Partnerships that provide added value

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

In 1994, Scandic's environmental work started in earnest. The Natural Step was our advisor from the start, and their principles of sustainability still guide us today. The Natural Step helps businesses and organizations make strategic decisions for sustainability (economic, environmental and social).

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.

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 is part of the Consultation Committee on the environment project ICARUS, operated by Business Travel Association. ICARUS is the largest international sustainability initiative for the business travel industry.

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

Klimaloftet is Norway's climate campaign from the government and Ministry of the Environment. The aim is to create an understanding and commitment to climate issues and to contribute to reducing emissions. Scandic is one of the Ministry of the Environment's corporate partners and is to participate in the design of a powerful concept for Klimaloftet.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

It is important to us that we seek balance in the Earth's resources. Therefore, we always follow the WWF's guidelines for sustainable fisheries. We also participate each year in WWF's Earth Hour demonstration to show the seriousness of the climate issue.

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 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.

Thanks to the cooperation with Lazarushjalpen, many socially deprived children will at least receive one Christmas present. This partnership exists in many areas of Sweden today.

Retoy is a Swedish organization that arranges toy exchange days and play days, with a focus on children's rights. When they visit Malmo, Gothenburg and Stockholm, we usually help with overnight stays.

When disasters happen in the world, we usually make a contribution to Save the Children, and also ask for help from our team members and guests to raise funds.

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.

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

• Polytechnic Society – Engineering students from the Danish Technical University test their inventions and practical sustainability solutions at the Roskilde Festival.
• Quick Response – Journalists who expose, debate and educate about discrimination in the media.
• Miljoresurs Linne - Competition between catering colleges in environmentally friendly food preparation.
• Copenhagen Business School – Educating 18,000 students to become sustainability ambassadors with a focus on enterprise opportunities.
• KFUK-KFUM Sparreviken's camp – A camp for children with an immigrant background where they can enjoy spending time outdoors with other children.
• KFUM Umea – 15 days of relaxation, summer jobs and courses in the countryside for unaccompanied under-age refugees.
• Consumentor/Shopgun – Information on the ethical, environmental and health-related effects of consumer goods distributed via the internet and mobile phones.
• Rattviseformedlingen (Equalisters) – Helps companies and organizations find special people and under-represented groups for recruitment, lectures, etc.

Sponsorship is part of our total market communication, working in tandem with Scandic’s other marketing activities. Sponsorship is a commercial exchange and assumes a reasonable return commitment to balance out the investment.

The purpuse of our sponsorship is::

• To promote the Scandic brand
• To strengthen our image with the public
• To create new business opportunities
• To deepen and improve our contact with our customers

Scandic avoids:

• Anything associated with brutality, danger or violence
• Political or religious groups
• Activities which clearly damage the environment
• Anything linked with tobacco and alcohol
• Passive and routine donations

Scandic currently sponsors:

Dansk Håndbold Forbund
Scandic is Official DHF Partner and DHF Business Partner of the Danish Handball Federation.

The Finnish Hockey League
Scandic is an official partner of the The Finnish Hockey League.

The Finnish Football Association
Scandic is an official partner of the The Finnish Football Association.

Finnish Basketball Association
Scandic is an official partner of the Finnish Basketball Association until 2025.

Finnish Handball Federation
Scandic is an official partner of the Finnish Handball Federation.

Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Scandic is an official partner of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

Finnish Sports Confederation and Team Finland
Scandic is the official partner and host of the Finnish Sports Confederation and Team Finland in 2024-2026.

Finnmarksløpet
Scandic is an official Elite partner.

Norwegian Sports Confederation and Olympic and Paralympic Committee
Scandic is an official main partner.

Norwegian Ski Federation
Scandic is an official partner to NSF Cross-Country Women Elite and Para Elite.

Norwegian Ski Federation Freeski
Scandic is an official partner.

Norwegian Handball Federation
Scandic is an official sponsor of both teams.

Norwegian Chefs' Association
Scandic is an official main partner.

Rosenborg Ball Club
Scandic is an official main partner.

Swedish Football Association
Scandic is a national partner of the Swedish Football Association, which includes elite football, the leagues Allsvenskan (men), Superettan (men) and Allsvenskan (women), plus the national team, the youth team and Football for All.

Swedish Handball Federation
Scandic is an official supplier to the Swedish Handball Federation.

Swedish Ice Hockey Association and Swedish Hockey League
Scandic is an official supplier to the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and the official hotel chain of the Swedish Hockey League.

Swedish Ski Association
Scandic is an official supplier to the Swedish Ski Association, which covers both cross-country and alpine skiing.

Swedish Sports Confederation
Scandic is a partner of the Swedish Sports Confederation, which is an umbrella organization for the whole Swedish sports movement. Scandic offers sport rates for all sections of the confederation. The main task of the confederation is to support the member associations and represent the sports movement in contacts with companies, public agencies, politicians, etc.

Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Team Paralympics
Scandic is an official supplier to Team Paralympics in Sweden. The Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled organizes activities for people with physical disabilities, impaired sight and intellectual disabilities within 17 sports. The organization also fulfils the role of Sweden's Paralympic Committee, with responsibility for paralympic sports.

Unity Arena
Scandic is an official partner.