The deeper meaning of work

While a vast number of consumers indicate that sustainability is an important factor in their purchasing decisions, the same development is visible in the job market. Especially skilled professionals and knowledge workers – not to mention millennials – put increasing demands for their employer´s commitment to social and environmental issues.

Pressurized by the shortage of suitable talent, companies must find ways to make themselves attractive and relevant. VEO, an innovative project house headquartered in Vaasa, realized a long time ago that sustainability is one of the keys to this – even though for them, it was really nothing new.

“We want to be at the forefront of energy transition, and over the course of years, sustainability has evolved into becoming the very core of our foundation,” says Kim Råholm, Development and HSEQ Director at VEO. “Today, we have our own sustainability plan with rigorous targets. One of our strategic goals is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.”

Providing electrification and automation solutions for customers that represent a wide variety of industries, VEO efficiently contributes to accelerating green transition on a larger scale than simply taking care of its own targets. More than 90 per cent of the company’s projects are currently related to renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements.

“Whether you are an electrical or automation engineer, a project manager, or any other specialist, right out of school or with decades of experience under your belt, VEO provides genuine opportunities to become a better professional while working towards a more sustainable tomorrow, HR Director Piia Tuliniemi points out. “We want our people to enjoy their work in an environment where they feel respected.”

That same respect is visible every day, with employers being given opportunities to assume responsibility of their own work in a flexible manner. With offices in Seinäjoki, Paimio, Rovaniemi and soon Tampere, and advanced remote and hybrid work policies in use, working for VEO is truly irrelevant of the place of residence.

“The offices are still important for meetings and for informal encounters with colleagues,” Piia Tuliniemi mentions. “We have 500 employees but like to consider ourselves a relatively small and very tight-knit community where knowing each other is highly valued.”

As those employees include the ones in VEO’s subsidiaries in Sweden, Norway and the UK, opportunities for assignments abroad are also available. Kim Råholm says that especially between Nordic offices, this often benefits both employees and projects.

“VEO plays an important role when countries phase out fossil fuels. Sharing knowledge and exchanging opinions between our offices provides substantial added value to this.” |

Read more at: veo.fi