Sustainable engineering and design A powerful driver for Sweco s business Andreas Gyllenhammar, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sweco Our mission to actively contribute to a sustainable development
Environmental "Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but in the indefinite future." Brundtland commission, 1987 Social Economic Sustainable development is about taking responsibility. Responsibility for economic, environmental and societal aspects of everything related to the everyday and future activity of the company Magnus Enell, 2009 Environmental Social Economic
Social Economic Environmental No depletion of ecosystem production capacity Environmental Social Economic Wise use of human capital and material resources
Economic Environmental Social Build stable and fair societies where basic human rights and needs are fulfilled The business case on Sustainability and how to capture the value Lowering costs (optimization, resource and energy efficiency) Product development opportunity Minimize risks Compliance with future legislation Brand value Attract and motivate employees Change and transition means business for consultants From: McKinsey Global Survey - The business of Sustainability
Global market value for low-carbon and environmental goods and services Alternative Fuels Building Technologies Wind Alternative Fuels for Vehicles Geothermal Water & Waste Water Treatment Recovery and Recycling Photovoltaic Waste Management Biomass Energy Management Additional Energy Sources Carbon Finance Air Pollution Contaminated Land Environmental Consultancy Renewable Consulting Carbon Capture & Storage Hydro Noise & Vibration Control Environmental Monitoring Marine Pollution Control Wave & Tidal 84 41 36 32 31 27 17 15 14 7 5 4 2 320 274 216 164 163 162 452 407 394 653 0 175 350 525 700 billion Creating a Competitive Edge for People, Places & Organisations LowCarbonandEnvironmentalGoodsandServices: Commissionedby: anindustryanalysis Mitigate Adapt Climate change On the future business agenda - in either way
What is Sweco s role in sustainability? We are a company on the stock market We work with engineering and design We work on the mandate of clients We sell packaged knowledge Sweco is non-political and non-religious Having that said... Our sustainability philosophy It is in our DNA Oue core values are a prerequisite for, and strengthen, our sustainability performance Responsibility Curiosity Commitment } Company culture
Many communicate We Do Water & Environment Infrastructure Geographic IT Industry Structural Engineering Building Service Systems Energy Systems Project Management Strategy & Analysis Architecture Sustainable Engineering and Design connects and strengthens our different competencies and increases possibilities for transboundary cooperation and cross-selling
Energy Systems Geographic IT Industry Structural Engineering Infrastructure Waste Energy Water Water & Environment Project Management Building Service Systems Architecture Strategy & Analysis Energy Systems Geographic IT Industry Structural Engineering Infrastructure Water & Environment Project Management Building Service Systems Architecture Strategy & Analysis
Energy Systems Geographic IT Industry Structural Engineering Infrastructure Water & Environment Project Management Building Service Systems Architecture Strategy & Analysis Energy Systems Geographic IT Industry Structural Engineering Infrastructure Water & Environment Project Management Building Service Systems Architecture Strategy & Analysis
Sustainable urban planning Advice in energy optimisation of buildings and in industrial processes Renewable energy production solutions Optimisation of building materials Sustainability strategy and advice Solutions for remediation of contaminated soil and water Examples of Sweco s services Waste management planning Planning and design of water and wastewater treatment plants Sustainable infrastructure planning Environmental impact assessments Analyses, strategies and evaluations for sustainable development of society Sustainable building design Case studies Caofeidian (SymbioCity project in China) Kerava CHP plant Western Metro Line of Helsinki Swedish National Arena Solar PV production factories Arlanda aquifer energy storage Route optimization Passive house design The Plantagon Urban Greenhouse
Tangshan Bay Ecocity Where: 200 km SE Beijing, China What: 30 km 2 city development Beautiful city Healthy city Flexible city Liveable city Innovative city Accessible city Green and blue city Resource efficient city Climate neutral city
Kerava Combined Heat and Power Plant Where: 30 km N of Helsinki What: Design and supervision Western Metro Line Where: Helsinki What: Project Management
Swedish National Arena Where: Stockholm What: Construction REC Scanwafer Solar PV Factories Where: Norway What: Planning
Groundwater table Sand/Gravel Cold Wells Warm Wells Rock Worlds largest aquifer energy storage Yearly savings of 4 GWh electricity and 15 GWh district heating (= 7,000 mt CO2) Groundwater table Sand/Gravel Cold Wells Warm Wells Rock Route Optimization Smart newspaper distribution with GIS technology
Passive House Design Extreme energy performance building The Plantagon Urban Greenhouse Vertical Farming
Global outlook Sustainability moving into core business Worldwide attention Large information flow - new knowledge Financial sector Asia and Africa Climate Media and public interest peaked 2009 Clear scientific message, global increase in GHG emissions Still a major driver - focus shifts towards adaptation Energy - extremely hot Towards cost parity for renewables Japan, China, Germany, USA Concept in constant development The United Nations top priority for this year and many years beyond will have to be sustainable development
Our mission to actively contribute to a sustainable development