Sustainability

Sustainability built into the product

Our products are made of solid wood, which is a renewable natural material. In addition, forests bind carbon dioxide as they grow, which means that products made of wood contribute to reducing the environmental impact. In conclusion, Swedish hardwood products are the self-evident choice for anyone looking to make a contribution to sustainable development.

Circular production

On account of our location in the heart of the Småland region, we are surrounded by fine raw material from Swedish forests. The proximity to raw material, and our Österbymo Hardwood sawmill, put us in a unique position when it comes to flexibility, logistics and delivery reliability. In other words, minimised transport and efficient logistics result in us speaking literally when we talk of sustainability in sourcing and production.

Production at KG List is emission-free, and we take care to make full use of the raw material. Shavings, woodchip and residual waste from the production process are used as biofuel to heat our own buildings and other properties in the community. Chemical consumption in the production process is kept to a minimum. The glue we use to make our edge-glued panels generates little environmental impact during the production process and in the end product itself.

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FSC^® certified

Choosing solid wood products entails making an eco-friendly decision. In many cases, the raw material used comes from certified Swedish forests. KG List is FSC^® certified, which means that we undertake to abide by international standards for forestry and traceability. In this way, we are working to promote environmentally adapted, socially responsible and financially viable utilisation of the world’s forests.

A working relationship with KG List opens up the opportunity to affix an environmental label to your products. It is often a strong sales argument to state that the wood material stems from responsible forestry which shows consideration for people and the environment. Contact us if you would like to find out more about the possibilities for environmental labelling.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

We at KG List have chosen to work with the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a part of our systematic improvement initiatives.
The operation shoulders its responsibility in sustainability by integrating financial, environmental and social aspects of the strategic and operative work with production and products. This covers the entire value chain for customers, suppliers and the company.

Our employees are our most important asset! Good health and well-being are fundamental preconditions for our capacity to perform. Likewise our ability to fulfil our full potential. Each and every employee is to be aware of his/her importance to the operation as a whole. So, everyone must know that every part has a role to play. Committed employees who enjoy their work are also ambassadors for the company. This translates into success and development for ourselves, the company and society in general.

Our organisation is to reflect diversity in society. Working actively with equality and equal opportunities translates into enhanced well-being, productivity and profitability.
Work in this respect also has to do with creating opportunities for individuals or groups, irrespective of gender, religion, disability, age, gender-fluid identity, ethnic affiliation or sexual orientation.

We work actively with sustainable, reliable and renewable energy. Clean fuel is a precondition for our ability to help tackle several of the challenges that the world is facing today. Including poverty, climate change and inclusive growth.

Reducing negative impact on the climate, environment and people’s health. Sustainable production makes us more competitive. Reducing discards and material waste is work that is being carried out with the involvement of all areas. From sales and purchasing to every employee associated with the process. Reducing transports and buffer stocks in production. In the long term, phasing out harmful chemicals.

An individual environmental declaration on our products:
• Where the timber comes from and whether it is certified timber
• The carbon impact generated by the product as a raw material and in our own production
• How much waste the product generated
• What the product generated in the form of tax revenue or other benefit to society.

In our environmental policy, we actively reject the following:

• Trade in illegal wood products.
• Breaches of human rights in connection with felling operations and trade in wood products.
• Destruction of forests exceptionally worthy of conservation.
• Conversion of natural forest into planted woods or non-forestry operations.
• Genetically modified forest.
• Breach of the ILO Core Convention in the 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamentals Principles and Rights at Work.

Contact us if you would like to know more about our work with sustainability and environmental issues, or about the possibilities for applying an environmental label to your products.