Sustainability Report: Summary 2024

Focus and target: The target for own operations (Scope 1 and 2) is to reduce CO₂ emissions by 50 percent in absolute terms by 2030, from the base year 2021.

Outcome 2024: In 2024, Trelleborg achieved a reduction of 55 percent in Scope 1 and 2 emissions compared with the base year, or a reduction of 38 percent from the preceding year. The key factor behind the change for 2024 was the increased proportion of renewable/fossil-free electricity.

Outcome 2024: 89 percent (62). The increase in the share of renewable/fossil-free electricity is due primarily to the newly established procedure for purchase of certified renewable electricity. This proportion increased markedly despite the acquisition of units with a poorer energy mix that was completed during the year.

Focus and target: The overall target in Health and Safety pertains to reducing the number of workplace accidents in accordance with the Health and Safety Directive: the number of accidents that lead to subsequent sickness leave – meaning that lost work cases (LWC) per 100 employees – must be <1 on an annual basis. The target is based on the fact that occupational injuries and illnesses cause suffering for employees and their families, lead to inefficient operations and increase costs – undesirable effects that must be minimized.
In 2024, efforts in the Safety@Work program led to continued improvements in all health-related indicators. Trelleborg will review and potentially revise the current target levels in 2025.

Outcome: 0.7 (0.8) LWC per 100 employees. Efforts in the multi-year Safety@Work program led to improvements in all health-related indicators, including LWC number and rate per 100 employees as well as the number of LWD.

Focus and target: the target is to increase the representation of female managers in accordance with the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Directive: 30 percent female managers at management levels 1–5 in own operations by 2030. The target is based on the idea of gradually increasing the number of female managers to create a more inclusive and diverse organization, a challenge in an industry traditionally considered less attractive to women.

Outcome: In 2024, the proportion of female managers at management levels 1 to 5 increased to 23 percent, in part as a result of internal reorganizations.

In addition to this target, Trelleborg strives to ensure that management in the business have local roots, which in a company that is present in some 40 countries naturally results in ethnic diversity. Trelleborg also has a long tradition of consistently working to ensure that every employee has the same opportunities to develop regardless of background. 

Target: According to Trelleborg’s Whistleblower Policy, every employee in the Group has the right, without fear of repercussion from anyone, to alert the designated Compliance  officers of any suspected criminal activity or seriously reproachable activity by any other group employee, including all superiors, officers and managers in the Group. It also sets out the roles and responsibilities within management of Whistleblower reports.
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Outcome: In 2024, 39 cases were reported via the available Whistleblower channels. Cases in 2024 concerned primarily areas such as health and safety and discrimination.