Annual Report 2025 (PDF)

CEO Peter Nilsson (from Annual Report 2025):

Trelleborg set new climate targets during the year.

We have now raised the bar again with new climate targets that were recently validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The new target aims to reduce carbon emissions from own operations by 75 percent by 2030, with 2021 as the base year. This is an ambitious target.​

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Environment 2025

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Climate

Focus and target: The target for own operations (Scope 1 and 2) is to reduce CO2 emissions by 75 percent in absolute terms by 2030, from the base year 2021.

 

 

Outcome 2025: In 2025, Trelleborg achieved a reduction of 69 percent in Scope 1 and 2 emissions compared with the base year, or a reduction of 23 percent from the preceding year. The key factor behind the change for 2025 was the increased proportion of renewable/fossil-free electricity.

 

Renewable/fossil-free electricity 

Focus and target: In line with the Group’s Environmental Policy, Trelleborg intends to continuously increase the share of renewable/fossil-free electricity.
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Outcome 2025: 

94 percent (89). The increase in the share of renewable/fossil-free energy is due primarily to the established procedure for purchase of certified renewable electricity.

Social 2025

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Health and safety

Focus and target: 
In Health and safety, the overall target is to reduce the number of workplace accidents in accordance with the Health and Safety Directive: the number of accidents leading to subsequent sick leave, i.e. lost work cases (LWC) per 100 employees, should be <1 on an annual basis.


Outcome 2025: 0.6 (0.7) LWC per 100 employees. In 2025, Trelleborg prioritized reducing the risks that caused the most accidents, with a particular focus on slips, trips and falls. Local awareness initiatives were implemented in several units, leading to further improved outcomes in this area.

Diversity

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.

 

Outcome2025: In 2025, the proportion of female managers at management levels 1 to 5 increased to 26 percent.


​ A stronger local ownership combined with an increased focus in the operations, along with certain organizational changes, has driven a positive development.

Suppliers

Focus and target: Suppliers corresponding to >90 percent of the relevant purchasing spend must undergo self-assessment

 

Outcome 2025: The outcome for 2025 was 91 percent (90). A number of targeted initiatives were carried out during the year in the purchasing organization, as well as in newly acquired units, in order to ensure early compliance with Trelleborg’s regulations. To mitigate material risks associated with value chain workers, the Group plans and implements measures such as follow-up of high-risk suppliers, requirements for improvement plans and supplementary communication efforts. Trends in risk level, supplier dialogs and audits are used to track the effectiveness of these actions. In 2026, efforts will continue to strengthen these processes and enhance the transparency of monitoring.

Governance 2025

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Anti-corruption and competition law 

Focus and target: Zero tolerance applies to all types of bribery, corruption, cartel activity and other criminal behavior.

 

 Outcome 2025: No confirmed cases of violations of laws had occurred at the end of the year.

Whistleblower cases

Target: Trelleborg’s Whistleblower Policy describes how every employee in the Group has the right to alert, without fear of retaliation from anyone, the Group’s designated Compliance Officers of any suspected criminal activity or serious misconduct by another employee, including all supervisors, officers and managers in the Group. It also sets out the roles and responsibilities within management of whistleblower cases.​
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Outcome 2025: In 2025, 62 cases were reported via the available Whistleblower channels. Cases in 2025 concerned primarily areas such as health and safety and discrimination.

Sustainability multi-year overview
 
  2025 2024 
2023 
2022 
2021 
ENVIRONMENT
Energy
Energy consumption, electricity, GWh  318  306 313  294  305 
Energy consumption, natural gas, GWh  138  140 152 176  172 
Energy consumption, other, GWh 1  64  78  83  87  84
Total energy consumption, GWh  521  524  548  557  561
Energy consumption, GWh per SEK M  0.015  0.015  0.016 0.019  0.024 
Proportion of renewable energy, %  59  53  36 25  18 
Renewable and fossil-free electricity / total electricity, %
  94  89  62 46 33 
Climate
Scope 1, tCO2e  33,664  34,424 37,235  41,058  38,976 
Scope 2, market-based CO2 emissions, tCO2e  15,562  29,567 65,601  79,863   104,479
Scope 1 and 2, tCO2e  49,226  63,991  102,836  120,921  143,455
Scope 1 and 2, tCO2e/sek m  1.4  1.9 3.0 4.0  6.0 
Scope 3, category 1- Purchased goods and services, tCO2e  698,294  800,000  -  -  -
Pollution
VOC emissions, metric tons 2  283  165  164  208   195 
VOC emissions, metric tons per SEK M 2  0.008  0.008  0.008  0.012   0.013 
Number of units certified under ISO 14001  72  71 68  63  61 
Number of material breaches of laws and permits resulting in fines or sanctions (environment)  0  1 1  1  1
Water
Water use, m3  432,086  440,863  473,623 736,915 848,941
Water use, m3 per SEK M  12.6  12.9  13.8 24.5 35.7
Biodiversity
Number of units located adjacent to a protected area or area important to biodiversity  11  12  9 11 8 
Resource use and circularity
Circular content, %  17  14 -  -  - 
Hazardous waste, metric tons  2,236  2,727 2,283  2,318  2,209 
Non-hazardous waste, metric tons  25,578 27,228  26,659  26,252  29,152 
Total waste, metric tons  30,814 29,955  28,942  28,570  31,361 
Waste, metric tons per SEK M   0.90  0.88  0.84 0.95  1.32 
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Health and safety
LWC  103  112  118 142  155 
LWC per 100 employees  0.6  0.7 0.8  1.0  1.2 
Fatal accidents, number  0  0 1  0  0 
Number of units certified under ISO 45001  49  44 44  25  18 
Diversity
Proportion of women on the Board, %  43  43  43  43  43 
Proportion of women in Group Management, %  29  29  17 14  14 
Proportion of female managers (levels 1–5), %  26  23  21  -  - 
Proportion of female employees (average number), %  34  33  32 31  31 
Discrimination
Number of reported cases via the Group’s whistleblower system  32  16 13  16  11 
Child and forced labor
Number of reported cases  0  0  0 0  0 
Supplier reviews
Reviewed suppliers’ share of the relevant purchasing spend, %  91  90  86 86  87 
GOVERNANCE
Compliance (general)
Number of material breaches of laws and permits during the year  0  0  0 1  0 
Anti-corruption (training)
Number of employees who have completed various training in anti-corruption, competition law, etc.  10,892  9,734  5,290 5,875  - 
Code of Conduct (training)
Percentage of employees who have completed various training in the Code of Conduct  99  93  92 -  - 

1 Other energy consumption includes steam, district heating, propane and oil.

2 Total VOC emissions and VOC emissions metric tons per sek m for the years 2021–2024 have been adjusted due to errors found in previously reported values.

 


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Download the Annual Report 2025

2025 has been a year in which we have taken important steps to further integrate sustainability in Trelleborg’s core business. In our sustainability report, integrated into the Annual report, you can read more about developments made in 2025. 

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Contact our sustain­ability team: sustainability@trelleborg.com.

 

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