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Sustainability

Sustainability and community engagement

As one of the leading consulting companies in the Nordic region, Norconsult is a driving force for the green transition. Our aim is to promote sustainable development by giving the best advice to our clients on how to reduce their projects’ climate footprint and energy consumption. The aim is also to contribute to positive improvements and slow down the negative developments related to the reduction of biodiversity and global warming. Together with our clients, we develop and implement innovative sustainable solutions that provide value for our clients and society and that will stand the test of time. We deliver quality in everything we do, in a sustainable way. Sustainability requires a multidisciplinary approach, and our strength lies in a continuous focus on development and an environment for knowledge sharing and further development of expertise across disciplines.

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Sustainability at work

We work actively to ensure that our operations are in line with internationally recognised principles and guidelines for human rights, workers’ rights, environment, climate, nature and anti-corruption. We continuously focus on workplace safety and the prevention of health risks, the detection and handling of actual injuries and the identification and removal of causes, thereby contributing to continuous improvement. 

Our rule of thumb for ethical conduct is that all our behaviour shall be able to withstand public scrutiny. Sustainability is part of everything we do, both in our projects and in our own operations.  

We strive to protect the environment and human health and to build strong communities with economic and cost-effective solutions. We recommend solutions that contribute to low resource use and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions reductions in individual projects can be greater than the emissions from our own operations. It is important for us to be good at what we recommend to our clients, to take responsibility for our impact and to reduce our own emissions. Therefore, we aim to be carbon neutral by 2030.  

Sustainability policy

The four action areas in Norconsult’s strategy approach to sustainability  

  • Empower clients for sustainability: Enable clients to address significant and increasing sustainability challenges by enhancing sustainability in tendering processes and utilising sustainability consultants and/or workshops in assignments and increase share of green revenue​. 

  • Make a decent profit decently: Through sustainable and responsible operations, focusing on travel, procurement and office space, to reduce CO2-emissions, while also emphasising equal treatment and opportunities for all through diverse leadership, employee well-being and psychological safety.

  • Enable competence and knowledge sharing: Promote competence development and knowledge sharing through discipline networks, specialised courses and events like the annual Sustainability Week.

  • Strengthen sustainability governance: Ensure effective sustainability governance, leadership and reporting.

Driving force for sustainable development through digitalisation and collaboration

To find the best sustainable solutions, we must be a driving force for collaboration within our industry. We have an open dialogue about how to find good solutions equipped for tomorrow’s challenges. Competence in digitalisation and digital project execution is central to our success. 

The Trønder and Meråker Railway (Trønder- og Meråkerbanen). Photo: Matthias Herzog

Community engagement is in our culture 

Community engagement is an integral part of our culture. We are committed to taking social and environmental considerations in order to create increased client value and contribute to society. Our strategy for community engagement consists of the four pillars of expertise, children and young people, local supporters and gender equality and diversity. 

We are aware of our responsibility and have several collaboration agreements that support our community engagement at group level. 

In Norway, we have collaborated with Team Norconsult, MOT Norge, Kreftkompasset, Engineers without borders and Norges Realfaggymnas. Norconsult in Denmark has supported Danmarksindsamlingen which aims to help people in some of the world’s poorest countries achieve the UN’s sustainable development goals. Nordic Office of Architecture has collaborated with Architecture without borders. Technogarden in Sweden launched the app «Do Good Get Good» to encourage employees to engage in social and community work. Norconsult Digital has given lectures at educational institutions and entered into agreements with 12 universities, colleges and vocational schools regarding the use of ISY solutions.  

  • Janicke Garmann

    Director Business Support / Sustainability

  • Elisabeth Hofgaard Lycke

    Director Sustainability and improvements

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