Keyword: Management (26)

By In this Getting Started Guide we will introduce the concept of Eco-efficiency and the methodology of Eco-efficiency assessment and guide you to different uses of it. What is Eco-efficiency? Eco-efficiency is a management philosophy which encourages business to search for environmental improvements that yield parallel economic benefits. The objective is to become more efficient […]

By A sustainability policy defines and expresses the company´s overall vision and intentions concerning sustainability. The policy guides the organisation in their actions concerning sustainability. Sustainability policies should be based on knowledge regarding the important sustainability aspects of the company´s operations and value chain. Also, a number of external bodies may help to guide the policy formulation for […]

Here are some links to further reading about Eco-efficiency and assessment World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).   European Environment Agency (EEA)

By The first step of working with sustainability in your value chain is to identify and map your chain: What  Who are your suppliers and what does their upstream chain look like? Who are your customers and customers’ customers and /or consumers? How are your products handled at the end of life and by whom? In practice, […]

By Once the sustainability strategy has been defined and decided, it needs to be communicated and implemented across the organisation; into the departments where it can be broken down into departmental strategies and goals. If the strategy have been developed in a cross-functional team, the implementation can be facilitated as the different parts of the […]

By An EEA assesses the ecological impact and financial structure of competing products, processes or services delivering the same customer benefit, and identifies the best alternative. It includes all steps along the life cycle. The general procedure for carrying out EEA is presented in figure 1. The eco-efficiency methodology is based on a combination of […]

Different firms have different sensitivity towards sustainability issues. Those who have most to gain from sustainability performance are (Stoeckl 2004): • Large firms, which are likely to have comparatively low investments in relation to their turnover. • ‘Dirty firms’, which can easily pick ‘the low hanging fruits’. • Firms which are capable of differentiating products […]

By The sustainability work should have a clear organisation for implementation. This involves defining way of working and roles, responsibilities and resources for the work. The organisation should be based on a clear management commitment. An organization for the sustainability work can include: Good cross functional cooperation and communication within the whole company Key-persons promoting […]

By The SCA Code of Conduct contains guidelines for SCA and individual employees in regard to such issues as health and safety, employee relations, human rights, business ethics and community involvement. It includes special references to child and forced labor and procedures on how to report violations of the Code. The Code of Conduct applies to all […]

By SCA’s Corporate Senior Management Team bears the overall responsibility for the control of SCA’s business in the environmental and social area. In 2010, SCA established a new corporate staff unit in charge of sustainability, led by the Senior Vice President Sustainability, who reports to the CEO and is a member of the Corporate Senior […]