References
Repro Food
RePro Food is short for “Recirculating Production and Processing of Vegetables and Fish” (in Swedish “Kretsloppsbaserad produktion och förädling av grönsaker och fisk”, a 20 MSEK development project with eight partners supported by Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA), project reference number 2015-04412. The project ran from 2015-11-02 to 2017-04-30. Below are final reports
Fish poop
The project idea is to develop detailed design of the recycling system between fish farming and tomato cultivation in an innovation process.
Industrial Carbon Dioxide Recycling
The project’s goal is to lay the foundation for the optimal carbon dioxide extraction system from industrial flue gases, including separation from flue gases, transport, and application in greenhouses.
Only impact matters
Sustainability goals
Ambitious and well-anchored
The sustainability goals set by WA3RM are ambitious and based on the key activities of our business model, where we can truly create the most positive impact. Our goals are well-anchored in the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the EU Taxonomy environmental objectives, and the Swedish Environmental Goals from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. Progress towards our goals will be regularly monitored with the intent to regularly communicate results to our stakeholders.
Sustainability is not a part of what we do. It’s our entire offering and the very reason WA3RM was created. At this point in human history, we must take action and achieve real results when combatting accelerating climate change. Follow our progress here.
New local jobs
Local production of food and other resources
Reuse of waste
Reduced demands for imported resources and related transports
Abatement of greenhouse gas emissions
Green investments
Regenergy facilities create positive impacts related to
Invest 10 billion euro in projects with sustainability and circularity focus by 2030.
Capture and re-use 5.000 Giga Watt Hour of industrial waste heat by latest end of 2030.
Abate 1.000.000 tons CO2-equivalent emissions related to re-use of waste heat by latest end of 2030.
Billion Euro invested/year.
WA3RM Sustainability indicator
WA3RM Sustainability target
Use 100% certified renewable purchased electricity in all office facilities and project facilities by latest end of 2025.
Giga Watt Hours of waste heat reused/year & Total heat used/year.
Metric tons CO2-eq emissions avoided/year & total scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions/year.
Electricity consumption from renewable sources/year & total electricity consumption/year.
Perform biodiversity assessments in all projects to ensure no significant harm to biodiversity or protected areas.
Obtain signed code of conduct from all suppliers & operator clients to ensure compliance throughout supply chain.
Achieve ethnicity and gender diversity at all levels and functions, while upholding a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination and harassment.
Create 4.000 new jobs by latest 2030.
Achieve annual rate of zero workplace accidents per year during project development and construction.
Establish operational sustainability plan and targets (including but not limited to water sourcing & consumption, waste volumes & management, biodiversity impacts, number and quality of jobs) within 1 year of operational launch of facilities in Frövi Sweden.
Number of biodiversity land assessments completed/project/year.
Percentage of suppliers & operators that signed Code of Conduct/year.
Gender percentages in Board and Management/year.
Number of full-time jobs created/year.
Number of reportable accidents/year.
Operational plan and operational targets.
Area
Financial
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Social
Social
Social
Social
Other
SDG
Consistent use of methodologies and frameworks
WA3RM’s ex-ante and ex-post calculations are based on well-established methodologies. We use the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol standards for our scope 1, 2, and 3 emission reporting. We also use GHG emission factors from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Our Code of Conduct, partner screenings, and partner audits are also based on the UN Global Compact Ten Principles, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Reporting
Robust and transparent
WA3RM strives to have robust and transparent sustainability reporting which is directly related to our sustainability goals, KPIs, and core business activities. Our sustainability reporting is completed annually, in combination with our annual financial reports. Our reporting is also voluntarily based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) frameworks. WA3RM also complies with the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) by publishing the required disclosures, which can be found here.
Monitoring and framework
Regular assessment of key performance indicators
Our sustainability impacts will be regularly monitored using a range of key performance indicators (KPIs). These KPIs relate directly to our sustainability goals and the key activities of our business model. Our KPIs focus on, but are not limited to, energy consumption and sources, greenhouse gas emissions, waste re-use and output, water consumption and sources, job creation, gender diversity, and produced resources. To review our key performance indicators, see the Pre-contractual Disclosure here.
SDG
WA3RM Sustainability target
Invest 10 billion euro in projects with sustainability and circularity focus by 2030.
WA3RM Sustainability indicator
Billion Euro invested/year.
Area
Financial
SDG
WA3RM Sustainability target
Capture and re-use 5.000 Giga Watt Hour of industrial waste heat by latest end of 2030.
WA3RM Sustainability indicator
Giga Watt Hours of waste heat reused/year & Total heat used/year.
Area
Environmental
SDG
WA3RM Sustainability target
Abate 1.000.000 tons CO2-equivalent emissions related to re-use of waste heat by latest end of 2030.
WA3RM Sustainability indicator
Metric tons CO2-eq emissions avoided/year & total scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions/year.
Area
Environmental
SDG
WA3RM Sustainability target
Use 100% certified renewable purchased electricity in all office facilities and project facilities by latest end of 2025.
WA3RM Sustainability indicator
Electricity consumption from renewable sources/year & total electricity consumption/year.
Area
Environmental
SDG
WA3RM Sustainability target
Perform biodiversity assessments in all projects to ensure no significant harm to biodiversity or protected areas.
WA3RM Sustainability indicator
Number of biodiversity land assessments completed/project/year.
Area
Environmental
SDG
WA3RM Sustainability target
Obtain signed code of conduct from all suppliers & operator clients to ensure compliance throughout supply chain.
WA3RM Sustainability indicator
Percentage of suppliers & operators that signed Code of Conduct/year.
Area
Social
SDG
WA3RM Sustainability target
Percentage of suppliers & operators that signed Code of Conduct/year.
WA3RM Sustainability indicator
Gender percentages in Board and Management/year.
Area
Social
SDG
WA3RM Sustainability target
Create 4.000 new jobs by latest 2030.
WA3RM Sustainability indicator
Number of full-time jobs created/year.
Area
Social
SDG
WA3RM Sustainability target
Achieve annual rate of zero workplace accidents per year during project development and construction.
WA3RM Sustainability indicator
Number of reportable accidents/year.
Area
Social
SDG
WA3RM Sustainability target
Establish operational sustainability plan and targets (including but not limited to water sourcing & consumption, waste volumes & management, biodiversity impacts, number and quality of jobs) within 1 year of operational launch of facilities in Frövi Sweden.
WA3RM Sustainability indicator
Operational plan and operational targets.
Area
Other
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Sustainable Accelerators.
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