Stena Fastigheter regularly conducts security surveys among its tenants. A comparison with other housing management companies of the same average size shows that over a 10-year period, Stena Fastigheter is better than most when it comes to perceived security. 

“We’ve been working on social sustainability through our relationship management activities for 20 years,” says Cecilia Fredholm Vaarning, Sustainability Manager at Stena Fastigheter. “It’s gratifying to see that investing in strategic and long-term initiatives in our neighborhoods is delivering results. Two of our neighborhoods have been removed from the police list of particularly vulnerable areas through good cooperation with other stakeholders, and a comparison with other companies of our size shows strong improvements in terms of security in Stena Property’s neighborhoods. In addition, 621 young people have received summer jobs through our efforts.”

STENA FASTIGHETER’S SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

Stena Fastigheter has set overall goals for its work with sustainability. Among the measurable goals are: halving our climate footprint by 2030, and for more tenants to feel safe and secure, and like where they live.

“Working with others, is the solution to complex challenges,” says Cecilia Fasth, CEO at Stena Fastigheter “Together with our suppliers and partners, we have started innovative energy and construction projects, implemented circular renovation projects and initiated new ways of driving local development, all to reduce our climate impact and increase the well-being of our tenants in our neighborhoods.”

When it comes to climate work, Stena Fastigheter is seeing strong improvements, including in terms of the carbon dioxide emissions that we can influence ourselves, in other words, scopes 1 and 2. Here, the company has halved emissions compared to 2018, the year on which we base our progress. In our efforts to halve our overall climate footprint to 2030, there are several initiatives, including a major focus on apartment renovations.

“We are seeing substantial progress in our apartment renovation program,” says Cecilia Fasth. “By analyzing an entire apartment, setting priorities based on climate impact and by testing different solutions, we have managed to reduce our impact by 16 per cent per square meter of living space.”

GOOD SUSTAINABILITY NEWS FROM STENA FASTIGHETER FOR 2021

• First in Sweden with a sustainability loan from Handelsbanken, related to security in our neighborhoods.
• 621 young people have received summer jobs via Stena Fastigheter.
• In 2021, Stena Fastigheter developed its own calculation tool to calculate the total climate footprint of an entire apartment. Which contributed to reduced climate impact for our plus-renovated apartments at 16 percent per square foot of living space.
• The Swan certification became Stena Fastigheter’s joint certification for all new production.
• Tynnered and Karlslund were removed from the police list of particularly vulnerable areas, confirming the effect of Stena Fastigheter’s long-term efforts for improved security and well-being.
• Stena Fastigheter signed a climate contract with the City of Malmö, thus contributing to the transition to a more climate-smart city.
• Record year in climate-smart energy. In Stockholm, Stena Fastigheter has more than doubled the number of solar energy installations.

STENA FASTIGHETER’S MOST IMPORTANT SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

• By 2030, the climate footprint is to be halved. (All activities are covered, including the supply chain. Reported under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol).
• Even more tenants will be feeling safer and more secure, and like where they live.
• 1,100 new sustainable homes to be created each year.

Read the sustainability report in Swedish.