SUSTAINABILITY

Vision and core values

Volito’s vision is to strive towards new heights by developing its business and people, in order to improve the world around us and create value across generations. Volito’s greatest asset is the trust of its stakeholders, which enables Volito and its staff to achieve the company’s vision. Trust is gained through a balance between two fundamental elements of the company’s core values – relations and professionalism.

Good and sustainable relations with colleagues, partners and the world around us are created through loyalty, honesty and a long-term perspective. A professional approach forms the basis for good business that benefits all parties and rests on competence, flexibility and dedication.

A part of society

The parent company Volito AB and Volito’s subsidiaries have strong relations with, and a strong effect on, society at large. Overall, the Group employs a large number of people and makes decisions that have a direct or indirect influence on how society develops. It is important for Volito to make a positive contribution to society and to act with a strong local connection.

Governance and reporting

The parent company draws up rules and regulations, policies and functions for the Group as a whole regarding, among other things, the code of conduct, corporate governance, IT and information security, whistle-blower function and social engagement. The subsidiaries are responsible for implementation, following up and internal reporting.

The companies within the Group are not yet covered by conditions for drawing up sustainability reports. Each year, the parent company produces a detailed, public and professional annual report with a clear and transparent presentation of the operations within all business areas. The subsidiaries communicate sustainability management through their own channels and are preparing for future reporting.

Sustainability – strategy and implementation

Both the parent company and the subsidiaries have a commitment to constantly develop and improve in a way that is economically, environmentally and socially responsible. Among other things, the company is to work for good, longterm returns for shareholders, follow the code of conduct for good business ethics, offer an attractive and secure workplace, take a general responsibility for the UN’s global goals and work to make improvements concerning the global goals that have a direct connection with the business. The Group’s companies are also to make a positive contribution to the community through sponsorship and donations, with a primary focus on recreation and education for young people and young entrepreneurs as well as research that contributes to a better future. Both the parent company and the subsidiaries exercise strong social engagement.

Within Business Area Portfolio Investments, Volito has significant joint ownership in listed companies. Volito strives for active joint ownership with a focus on companies that have strong commonalities with Volito in terms of business and core values as well as an ownership philosophy that corresponds to Volito’s and is charactered by a long-term, responsible and sustainable approach.

Volito AB – the parent company

Volito AB is an investment company headquartered in Malmö. The company strives for an economically, environmentally and socially responsible approach in all parts of its everyday operations. Direct impact on the environment, as well as exposure to environmental risks, primarily relates to business travel.

Business Area Volito Real Estate

Volito Fastigheter has identified focus areas for sustainability management as well as the global goals towards which the business has the greatest potential to make a contribution. This concerns, among other things, impact on the climate, including carbon dioxide emissions, careful management of buildings from different periods, boosting biodiversity, and consideration for people. Volito Fastigheter also joined the LFM30 network – Local Road Map Malmö 2030 – which is one of Sweden’s largest and most ambitious sustainability initiatives. Within the framework of LFM30, Volito Fastigheter started work on a climate action plan, committed itself to efforts to minimise the climate footprint of the company’s entire value chain within both the existing portfolio and forthcoming project development, with the aim to be net zero climate neutral by 2030, and will follow LFM30’s systematic target follow-ups.

Business Area Volito Industry

Volito Industry contributes directly and indirectly to a large number of areas for sustainable development with a focus on the global goals for gender equality, sustainable energy for all, decent working conditions and economic growth, sustainable industry, innovations and infrastructure, and sustainable consumption and production. The company’s primary contribution to achieving these goals is through continuous development of the group’s products and services. Some examples are the development of sustainable solutions in hydraulics, pneumatics and electric operation, systems for cleaning oil, digital monitoring of machines and equipment for optimised operating lifetime, efficiency enhancement of manufacturing processes and the reconditioning of components to reduce the carbon dioxide footprint.

Business Area Portfolio investments

Portfolio companies conduct independent and ambitious sustainability management. Detailed information is available at www.peab.se, www.bulten.se, www.annehem.se and www.eqt.se.

COMMENTS FROM THE CEO Ulf Liljedahl, President and CEO, Volito AB