for the whole staff. The course is about increasing the knowledge, motivation, and to activate new initiatives when it comes to climate solutions. The hotels sees this as a new era of good climate enterprise.
Read more: www.arlanda.stockholm.radissonsas.comor www.skycity.stockholm.radissonsas.com