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
- Climate action
- Affordable and clean energy
- Good health and well-being
- Sustainable cities and communities
Industry, innovation and 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 in industrial processes.
Enabling the adoption of new technologies, such as carbon capture.
Fact
By using Vaisala’s refractometer, a dairy customer reduced waste by two thirds.
Environmentally sustainable business practices
Responsible consumption and production
Most relevant UN SDG targets for Vaisala:
12.2 By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse
Vaisala's business practices:
Sustainable product design and long product life cycles.
Effective recycling practices.
Socially and economically sustainable business practices
Decent work and economic growth
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.
Managing human rights risks in our value chains.
