Sustainability governance

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The UN SDGs provide the global community with a roadmap for how to combat global challenges related to economic, social and environmental sustainability. As the global leader in access solutions, our sustainability work is aligned with the objectives of the SDGs – with a focus on six SDGs in particular:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Goal 19: Climate Action

  • Memberships

    ASSA ABLOY is included in FTSE4Good, the OMX GES Sustainability Sweden PI Index, and in the Kempen SNS SRI Universe, and participates in a number of other important partnerships such as the Carbon Disclosure Project and the World Green Building Council.

  • UN Global Compact

    ASSA ABLOY is a signatory to the UN Global Compact since 2008. This means that we support and commit ourselves to actively promoting and respecting the 10 principles on human rights, labor standards, environment and anti-corruption in our operations and in relation to external stakeholders.

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  • Anti-Corruption Compliance Program

    We work actively to prevent corruption in our business and have implemented specific compliance programs for anti-corruption, antitrust and export control, which supplement and expand on the Code of Conduct.

  • Mergers and acquisitions

    With more than 200 acquisitions during the last 16 years, we have established an efficient process for bringing new companies into the Group.

  • Our Code of Conduct shows the way

    The Code of Conduct provides the framework for our daily operations and includes guidelines for business ethics, human rights and labor standards, environmental and health and safety.