Circular economy for reporting, Ecolabel for procurement – ​​Best in sustainability commitments awarded

City of Jyväskylä, Tampere-talo Oy, HUS, City of Helsinki, Skanska and K-Group.

What unites these organizations is that they have all been awarded for their best voluntary sustainability commitments in 2023.

The awardees promote change towards social, ecological and economic sustainability through their actions.

The City of Jyväskylä's Nature Positive Jyväskylä umbrella commitment includes practical actions related to a diverse environment, energy and water use, low-carbon construction, a climate-resilient transport system, the circular economy, preparing for the impacts of climate change, and everyday responsibility.

Tampere-talo Oy's commitment, in turn, strengthens equality and promotes carbon-neutral events.

The City of Helsinki has already joined two public procurement green deals in 2020, which concern the use of harmless chemicals in the early childhood education sector and the pursuit of emission-free construction sites.

Systematic actions for the circular economy

Skanska, for its part, has committed to several green deals and has demonstrated through its systematic operations and reporting that the company is committed to implementing a low-carbon circular economy in its own business.

HUS has promoted better solutions for the environment, for example by integrating Joutsenlabel and the EU Ecolabel systematically into the management and implementation of its procurement as part of its ecolabel commitment.

The K-Group's commitment to material efficiency in the food industry includes practical measures that promote the trade sector's common responsibility goals in both supermarket and foodservice wholesale trade.

In addition, K-Group has made a total of five nutritional commitments to reduce salt, sugar and saturated fat in its products and to increase sales of vegetables and heart-healthy products.

Sustainability in practice

Organizations have made their commitments In the Sitoumus2050.fi online serviceThe best commitments received an award at a seminar organized in the summer by the Finnish Sustainable Development Commission and the Parliament's Future Committee.

The award was presented by the Finnish Sustainable Development Council, the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the State Nutrition Advisory Board and Environmental Labelling Finland.

Minister of the Environment and Climate Kai Mykkänen praises that the awarded commitments are good examples of how sustainable development can be promoted in a practical and diverse way.

Photo: Prime Minister's Office. Last year's best sustainability commitments were awarded at a celebratory seminar.