Emissions in our own operations
In 2025, the CO2 emissions from our own operations were 46% lower than in the base year 2019. An increased share of renewable electricity, together with a lower carbon intensity in some markets, contributed to this reduction.
Emissions in our value chain
In 2025, the absolute emissions in Scope 3 were 9% higher than in the base year 2019. This is mainly due to increased sales. Our efforts to drive the product mix in favor of lower emissions and improvements in carbon intensity on some important customer markets are not yet balancing the increase in sales. The development and availability of low carbon energy in our customers' markets is critical to achieving further reductions.
Waste management
Reducing waste is important to decrease the total environmental impact from our production and increase resource efficiency. Most of our waste constitutes of scrap metal, most of which is reused or recycled. Other materials present in the waste are for example plastics and cardboard from incoming packaging.
Electrically powered Group products sold into the EU fall under the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive. This includes compressors, vacuum pumps, handheld electric tools and monitoring control instruments. The Group is responsible for, and arranges with customers, the correct disposal of products that fall under the directive.
- Waste and water
- Energy
- Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)
| Waste from own operations (tonnes) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
Total waste |
64 304 | 60 796 | 57 598 |
Waste diverted from disposal |
59 617 | 55 576 | 52 560 |
| Preparation for reuse | 2 047 | 2 317 | 1 699 |
| Recycling | 50 769 | 45 216 | 41 117 |
| Other recovery operations | 6 801 | 8 043 | 9 744 |
| Specification: | |||
| Hazardous waste diverted from disposal | 12 552 | 12 445 | - |
| Non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal | 47 065 | 43 131 | - |
| Waste directed to disposal | 4 687 | 5 220 | 5 038 |
| Incineration | 264 | 351 | - |
| Landfill | 3 993 | 4 465 | - |
| Other disposal operations | 430 | 404 | - |
| Specification: | |||
| Hazardous waste directed to disposal | 1 480 | 1 530 | - |
| Non-hazardous waste directed to disposal | 3 207 | 3 690 | - |
| Waste from own operations specifications | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Non-recycled/non-reused waste (tonnes) | 11 488 | 13 263 | 14 782 |
| Non-recycled/non-reused waste (%) | 18% | 22% | 26% |
| Reused, recycled, recovered (%) | 93% | 91% | 91% |
| Total hazardous waste (tonnes) | 14 032 | 13 975 | 12 251 |
Methodology Waste data refers to materials generated from internal operations that are either collected for on-site or off-site reuse, recycling, or recovery (diverted from disposal), or waste sent for incineration, landfill, or other disposal methods (directed to disposal). Waste is classified as hazardous or non-hazardous in line with ESRS' categorization. The data is reported by local entities and consolidated at Group level. It covers a 12-month period and is presented in tonnes. The data is based on direct measurement, typically reported by the waste management company after collection. |
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| Water withdrawal | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Water withdrawal in '000 m3 | 722 | 687 | 671 |
| Water withdrawal m3/revenue (MSEK) | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Energy consumption, MWh | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Own facilities | 564 094 | 533 859 | 531 414 |
| Direct energy | 171 548 | 156 474 | 153 441 |
| Indirect energy | 392 546 | 377 385 | 377 973 |
| Company vehicles | 241 5261 | 248 877 | 225 452 |
| Direct energy | 238 848 | 246 986 | 222 097 |
| Indirect energy | 2 678 | 1 891 | 3 355 |
| Total energy | 805 620 | 782 736 | 756 866 |
| Direct energy | 410 396 | 403 460 | 375 538 |
| Indirect energy | 395 224 | 379 276 | 381 328 |
| Energy / revenue | |||
| Total energy / revenue (MSEK) | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Renewable energy sources, % | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Own facilities | 68% | 64% | 61% |
| - Direct energy | 20% | 13% | 8% |
| - Indirect energy | 89% | 85% | 82% |
| Company vehicles | 5% | 5% | 4% |
| Total | 49% | 45% | 44% |
- GHG emissions
- GHG / revenue (MSEK)
- Restatement specification
| GHG emissions (restated values) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (CO2e) '000 tonnes | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | Retrospective base year 2019 | % change 2025 vs. 2024 | % change vs. base year1 | Milestones and target years 2030 |
Scope 1 |
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| Gross Scope 1 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 97 | -3 | -14 | |
Scope 2 |
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| Gross location-based2 Scope 2 | 144 | 145 | 146 | - | -1 | - | |
| Gross market-based Scope 2 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 92 | -25 | -80 | |
Scope 1+2 |
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| Scope 1+2 (market based) | 101 | 110 | 118 | 189 | -8 | -46 | -46% |
Scope 3 |
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| Total gross indirect Scope 3 | 216 640 | 228 683 | 254 012 |
199 220 | -5 | +9 | -28% |
| Purchased goods and services | 2 459 | 2 573 | 3 070 | 2 538 | -4 | -3 | |
| Use of sold products | 211 992 | 223 768 | 248 596 | 195 054 | -5 | +9 | |
| Leased assets downstream | 1 749 | 1 883 | 1 859 | 1 126 | -7 | +55 | |
| Other categories | 440 | 459 | 487 | 502 | -4 | -12 | |
Total |
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| Total GHG emissions (location based)2 | 216 867 | 228 914 | 254 245 | - | -5 | - | |
| Total GHG emissions (market based) | 216 741 | 228 793 | 254 130 | 199 409 | -5 | +9 | |
Methodology
The reporting of greenhouse gas emissions is done in accordance with the GHG Protocol (ghgprotocol.org). Country factors used for energy come from the International Energy Agency. Scope 2 is presented both as market-based and location-based according to the GHG Protocol. A market-based approach has been applied unless otherwise stated. Factors from NTM (transportmeasures.org) areused for transport of goods when emission data is not provided by the transport company. Scope 1 includes direct energy in own operations and fuel used in company vehicles. Scope 2 includes indirect energy from own operations and electricity from company vehicles. Scope 3 includes GHG emissions upstream and downstream in the value chain. Categories 8 (Upstream leased assets), 10 (Processing of sold products), and 14 (Franchises) are not applicable to our operations and business model. All other relevant categories are included under "Other categories". Out-ofscopes data for biogenic CO₂ emissions from the combustion or bio-degradation of biomass are associated with certain activities in Scopes 1 and 3 and amounted to 10 003 tonnes in 2025 (4 388). The main difference from the previous year is due to an updated calculation methodology, taking into account an average bioblend of fuels used for company vehicles, calculated by applying DEFRA factors to the fuel volumes by type. CO₂e stands for carbon dioxide equivalents.
| GHG emissions2 / revenue3 | ||||||
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| (CO2e) '000 tonnes / MSEK | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | Retrospective base year 2019 | % change 2025 vs. 2024 | % change vs. base year |
| Scope 1+2 (market based) GHG emissions / revenue | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 1.61 | -3 | -63 |
| Scope 3 GHG emissions / revenue | 1 287 | 1 292 | 1 468 | 1 887 | 0 | -32 |
| Total GHG emissions (market based) / revenue | 1 287 | 1 293 | 1 469 | 1 888 | 0 | -32 |
| Total GHG emissions (location based)1 / revenue | 1 288 | 1 294 | 1 469 | - | 0 | - |
GHG emissions restatement specification |
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| (CO2e) '000 tonnes | 2024 | 2023 | Base year 2019 |
Scope 1+2 GHG emissions |
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| Initial reported Scope 1+2 | 114 | 113 | 162 |
| Adjustment to Scope 1+2 | -4 | 5 | 27 |
| Restated Scope 1+2 | 110 | 118 | 189 |
Scope 3 GHG emissions1 |
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Initial reported Scope 3
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224 212 | 250 528 | 170 634 |
| Adjustment to Scope 3 | 4 471 | 3 484 | 28 586 |
| Restated Scope 3 | 228 683 | 254 012 | 199 220 |
