Protecting the essential
Trelleborg’s sustainability strategy Protecting the Essential includes the ways in which the company takes responsibility for a sustainable future. Our innovative solutions help protect people, the environment, infrastructure and assets. We have three areas in focus for our corporate responsibility: Operations, Compliance and Social Engagement.
Learn more about how we protect the essential in the video.
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Reporting the essential
Trelleborg’s sustainability statements comply with the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the associated European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).
Environment 2025
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: 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.
Operations: employee safety, diversity and development 2020
Health and safety
Focus and target: 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.
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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.
Suppliers
Focus and target: Suppliers corresponding to >90 percent of the relevant purchasing spend must undergo self-assessment
Outcome 2025: 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.
Social 2025
Social engagement
Wherever the Group conducts operations, employees make a positive contribution to the local community in the form of various initiatives to promote education and physical activity among children and young people, and also in local environmental projects. In 2024, 100 percent, that is to say all of Trelleborg’s facilities with more than 50 employees, conducted social engagement activities.
Major educational and development programs are being run in India, Turkey, Mexico and Sweden. Examples of activities linked to education include contributions to school materials in rural Turkey and in Milford, Connecticut in the US, and lectures on sustainability in India. Employees in Bengaluru, India, also took part in an initiative to improve students’ digital skills by offering basic computer education in state schools.
In Sweden, Trelleborg has continued to support the local Idrott för Alla (Sports for all) initiative, giving functionally diverse individuals the opportunity to participate in sports. In Mlada Boleslav in the Czech Republic, a longterm partnership exists with a children’s home where sports activities are organized and sports equipment donated.
Download the Annual Report 2025
In our sustainability report, integrated into the Annual report, you can read more about developments made in 2025.
