Sustainability by Svensson
At Svensson, we believe in taking responsibility for our environment and our community
since we have lived and worked in the same place for more than 130 years.
By setting strict requirements on raw materials and by owning the entire manufacturing process, we control the entire production chain from the yarn used to the finished product. That means we know how the finished textile was produced, what it contains and what characteristics it has.
Our ambition is to develop better sustainable textile solutions in the long-term that have a positive impact on our own as well as our customers’ consumption of energy and water. Our management system and its processes should be driven according to the principle more with less under safe conditions and according to current legislation.

Water
We have our own water supply from the river Viskan. It is, therefore, important to us that we pay close attention to the debate relating to our lakes and waterways. We are a member of the Viskan Water Conservation Association. We also need to control emissions and we do this by measuring the pH of our equalization tanks. This is where, in line with our operating license, we measure various levels, including the concentration of various metals such as zinc and copper. Our operating license and the debate about the environment govern the parameters that we measure. We also control emissions from our production processes to the air.

Waste
Waste is a challenge for any company and we are continually working to monitor Svensson's waste. However, it's not sufficient to do this just once; we need to take account of the fact that our products change and evolve, along with the raw materials used and the composition of the waste generated. Where we identify opportunities, we always assess whether we can recycle waste. We only use suppliers that meet our requirements. The minimum requirement is for suppliers to be ISO 9001/14001 certified.

Transportation
Svensson generally works with companies that emphasize the importance of the environment, set environmental goals, can provide sustainability reports and are working to achieve climate-neutral transportation (e.g. through membership of the Swedish Road Administration climate-neutral road haulage project.) ISO14001 certification is preferable.

Packaging
We have been registered with the Swedish REPA packaging recycling organization for many years. If our packaging material cannot be recycled, it is incinerated.