Sustainability

Sustainability is an integral part of our strategy. We aim to minimize climate impact from our operations while maximizing the societal and environmental benefits of our space services.

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Responsible business and toward Net zero

We have structured our sustainability focus around three key areas: Impact, Culture, and Behavior, with climate mitigation and adaptation identified as the most material topics.

Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across our entire value chain by 2040 is a strategic goal for the SSC Group.

Our goals and progress are monitored and reported annually in accordance with the international standard Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). We continuously develop our processes to ensure transparency, data-driven follow-up, and full integration of sustainability throughout our operations and supply chain.

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Impact - Culture - Behavior

Impact: We systematically reduce emissions in Scopes 1, 2, and 3, including investments in solar energy, and requirements for suppliers to set their own net zero targets. We monitor annual emission reductions and invest in climate adaptation.

Culture: We prioritize safety and strive for an inclusive work environment with zero tolerance for discrimination and harassment. All employees receive annual training in sustainability and our Code of conduct.

Behavior: We conduct responsible business operations with clear governance, zero tolerance for corruption, and active efforts to identify and mitigate human right risks, including the rights of Indigenous peoples.

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Sustainability report and Code of Conduct

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SSC Annual and Sustainability Report 2024

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Års- och Hållbarhetsredovisning 2024

Annual and Sustainability Report 2024 in Swedish

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SSC Code of Conduct

This Code is the foundation for the business we do and defines our values and business ethics.

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SSC Supplier Code of Conduct

Falls under the SSC Code of Conduct and outlines our expectations on our suppliers of goods and services and is applicable to all business relations such as agents, distributors, partners and subcontractors.

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EcoVadis

SSC has received a silver medal from EcoVadis, a leading provider of corporate sustainability assessments, for its sustainability performance. The result places SSC among the top 15% of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the past 12 months (85+ percentile).

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UN Global Compact

Since 2013 SSC has been committed to the UN Global Compact corporate responsibility initiative and its principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption.

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Statement for a Responsible Space Sector

Key actors of the European Space sector officially commit to join their forces and engage increasing concrete actions for a more responsible space sector and a sustainable development of society.

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Whistleblower

At SSC we are committed to fostering an environment where employees and stakeholders feel safe to report any unethical or unlawful activities without fear of retaliation. Whistleblowers play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity of our operations, and we ensure their protection through strict confidentiality measures and anti-retaliation policies.

Any employee who reports a concern in good faith will be safeguarded against any form of harassment, discrimination, or adverse employment consequences. Whistleblower reports regarding SSC are anonymous and are handled by  third party.

Web link

– Sweden and outside EU: KPMG Whistleblower Service
– The Netherlands: KPMG Whistleblower, NL
– Germany: KPMG Whistleblower, Germany
– Spain: KPMG Whistleblower, Spain

Phone

+46 771 402 103 – Goes directly to KPMG Whistleblower Service

Questions and Answers about Whistleblower

What can be reported?

It must refer to irregularities in which there is a public interest in them being resolved (for example bribery and corruption, fraud, conflict of interest, breach of human rights, harassment, theft etc).

The information must therefore concern the public and not the reporting person’s own working or employment conditions. Conditions that concern an individual may in some cases be of general interest if, for example, they are repeated or systematic violations that can be considered unacceptable from a broader societal perspective. Violations of internal regulations such as codes of conduct may in some cases be of general interest.

  • General expressions of dissatisfaction. Such matters must be communicated to the immediate manager or the HR function.
  • Reporting of security protection classified information.
  • Information covered by a so-called qualified duty of confidentiality. This may be, for example, information concerning a country’s relationship with foreign power where national security is in danger or certain secrecy within the authorities’ personnel administration.

SSC’s internal reporting channel is a secure system provided by SSC’s independent party KPMG AB (“KPMG”). KPMG’s Whistleblower Service is completely independent of SSC’s intranet and external website and can receive reports 24/7.

  1. A report is submitted by the person who wants to report filling in an electronic form in KPMG’s Whistleblower Service. Reporting can also be done via voicemail: see info on top of this page. Via KPMG’s Whistleblower Service or voicemail solution, the reporting person can also request to report during a face-to-face meeting.
  2. The reporting person is assigned a unique case number and password, in case the reporting person wishes to continue the dialogue and/or follow the status of the case. The information needs to be saved securely.
  3. KPMG’s reviewer unit receives the case (and send a confirmation to the reporting person that the report has been received if the person who reported it has created an account for further contact or provided contact information in another way).
  4. KPMG’s reviewer unit makes an initial assessment of the case.
  5. The report and the initial assessment are forwarded to the pre-determined contact persons within SSC for further handling and action planning. KPMG ensures that a report is not forwarded to anyone within SSC who is affected by the report.
  6. SSC decides on any remediation measures.
  7. Feedback is provided to the person who reported, if the person has created an account or provided contact information in another way.

 

More information on whistleblowing (pdf)

Information on KPMG’s processing of personal data (pdf)

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