Sustainability

Sustainability

Building safer infrastructure

KEMPPI DRIVES SUSTAINABILITY IN THE WELDING INDUSTRY

Today, responsible, sustainable, and humane actions are more important than ever. Our purpose is to enable the building of safe infrastructure around the world. We recognize our social responsibility in all our operations: developing premium quality products with long service life, assessing environmental impact and energy-efficiency, and promoting health, safety, and ergonomics in work environments.

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SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT

We want to drive sustainability in our industry by innovating solutions for greener and more equal world. We do this

  1. by committing to high quality and circularity to save natural resources and act on climate change,

  2. by aspiring to become the most attractive employer in our industry to get a diverse mix of the best people on board, and

  3. by respecting the highest ethical standards in our own operations and our value chain.

We at Kemppi are inspired to become better every day by working towards high environmental, social and governance standards.

EcoVadis sustainability rating
EcoVadis sustainability rating

As part of our commitment to society, our people and the environment, Kemppi Oy (Group) completes a thorough assessment of its business sustainability practices every year through EcoVadis, the global standard for business sustainability ratings.

The EcoVadis assessment includes 21 sustainability criteria across four core themes: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement.

In our latest rating, which was completed 7 Sep 2023, we earned a Silver Medal and scored a 62/100, which places Kemppi Oy in the top 81% globally.

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WE ARE COMMITTED TO UN’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG)

The UN has defined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the aim of ensuring a sustainable future, eradicating poverty and hunger, and promoting peace and social justice while keeping everyone on board.

Companies are able to have a significant impact on how people and the environment are treated and how wealth is distributed in society. Companies therefore have an important role to play in achieving the SDGs.

In 2022, we looked at which of the sustainable development goals Kemppi can promote in its own business. On the basis of this review, we have identified three United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that best connect to our operations and that we see we can contribute to. We strive to increase the positive impact of our operations and to reduce the negative effects and thus contribute to the achievement of selected goals.

On the basis of this review, we highlighted the following objectives:

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

SDG 8: DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
SDG 8: DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
  • We increase productivity through innovation

  • We do not accept forced and child labour, modern slavery or human trafficking

  • We protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers

  • We avail youth employment


SDG 9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
SDG 9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  • We develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure to support economic development and human wellbeing

  • We aim for resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes

  • We encourage innovation and substantially increase R&D


SDG 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
SDG 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
  • We aim for efficient use of natural resources

  • We significantly reduce chemicals throughout their life cycle and release to air, water and soil

  • We substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse

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The forerunners of arc welding

Kemppi is the design leader of the arc welding industry. Kemppi is the design leader in the arc welding industry. We are committed to boosting the quality and productivity of welding by continuous development of the welding arc and by working for a greener and more equal world. Kemppi supplies sustainable products, digital solutions, and services for professionals from industrial welding companies to single contractors. The usability and reliability of our products is our guiding principle. We operate with a highly skilled partner network covering over 70 countries to make its expertise locally available. Headquartered in Lahti, Finland, Kemppi employs over 650 professionals in 16 countries and has a revenue of 209 MEUR in 2023.

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