UN Sustainable Development Goals Vaisala and UN Sustainable Development Goals We have identified the most relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals for Vaisala. Solutions that are beneficial for society and the environment have always been at the core of our business. By integrating the goals to our strategy work, we can better assess our impacts on sustainable development and get inspiration for developing new business and sustainable business practices. Here we introduce how Vaisala realizes these goals in its solutions as well as in its own sustainable business practices. Sustainable solutions Industry, innovation and infrastructure Industry, innovation and infrastructure Most relevant SDG targets for Vaisala:9.4 By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes.Vaisala’s solutions:Improving resource efficiency with industrial measurement solutions Climate action Climate action Most relevant SDG targets for Vaisala:13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning.Vaisala’s solutions:Increasing understanding of climate change and enabling adaptation to extreme weather Affordable and clean energy Affordable and clean energy Most relevant SDG targets for Vaisala:7.2 By 2030, increase the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix substantially.7.3 By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiencyVaisala’s solutions:Improving energy efficiency in buildings and industrial processesOptimizing wind and solar power productionOptimizing the production and upgrading process of biogas Good health and well-being Good health and well-being Most relevant SDG targets for Vaisala:3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services, and access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.Vaisala’s solutions:Monitoring development and manufacturing in regulated industries like life science Sustainable cities and communities Sustainable cities and communities Most relevant SDG targets for Vaisala:11.2 By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable transport systems for all.11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality.Vaisala’s solutions:Improving the safety and sustainability of transport systemsMonitoring ambient air quality Environmentally sustainable business practices Responsible consumption and production Responsible consumption and production Most relevant UN SDG targets for Vaisala:12.2 By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources12.4 Achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water, and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuseVaisala's business practices:Design for environment andlong product life cyclesIncreasing the recycling rate Affordable and clean energy Affordable and clean energy Most relevant UN SDG targets for Vaisala:7.2 By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix7.3 By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiencyVaisala's business practices:Using renewable electricityImproving energy efficiency in our facilitiesDesigning energy efficient products Climate action Climate action Most relevant UN SDG targets for Vaisala:13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warningVaisala's business practices:Reducing emissionsEncouraging employees’ climate-friendly choices Socially and economically sustainable business practices Decent work and economic growth Decent work and economic growth Most relevant UN SDG targets for Vaisala:8.1 Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances8.7 Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery, and human trafficking and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workersVaisala's business practices:Positive economic impact on communities through direct employment and taxes, as well as through the supply chainUpholding labor standards and occupational health and safety as well as managing human rights risks in our own operations and partner network Reduced inequalities Reduced inequalities Most relevant UN SDG targets for Vaisala:10.3 Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies, and action in this regardVaisala's business practices:Promoting diversity and providing equal opportunities, for example, in recruitment and career development Peace, justice and strong institutions Peace, justice and strong institutions Most relevant UN SDG targets for Vaisala:16.5 Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their formsVaisala's business practices:Ensuring compliance with our International Anti-Corruption Policy
