With sustainability in mind

Our ambition is to be the most sustainable spring and pressing company in the world. We know manufacturing has a big impact on our environment and this is why we are striving towards a more sustainable future and have set climate targets in-line with the Paris Agreement. These targets are now validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Climate-related issues are high on the sustainability agenda, and we want to be transparent about the progress we make across the whole value chain, including introducing lower carbon footprint products.

Our sustainability focus

We are linking and analyzing data across all our global operations, benchmarking how sustainable we are today and setting milestones to shape greater sustainability for tomorrow.

Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) is becoming more and more important. To root the ESG criteria into our group’s strategy, in 2021 we surveyed our stakeholders to quantify the areas of sustainability we should focus on, develop and maintain. The results became our roadmap to 2030.

Towards 2030 with sustainability

To achieve our ambitions with integrity, we need to make sure that sustainability is integrated efficiently in all our operations. To do this, we need to define how our business can cooperate with partners to bring about large-scale change in the sustainability space.

To be a better business for people and planet, we need to focus on our impact over a realistic timeframe.

Roadmap
towards 2030

We’re on a sustainability journey that began in 2012. Since then, we’ve focused on various projects and initiatives, and we believe we’re headed in the right direction.

2012-2018
- High focus on energy efficiency & savings
- Committed to the principles of the UN Global Compact
- Climate Disclosure Progress Report (CDP)
- Code of Conduct Developed
- Sustainability accounting system developed
- First sustainability report (issued by Beijer Alma)
2019-2022
- First site with solar panels & investment
in biogas
- Updated sustainability goals
- Code of Conduct training
- Scope 3 reporting started
2023-2030
- Life cycle assessments
- EcoVadis assessment
- Greenhouse gas accounting full value chain
- Committing to science-based targets
- Climate reduction roadmap in place

How we are going to do it

We’re finding solutions and making changes.

Our sustainability efforts focus on five key areas:

Sustainability with high ambition

“We’ve made significant progress in our strategy to build a modern Lesjöfors, integrating sustainability as a core element to demonstrate our serious commitment to addressing its impact on people and the planet. We believe this approach will not only strengthen our relationships with stakeholders and enhance our market position but also drive our personal ambitions and ultimately contribute to a better world for the future.”

Ola Tengroth
CEO Lesjöfors Group

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version 01// Lesjöfors commits to set science-based emission reduction target

We have committed to a climate reduction roadmap by setting emission reduction targets grounded in climate science through the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi), in line with the Paris Agreement. We have sent in our near-term targets for 2030 and we’ve already started moving forward with our local reduction plan. These climate targets will minimise the GHG emissions throughout our value chain.

We began assessments of the climate impact throughout our value chain in 2021, analyzing our groups CO2 emissions in association with our use of raw materials – mainly across metals and plastics in our component manufacturing process.

version 02//Lesjöfors is preparing for science-based targets in line with the Paris agreement

Lesjöfors implements a wide range of measures to reduce the negative impact from our operations on the climate and to drive positive change. We have an ambitious sustainability strategy and climate action is one of our priorities. We have finalised our complete greenhouse gas accounting during 2022 and we have set a climate reduction roadmap towards 2030.  We focus our efforts on where they will have the greatest impact. Investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy are made on a regular basis to further reduce our carbon dioxide emissions.

We follow and initiate dialogues with our suppliers about the sector development in the transport and steel industry. We are working to enhance our product development process, which takes place in close collaboration with customers, in order to clarify product life cycle perspective and climate footprint. Collaboration in the value chain is key for finding ways forward and we value supplier engagement to increase the share of recycled metals and lower greenhouse gas footprint metals in our products.

Lesjöfors gets validation of science-based targets in line with the Paris agreement

Lesjöfors implements a variety of measures to minimize the negative impact of our operations on the climate and to drive positive change. We have an ambitious sustainability strategy, with climate action as one of our top priorities. Our efforts are focused on areas where they will have the greatest impact. We regularly invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy to further reduce our carbon dioxide emissions.

In 2021, we began assessing the climate impact across our value chain, analyzing the group’s CO2 emissions related to our use of raw materials. By 2022, we completed our full greenhouse gas accounting.

We are committed to a climate reduction roadmap with emission reduction targets based on climate science through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), aligned with the Paris Agreement. Our near-term targets for 2030 have been submitted, and we are awaiting validation. These climate targets will help minimize GHG emissions across our entire value chain. Additionally, we’ve already begun implementing our local reduction plan.

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Engaging in and initiating dialogues with our suppliers about developments in the transport and steel industries is a key priority. We focus on improving our product development process in collaboration with our customers to provide clarity on product life cycle perspectives and climate footprints. Collaboration across the value chain is essential for driving progress, and we highly value supplier engagement to increase the use of recycled metals and metals with a lower greenhouse gas footprint in our products.

We are calculating and mapping emissions using a cradle-to-gate approach, focusing on Scope 1 (direct emissions from energy or heat generated by the company and from the use of company facilities and vehicles) and Scope 2 (indirect emissions from purchased energy, steam, and heat). These are our initial key focus areas.

We have also begun mapping emissions more accurately in Scope 3 categories, which include upstream and downstream activities related to our customers, suppliers, and transportation. Examples include the purchase of goods and raw materials, transportation, and waste. These emissions represent the largest share of our value chain’s total footprint.

We are calculating and mapping, following a cradle-to-gate approach across Scope 1 (direct emissions of energy or heat generated directly by the company and from the use of company facilities and vehicles) and Scope 2 (indirect emissions including purchased energy, steam and heat). These are the key areas we are focusing on first.  We have also started to more accurately map emissions in Scope 3 categories (upstream and downstream activities concerning our customers, suppliers and transport), examples of which include the purchasing of goods and raw materials, transportation and waste. These account for the largest share of emissions in our value chain.

“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

Gro Harlem (Brundtland Report, 1987)

Collaboration is key
to innovation

We still have a lot of work ahead, and partnerships are essential to successfully implementing our comprehensive sustainability program. By collaborating with our customers, suppliers, distributors, and energy producers, we can create new opportunities that benefit both the climate and all parties involved.

We’re making progress, and this marks the next phase of Lesjöfors’ significant investment in digitalization and automation. This connected industrial ecosystem allows us to better understand carbon intensity and resource utilization, both upstream and downstream, throughout our value chain.

Powering
sustainable solutions

From leaf springs in space satellites that track climate data to gas springs in disability ramps, extension springs in wind turbine generators, and compression springs for electric bikes and cars, our products drive sustainable solutions.

Across the global power generation network, our springs, pressings, and wire forms play a central role in enabling sustainable technologies.

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Gas spring
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Suspension Spring
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Extension Spring

Global Mind. Local Heart.

Demonstrating our strategic sustainability actions and our progress on the roadmap is just one part of our commitment to transparency. It highlights the steps we’re taking and the goals we’re striving toward. Explore our news section to see the sustainable changes happening across our operations.

Questions?
Get in Touch!

We’re collaborating with numerous partners and customers to uncover new opportunities that benefit both our business and the planet.

Our ambitions are driven by our sustainability team, led by Anna Haesert, Head of Sustainability, and Bianca Plankenhorn, Sustainability Manager.

If you’d like to join us on our journey toward a more sustainable future, please don’t hesitate to reach out at

Sustainability Team

Sustainability is about looking at the big picture and figuring out how we can contribute to a circular, sustainable society, monitoring technological developments around us, and valuing partnerships and collaboration. As Head of Sustainability, my role is to develop and accelerate the strategic focus on sustainability towards a full value chain and sustainable value proposition. Sustainability work is an important foundation for all Lesjöfors‘ operations, and we focus on areas where we can add value for our customers while ensuring that we take full responsibility for our impact. We as adults in today’s society have a role to play, both as representatives of our company selling our products and as individuals acting on the best available knowledge, listening to what science has to say and ensuring the best for the coming generations.

Anna Haesert
Head of Sustainability

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We actively collaborate with our customers, suppliers, and partners, striving to become the most sustainable spring and pressing company. We believe in transparency and accountability, which is why we hold our value chain partners to the following set of standards.

Whistleblowing

The corporate environment must be transparent and uphold high standards of business ethics. To identify any potential irregularities early, we have implemented a whistleblowing process. This allows employees and stakeholders to safely and anonymously report any suspected unethical behavior or illegal activities.

This is a service run by our owner Beijer Alma.

Frequently Asked Questions

Lesjöfors works on sustainability to create value for customers and stakeholders. We help customers address climate issues and reduce their environmental impact. We develop components and services with a lifecycle perspective in close dialog with customers.

To drive customer value through sustainable springs & pressings solutions. Lesjöfors sustainability work is focused on five areas – sound business ethics and social commitment, more efficient use of resources, reduced climate impact, and a safe and stimulating work environment and innovation with sustainability in mind.

Lesjöfors is aware of how its operations affect people, society and the environment. We strive to create value that meets the needs and expectations of our stakeholders, while also taking into account the financial, environmental and social consequences of our actions. To do this, we conduct stakeholder and materiality analyses that follow the requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the new EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which include applying a double materiality analysis and engaging in dialogs with key stakeholders.

You can reach our sustainability team on sustainability@lesjoforsab.com.