WE BUILD CATHEDRALS
There is an old story about two masons who worked side by side. A man passes by on the street and asks one of them what he is doing. To which the first mason replies, “I build walls, stone by stone.” When the same man asks the other mason, he answers with, “I'm building a cathedral, stone by stone.”
I like the story because it illustrates how important it is to do something meaningful, to be involved and contribute in many different ways. This applies not only to us individually but also to the at which we companies. At Stena, each company has a clear purpose. This purpose can be clarified by asking the question of who would miss us if we weren’t here. Many of our customers would have to go to a less skilled competitor, or might not be able to buy the requested product or service at all. Our suppliers would have to turn to others who they would have not preferred to work with, and society at large would miss much of what the Stena Sphere contributes. Think about the role your company plays in society.
It is quite clear that we are consuming the Earth’s resources and affecting the planet in an unsustainable way. We all need to think about what we can do, big and small, to change this. Stena companies take this very seriously and we are presently conducting extensive work to determine the biggest negative effects our operations have and how these can be eliminated. However, we cannot do everything at once and progress is often slower than we’d wish. But we try to be a leader in the sustainable transition in all the industries we operate in. In this way, we also ensure the long-term competitiveness and the profitability of our operations.
A cathedral can stand for over a thousand years and it would obviously be exciting to be involved in building one, but working for a Stena company is not a bad alternative.
Claes Berglund
Director Public Affairs & Sustainability, Stena AB
