Our Contribution to the Global Goals

By promoting decent and meaningful work in the supply change and helping to bring about positive change in the local community, Peas Industries can make a contribution towards social protection and financial resources for men, women and children (SDG 1.2).

Organic waste is transformed into valuable biological fertiliser and nutrients which promote sustainable agriculture through our company Biond; and products and solutions for circular farming are provided through our company Bonbio, allowing nutrients in organic waste to be used to grow new crops (SDG 2.1, 2.3 and 2.4).

Peas Industries is using preventive efforts such as mindfulness training and wellness allowances to promote physical and mental health and well-being for our employees at all companies (SDG 3.4).

Peas Industries is safeguarding the supply of skills in the industries in which our companies are active; for OX2, for instance, by means of involvement in the Swedish “Become a wind power technician” initiative, in order to ensure that relevant skills and professional expertise are available on a growing market (SDG 4.4).

As Peas Industries companies are expanding and regularly appoint new staff, the company has plenty of opportunity to get involved in equality issues as part of the recruitment process, and also as part of its day-to-day operations. Peas’ goal is to make the workplace as equal and as inclusive as possible, and to give women equal opportunities for leadership (SDG 5.1, 5.5).

Provision of both air and water is being reduced as fossil fuels are being replaced with renewable energy. Taking a great deal of care with regard to operations in and near to water and using companies that minimise their water consumption in cultivation containers, Peas is able to minimise its impact on waterways in areas in which we operate (SDG 6.3).

With its companies, Peas Industries is making a significant contribution to increasing the percentage of renewable energy on the markets in which the companies are active, but it is also creating conditions on other markets by driving development and cost reductions (SDG 7.2 and 7.3).

Peas Industries is contributing to economic growth and productive employment and is playing an important part in the definition of clear requirements for decent working conditions throughout the value chain (SDG 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.5 and 8.8).

The expansion of renewable and distributed energy is leading to reinforcement of regional and local power grids and roads, which is helping to enhance human well-being and local economic development and provide jobs. Our companies operating in the field of circular bioeconomy are also at the cutting edge as regards innovation in the field of sustainable and circular cultivation and waste management (SDG 9.1 and 9.2).

As the companies grow – both in size and in geographical terms – there are opportunities to even out gender distribution mismatches and promote diversity in order to reinforce our workforce and ensure social inclusion (SDG 10.2).

Our companies’ efforts to build renewable and distributed energy, along with circular waste management and production of biogas and nutrients, mean that Peas companies are helping to make towns and cities cleaner through cleaner transport and reduced emissions from fossil energy sources (SDG 11.2 and 11.4).

Our companies working with renewable energy generation are allowing us to help bring about more sustainable utilisation of our natural resources; and we are helping to bring about more sustainable waste management, reduce food waste to a minimum and provide conditions for a more sustainable lifestyle thanks to our circular waste management and circular food growing companies (SDG 12.2, 12.3, 12.5 and 12.8).

Large-scale wind power and solar power and distributed energy solutions are significant and effective climate measures, and a number of our companies are leaders in these fields. We use our circular, climate-resilient growing concepts to create opportunities for greater resistance to the adverse effects of climate change linked with food production (SDG 13.1 and 13.2).

Offshore wind farms are planned with a view to minimising adverse impact on marine and coastal ecosystems. There is major potential in connection with the development of offshore wind power to explore solutions with a positive impact on ecosystems (SDG 14.2).

Extensive inventories are performed as part of every wind project in order to identify protected species, and a great deal of care is taken when felling trees in order to protect natural habitats. There is a great deal of potential in taking action to promote biodiversity in connection with construction work, even though the climate benefit provided by renewable energy and the contributions this energy makes to combating climate change provide the biggest benefit for the continued survival of many species (SDG 15.5).

Being responsive and inclusive when making decisions on wind power projects is a prerequisite, and crucial to local acceptance (SDG 16.7).

Peas Industries frequently works with many different partners in our companies, all of which share a single goal: to expand renewable and distributed energy. Work towards sustainable waste management and food production also requires close cooperation with both municipalities and other stakeholders in the value chain (SDG 17.16 and 17.17).