Annual Report 2008 - Securitas

an environmental impact from a life-cycle perspective.
On the whole, Securitas is a services company
with relatively low environmental impact. The operations
of the Group do not require a permit under
the Swedish Environmental Code.
Step-by-step work to improve
In 2008, an analysis of the major environmental,
climate and social aspects of our business was
undertaken by Group Management to generate a
relevant basis for establishing a Corporate Social
Responsibility Policy. The analysis led to the conclusion
that three areas are to be prioritized for
action in the years to come: exhaust emissions from
company cars, policies for crisis management and
security uniform purchasing.
In May 2008, a decision was taken by the Group
to adopt and implement an Environmental Policy.
The policy states in short that no new company
cars, aimed to transport maximum five people, and
no new minivans, aimed for six or seven people, as
of May 2008 may exhaust more than 195 and 240
gram CO 2 per km respectively. Trucks, buses and
specialist vehicles are not defined as company cars
or minivans. The environmental target is set to
decrease exhaust emissions year by year. Securitas
emitted on an average approximately 173 CO 2 gram
per km 2008 for the 10,000 company cars and
minivans that Securitas owns or leases worldwide.
Securitas has well-functioning policies for crisis
management in all markets where the company
is present, these policies will be developed further
during the next year. A security officer’s position
can sometimes result in threatening situations. The
goal of our work to improve our policies is to help
avoid these situations, prepare our employees and
give them the best possible help to handle threatening
situations once they have occurred.
Group Management is looking into purchasing
security uniforms centrally to further facilitate the
control of environmental and social affects when
producing the uniforms. By the end of 2008, no
final decision was taken, but centralized purchasing
of uniforms is still one of our focus areas.
In addition to these three prioritized areas mentioned
above, there is also other ongoing work
related to corporate responsibility. Employee surveys
are being con ducted in many countries where
Securitas is present, providing critical information
needed for developing Securitas’ attractiveness as
an employer. Overall, employee satisfaction, safety
and leadership are ex amples of areas covered.
By having an active dialogue with our employees
we intend to increase our employee retention rate,
a critical success factor for a specialized security
company. Securitas has also strengthened its training
efforts during 2008, making long-term investments
in educating security officers to help them
become more specialized.
People make the difference. For Securitas employees, all managers are role models and a helping hand to their employees.
Here we see security officers George Tsitsibis and Therese Jönvik at Clarion Sign Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden.
Securitas responsibilities
An overview
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