Next steps in our sustainability work
Just under a year ago, we proudly published our first sustainability story, which was the beginning of an exciting and long journey that will probably never end. All employees are directly or indirectly involved in our sustainability work and the sustainability team within Proton has continued to focus strongly on the sustainability work that is done within all companies in our Group.
Maria Thom is Sustainability Manager at Proton Group and is one that drives the sustainability activities within the Group and has been involved in developing the sustainability story.
Why have we decided to publish a sustainability story?
– For us, it was important to visualize our sustainability work. We believe that creating a platform and setting out our direction will help us in the journey. We spread it externally because we want to be as transparent as possible and we are sure that it will help us by, among other things, making the direction of our journey visible to our customers and other stakeholders.
How do we work with the sustainability story going forward?
– We set goals and guidelines for the entire Group in general, but even more specifically for our various business areas. Working with sustainability is very high on our agenda and we have a great focus on it within all levels and processes within the Proton Group. Through our way of working and by updating the sustainability story annually, we will be able to show both ourselves and our stakeholders what we do and make the results of our work visible.
How has the sustainability report been received?
– We have clearly received more reactions to it than expected – and only positive ones! Several customers and other partners we met who received a sustainability report in hand have come back and asked for more copies. It didn’t take many weeks before the first ones we printed were given out and we quickly had to order more, which is great fun. We have been asked from several stakeholders to come and present our work to share how we do it and where we started. For us, it goes without saying that we share our knowledge and work, because sustainability work is not something you do alone – you have to do it together!
*Proton stands for positive change. With smart industrial solutions, we create meaningful jobs and manage the earth’s resources. Together we can contribute to a better world for the next generation.
