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Sustainability and social commitment

Companies and organizations that we work with in the field of sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Sustainable partners

We cooperate with companies and organizations that take sustainability seriously. They believe, just as we do, that caring for people and the environment can both contribute to good business and a better society.

Partnerships which make the world a slightly better place

World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (WSHA)

Global hospitality network with over 55 member companies collectively representing more than 66,000 hotels and eight million hotel rooms. Scandic remains a member. The network works to reduce the industry's environmental impact and promote social responsibility through partnerships, training and joint initiatives.

UN Global Compact

Scandic is a signatory and supports the ten principles of the UN Global Compact covering human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption.

Visita

Visita is the hotel and restaurant industry's own organization in Sweden. Scandic is part of Visita's sustainability council.

Diversity and Inclusion

Scandic has a strong commitment to social responsibility and inclusion. As a proud employer and service provider, the company strives to make a positive contribution to society. We actively partner with organizations that share Scandic’s values and promote diversity, inclusion, and social development

Forum för innanförskap in Sweden

A national initiative uniting business, public sector and civil society to strengthen opportunities and belief in the future for more young people.

Diversity Charter in Sweden

Diversity Charter is a network for companies and organizations that are actively looking for a successful way to work with diversity. The business is an industry initiative that started in 2010 in Sweden, by companies like Scandic.

Lingio in Sweden

Scandic Sweden has partnered with Lingio to support inclusion through digital language and skills training, helping team members strengthen their Swedish, build confidence and grow in working life and society

HeltMed in Norway

Scandic has been a proud partner of Helt Med – an organization that helps people with cognitive disabilities with finding jobs – since 2017. We support in recruitment, and we follow up and provide training to the benefit of all parties. Today, many great team members work in Scandic in Norway as a result of this partnership.

Nordic Swan Ecolabel

In 1994, Scandic's environmental work was introduced in full force. Nordic Swan Ecolabel, also known as Svanen (the Swan), has been a very important corporate partner from the start. More than 4 out of 5 of our Nordic hotels are eco-labelled and the proportion is growing all the time. Swan is the toughest eco-labelling, and the official Nordic Ecolabel, founded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. Some of the many more benefits to work with Nordic Swan Ecolabel are:

Independent third party certification, Type 1
Overall perspective with tough criteria requirements (energy, water, chemicals, waste management and recycling)
Mandatory limit values that all must pass
One of Sweden's most well-known brands (96%) with extensive marketing communications
An important sustainability tool for public and private procurement/purchases

Eco-labelled suppliers

We also select suppliers and products labelled with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel or the EU Ecolabel, everything from furnishings to printed materials and cleaning chemicals. Together with our suppliers, we strive for an increased number of eco-labelled products at our hotels.

EU Organic

You will find the EU's official labelling of organic food in our breakfast buffets, amongst other places.

Debio

In Norway, Scandic cooperates with Debio with the goal of ensuring the organic food in the country. Scandic's breakfast in Norway is certified by Debio.

Luomu

In Finland. we co-operate with Luomu. The organization's main goal is to promote organic products as part of Finnish food culture.

Dansk Ø-Mærke, Statskontrolleret Ø kologisk

At Danish Scandic hotels, you see the Ø-labelling of organic food and beverages. It was introduced in 1989 and guarantees that the product is approved by the Danish authorities. The organization works with the entire chain from production to consumption.

Fairtrade

The Fairtrade label is an ethical and social label for human rights. Through the purchase of Fairtrade products, democracy and non-toxic cultivation are promoted, as well as work against child labour and discrimination. We only serve Fairtrade coffee at our hotels in Finland, Norway, Germany and Sweden.

UTZ Good Origin

UTZ guarantees that the coffee has been grown with social and environmental responsibility, and the coffee can always be traced to a country and its farmers. All the coffee we serve in Denmark is UTZ certified.

Food is not waste

Scandic work active to minimize food waste. In most markets we collaborate with digital food reseller in Sweden, Denmark and Norway Too Good To Go. In Finland ResQ Club. In Germany we partner with Foodsharing which daily collects food leftovers from selected Scandic hotels.

Stockholm Water Prize

Scandic is one of the founders of the Stockholm Water Prize. Each year the prize is awarded by the Stockholm International Water Institute during World Water Week, which is visited by researchers and experts from all over the world.

Scandic in Society

We are involved in the local community around each hotel in each country. Together with our key corporate partners in the form of companies, organizations and real enthusiasts in our vicinity, we work to create a good society.

Contribution to sustainable initiatives

Over the years, we have supported a variety of exciting and important initiatives in sustainability. Including:

Real Stars – In 2014, Scandic Sweden began a co-operation with the Real Stars organization. The collaboration focuses on 'Fair Sex', that is, work against human and sex trafficking.

Scandic's sponsorship

Sponsorship that contributes to our long-term objectives.

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Sustainability and social commitment

Sustainable partners

Partnerships which make the world a slightly better place

Scandic's sponsorship

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