Sustainability at LIGANOVA

At LIGANOVA, sustainability is part of our purpose and our DNA.
We strive to place sustainability at the heart of everything we do - our corporate culture and value creation processes alike.
With this clear purpose in mind, in 2021 we made a commitment as a company to operate as considerably as possible.

This means accounting for all three dimensions of sustainability - social, environmental and economic (or people, planet and prosperity) - in every decision.

At LIGANOVA, it takes all of us. That means you, too! We share this commitment to protect our environment;
to enable our people; to build resilient supply chains; and to foster responsibility and transparency.

How the commitment came to be

We know that the climate crisis is the most important challenge facing our generation.
For many years prior to 2020, sustainability was on the agenda at LIGANOVA - but never holistically - and lacking full commitment on all levels.

That's why in 2020 we decided to establish the Green Board; an interdisciplinary team of experts that leads, coordinates and follows through
on our sustainability agenda and team up with DEKRA Sustainability Services to identify and prioritise our biggest sustainability levers.
Because you can’t solve a problem until you understand it!

First, we conducted a materiality assessment to identify the most important environmental, social and governance issues.
This allows us to focus our efforts where they will have the biggest impact.
The issues which matter most to YOU, our colleagues, our clients and communities.

Second, we had to understand the status quo of how our business impacts the environment.
So we completed our first corporate carbon footprint assessment, AKA our greenhouse gas inventory to measure
the CO2e emissions of our business activities such as electricity usage or travel.

The result? An ambitious sustainability commitment that ultimately - among many, many other goals - aims for carbon neutrality by 2025.
We focus on meaningful change rather than taking short cuts. Emission reduction, resource conservation and efficiency first. Always.
Then and only then, will we compensate our unavoidable carbon footprint.

As part of this journey, we acknowledge that our sustainability goals are evolving and we don’t have the answers to everything -yet.
So we have a simple ask: Embrace change. Get creative. Exchange ideas, And hold each other accountable.

What we learned

With the help of our external partners and bona fide experts, Dekra, we took inventory of our greenhouse gas emissions to understand what the biggest drivers of our corporate carbon footprint are.

The pathway, dimensions and pillars

Now that we understand the status quo and what is important, we set clear, ambitious goals.
These goals and the action plan we’ve developed are critical to getting the work done.
Both the materiality assessment and our corporate carbon footprint were important in helping define these next steps.

In addition to these actions, we have identified the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the SDGs for short,
which align most with our strategy and that we have the biggest potential to contribute to a shared, positive vision for the future.

Here’s a deeper look at what our game plan is between now and 2025,
centred around our four main pillars of sustainability, to reach our goals.

In our own words...

Learn what sustainability means for each one of us. Want to join us? Drop an email to: greenboard@liganova.com

FAQ

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