Our work as carbon neutral company

Our economy and society are still built on nature. For this reason, the contribution of the whole society is needed to prevent climate change and to protect biodiversity. At Climecon, we want to be involved in solving climate challenges, and we have been a carbon-neutral company since 2020. That’s what we are this year too. However, the work against climate change continues, and we want to take steps toward an even more responsible operation.

A global standard guides the calculation of the carbon footprint

Climecon’s carbon neutrality calculations are based on the internationally used Greenhouse Gas GHG protocol, which provides a framework for calculating and compensating the carbon dioxide emissions of organizations, companies, and cities. We are carbon neutral in terms of direct emissions from our operations and indirect emissions from purchased energy. In addition, we are carbon neutral commuting to work, business trips, waste handling, fuel production, and energy transmission loss. We have compensated our emissions to the extent that we cannot eliminate them ourselves.

Climecon has done a lot of work to reduce emissions from its operations. It has been successful in terms of the company’s direct emissions and purchased energy, and Climecon does produces 80% less of these emissions than in 2019. The company’s value chain emissions have increased since the comparison year 2019 due to operational growth, equipment investments, and an increase in logistics emissions. The difference between 2019 and 2022 is 1301 tCO2e. Our goal is to identify those parts of our value chain that generate unnecessary emissions and to set targets that can be used to reduce these emissions.

Responsible support for the environment

With the help of ecological compensation, the damage caused by human activity to biodiversity is compensated by increasing biodiversity elsewhere. Climecon had 339 tCO2e to offset in 2022. Climecon has chosen projects that support both social and environmental sustainable development in the global South as compensation targets. The Rimba Raya project protecting the tropical swamp forests of Indonesian Borneo, and the Rio Anapu-Pacaja project protecting the Brazilian Amazon rainforest were selected as the compensation targets for 2022.

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Get to know: Technical designer Petri Vilkman

This time, we want to introduce the HVAC design veteran Petri Vilkman. Petri has been part of the professional kitchen team for about five years as a technical designer. He also provides technical support for clients regarding hoods and professional kitchen equipment inquiries. Petri has extensive experience in various HVAC design and consulting work. It is no secret in the office what music genre Petri is a fan of – it becomes clear immediately from his phone’s ringtone.

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Climecon to support promising young sailor Viivi Moisio in solo sailing competition across the Atlantic

We’re excited to announce our support for 22-year-old sailor Viivi Moisio! Viivi already has extensive experience in sailing, and now she is aiming higher than ever before. Her next major project is the challenging Globe 580 Transat race, a solo sailing race across the Atlantic without any outside assistance. Along the way, only one thing will decide: who is the most skilled and tenacious sailor, and that is what Viivi intends to be. She is determined to win the entire race. Viivi is preparing for the race in the winter of 2026 and is building her own boat. Her journey is full of grit, skill, and determination – exactly the qualities we admire. We’re proud to be part of this adventure right from the beginning.

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We have published our Sustainability Report 2024

Our sustainability work is based on our values, strategy, and commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The year 2024 was significant for Climecon’s sustainability work, and we have promoted many efforts related to environmental sustainability, social sustainability, and quality. For example, Climecon was one of the first construction product manufacturing companies to have approved a climate target through the Science Based Targets initiative, shortly SBTi. 

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