UN Sustainable Development Goals

Vaisala and UN Sustainable Development Goals

We have identified the most relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals for Vaisala. Solutions that are beneficial for society and the environment have always been at the core of our business. By integrating the goals to our strategy work, we can better assess our impacts on sustainable development and get inspiration for developing new business and sustainable business practices. Here we introduce how Vaisala realizes these goals in its solutions as well as in its own sustainable business practices.

Sustainable solutions

    Industry, innovation and infrastructure

    SDG 9 Sustainable infrastructure

    Most relevant SDG targets for Vaisala:

    9.4 By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes.

    Vaisala’s solutions:

    Improving resource efficiency with industrial measurement solutions

    Climate action

    SDG 13 climate action

    Most relevant SDG targets for Vaisala:

    13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
    13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning.

    Vaisala’s solutions:

    Increasing understanding of climate change and enabling adaptation to extreme weather
     

    Affordable and clean energy

    SDG Clean energy

    Most relevant SDG targets for Vaisala:

    7.2 By 2030, increase the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix substantially.
    7.3 By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency

    Vaisala’s solutions:

    Improving energy efficiency in buildings and industrial processes
    Optimizing wind and solar power production
    Optimizing the production and upgrading process of biogas

    Good health and well-being

    SDG 3 Health and well-being

    Most relevant SDG targets for Vaisala:

    3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services, and access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.

    Vaisala’s solutions:

    Monitoring development and manufacturing in regulated industries like life science

     

    Sustainable cities and communities

    SDG 11 Clean energy

    Most relevant SDG targets for Vaisala:

    11.2 By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable transport systems for all.
    11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality.

    Vaisala’s solutions:

    Improving the safety and sustainability of transport systems
    Monitoring ambient air quality

    Environmentally sustainable business practices

      Responsible consumption and production

      SDG 12 Responsible production

      Most relevant UN SDG targets for Vaisala:

      12.2 By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
      12.4 Achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water, and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
      12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse

      Vaisala's business practices:

      Design for environment andlong product life cycles
      Increasing the recycling rate

      Affordable and clean energy

      SDG Clean energy

      Most relevant UN SDG targets for Vaisala:

      7.2 By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
      7.3 By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency

      Vaisala's business practices:

      Using renewable electricity
      Improving energy efficiency in our facilities
      Designing energy efficient products

      Climate action

      SDG 13 climate action

      Most relevant UN SDG targets for Vaisala:

      13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning

      Vaisala's business practices:

      Reducing emissions
      Encouraging employees’ climate-friendly choices

      Socially and economically sustainable business practices

        Decent work and economic growth

        SDG 8 Decent work

        Most relevant UN SDG targets for Vaisala:

        8.1 Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances
        8.7 Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery, and human trafficking and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms
        8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers

        Vaisala's business practices:

        Positive economic impact on communities through direct employment and taxes, as well as through the supply chain
        Upholding labor standards and occupational health and safety as well as managing human rights risks in our own operations and partner network

        Reduced inequalities

        SDG 10 Reduced inequalities

        Most relevant UN SDG targets for Vaisala:

        10.3 Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies, and action in this regard

        Vaisala's business practices:

        Promoting diversity and providing equal opportunities, for example, in recruitment and career development

        Peace, justice and strong institutions

        SDG 16 Strong institutions

        Most relevant UN SDG targets for Vaisala:

        16.5 Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms

        Vaisala's business practices:

        Ensuring compliance with our International Anti-Corruption Policy

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