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RESPONSIBILITY REPORT<br />
20 23
<strong>Pintos</strong> – <strong>Responsibility</strong> <strong>report</strong><br />
Innovating and reinforcing ourselves responsibly 3<br />
<strong>Pintos</strong> – Innovator of construction 4<br />
<strong>Pintos</strong> values 4<br />
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 6<br />
Investing in growth and wellbeing 8<br />
Safer, more efficient production 9<br />
Economic prosperity for the whole area 10<br />
Taxes paid by <strong>Pintos</strong> Boost Society 11<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 12<br />
Efficient operation reduces environmental impact 14<br />
Recycling all waste 15<br />
Use of energy 16<br />
Carbon footprint in <strong>2023</strong> 17<br />
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 18<br />
We take care of our employees 20<br />
New impetus and robust experience 20<br />
Safe working conditions 21<br />
Investments in occupational safety 22<br />
Less accidents 23<br />
Innovating through training 24<br />
We support many clubs and associations 25
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
INNOVATING AND REINFORCING<br />
OURSELVES RESPONSIBLY<br />
<strong>Responsibility</strong> and sustainability management<br />
have a long track record at <strong>Pintos</strong>. From the<br />
very beginning, we have wanted to take responsibility<br />
in our operation: respect each other and<br />
nature. In the actual strategy work, it has been a<br />
constant for decades. Initiating the preparation<br />
of written responsibility <strong>report</strong>s has, really, been<br />
the logical next step in the tradition.<br />
As in previous years, for this third <strong>report</strong>, we<br />
have now collected a wide array of data about<br />
the economic and social responsibility of our<br />
company, as well as the sustainability aspect.<br />
The annually updated <strong>report</strong> presents the effects<br />
of our operation and sustainability measures.<br />
Responsible business means general guidelines<br />
as well as value-based choices, unique to<br />
each company. Our key focus areas are energy<br />
efficiency and potentials new technology bring.<br />
This is also why we have invested in these in<br />
the past years. In <strong>2023</strong>, we advanced the most<br />
extensive investment programme in <strong>Pintos</strong>’ history.<br />
It gave us the framework for occupational<br />
safety and more efficient industrial machinery<br />
and methods as well. We also launched more<br />
responsible products made-to-measure and upgraded<br />
into electric forklift trucks at the factories.<br />
In spite of the challenging times, we also decided<br />
to invest in our personnel through training and<br />
by hiring summer employees at the factories.<br />
What makes me happy is seeing how well our<br />
entire personnel has engaged in the changes.<br />
We can now forward the related changes fast.<br />
Today, responsibility and sustainability are a<br />
prerequisite for successful business operations.<br />
For us, it has meant a policy that we produce<br />
specially-made products for our customers instead<br />
of bulk products. They improve occupational<br />
safety, save time and materials, and make<br />
construction work more efficient. Our customers<br />
also require sustainability actions from us, and<br />
this is what we also expect of our partners: based<br />
on customer feedback, value-based choices are<br />
greatly appreciated. For us, responsibility and<br />
sustainability are, indeed, the backbone of our<br />
operation, and, especially in international trade,<br />
a way to stand out. Based on international figures,<br />
Finnish companies are in the forefront<br />
of responsibility and sustainability, and this is<br />
where we also belong.<br />
Managing Director<br />
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PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
PINTOS – INNOVATOR OF CONSTRUCTION<br />
<strong>Pintos</strong> is Scandinavia's leading reinforcement and industrial nail manufacturer,<br />
as well as concrete building accessory supplier in the construction industry.<br />
Our main product groups are reinforcements, lifting lugs, concrete casting<br />
accessories and fasteners. <strong>Pintos</strong> is a Finnish family business. Our places of<br />
business are in Eura, Rauma, Raisio and Espoo in Finland, and Värnamo in<br />
Sweden. Our management system is certified with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001<br />
standards.<br />
The intelligent <strong>Pintos</strong> reinforcement and fastener solutions, as well as the<br />
comprehensive product selection make working more efficient, of higher quality<br />
and safer. The best possible security of supply brought by decades of experience,<br />
the continuous development and the understanding of the everyday<br />
challenges of our customers help us serve the various areas of concrete construction<br />
and create a more versatile future for construction together with our<br />
customers.<br />
PINTOS VALUES<br />
RELIABLE<br />
RESPONSIBLE<br />
PRODUCTIVE<br />
RENEWING<br />
Our success and growth<br />
are based on well-deserved<br />
trust and genuine interaction.<br />
We commit to our goals<br />
and do what we say.<br />
We take care of people and the<br />
environment. We do our work in<br />
a safe way to a high standard.<br />
We operate in a transparent<br />
manner, we are fair and socially<br />
responsible.<br />
We understand that each of us<br />
influences the success of the<br />
business. When we work fast<br />
and systematically, we do not<br />
need to rush or be sloppy.<br />
We are ready to learn new things,<br />
and develop ourselves and our<br />
ways of operation every day. For<br />
us, change is an opportunity.<br />
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PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
REVENUE<br />
51 MILLION €<br />
FINNISH FAMILY<br />
BUSINESS<br />
4.8 MILLION € -9,8% *<br />
INVESTMENTS<br />
IN <strong>2023</strong><br />
FORKLIFT TRUCK FUEL<br />
CONSUMPTIONS PER<br />
PRODUCTION KILOGRAM<br />
-29% * * As compared to 2022<br />
PERSONNEL SICK<br />
DAYS<br />
WE EMPLOY<br />
132<br />
PEOPLE<br />
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PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY<br />
PRIORITIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY IN <strong>2023</strong>–2024<br />
<strong>Responsibility</strong> is one of our core values.<br />
In 2022, we set focus areas for our responsibility work that guide our operation.<br />
• Active investment program<br />
Size of program approximately 10 million euros.<br />
• Increasing competitiveness in<br />
<strong>Pintos</strong>’ travel-to-work area.<br />
Participating in different projects such as donated<br />
professorship with the University of Turku.
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
INVESTING IN GROWTH AND WELLBEING<br />
Investments, renewal and development<br />
play a key role at <strong>Pintos</strong>. We invest a significant<br />
portion of our profit in new technology.<br />
Our investment program is planned<br />
for periods of 3-4 years. In the previous period,<br />
the investments were approximately<br />
six million euros. The value of the current<br />
investment program for 2022–2024 is approximately<br />
ten million euros.<br />
A stable financial base enables continuous<br />
investments, which has made <strong>Pintos</strong> a<br />
technological and economical leader in its<br />
field. Thanks to systematic innovations in<br />
our production processes and facilities, we<br />
can be more efficient, our production can<br />
be of better quality and we reach a better<br />
security of supply. At the same time, we are<br />
building a foundation for an ever diversifying,<br />
extending production.<br />
We want to reinforce ourselves in a responsible<br />
way. In addition to operational<br />
and financial growth, we will invest in our<br />
employees and their well-being: we will introduce<br />
reforms to improve both safety and<br />
comfort in the working environment. We<br />
always consider the environmental impact<br />
of our choices such as energy efficiency,<br />
material waste and waste volume, when<br />
replacing our equipment and practices.<br />
In investment projects and modernisation<br />
of industrial machinery, we focus on the<br />
life-cycle thinking of production lines and<br />
equipment maintenance. To achieve the<br />
most viable or the most ecological option,<br />
we always base our investment and maintenance<br />
decisions on the information we<br />
gather.<br />
<strong>2023</strong><br />
Revenue<br />
Personnel payments<br />
Subsidies<br />
Investments<br />
€ 51,293,921<br />
€ 6,856,325<br />
€ 0<br />
€ 4,841,476
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
SAFER,<br />
MORE EFFICIENT<br />
PRODUCTION<br />
In <strong>2023</strong>, we made a number of investments that, in many ways, carried<br />
forward our sustainability work.<br />
The most important financial investment of the whole investment period,<br />
a new welding line for reinforcements, was installed at the Eura<br />
factory. The welding line acquired from Austria represents the most advanced<br />
technology in the industry and significantly strengthens <strong>Pintos</strong>'<br />
production capacity. The production line meets current safety requirements,<br />
and thanks to the integrated RCC technology, it also saves a<br />
significant amount of electricity. The new equipment will also increase<br />
the efficiency and speed of production, which strengthens <strong>Pintos</strong>' position<br />
as a pioneer in the manufacture of reinforcement mesh and a<br />
trailblazer in the industry.<br />
A closed-loop cooling water project was implemented at the Eura mesh<br />
plant. In addition to optimal cooling, the new cooling equipment will<br />
improve the quality of the products and extend the life of the consumables<br />
in the production machines, such as bearings and rollers. The<br />
cooling system is completely closed and automatic, which significantly<br />
increases the energy efficiency of the plant.<br />
At both the Eura and Rauma factories, modern cold rolling mill lines<br />
were installed to increase the availability and safety of the wire on a<br />
large scale. Occupational safety will be boosted not only by smart technology,<br />
but also by more comprehensive enclosures for equipment.<br />
This will also make the working environment neater. The new lines also<br />
feature solutions that minimise the production of nonconforming products,<br />
thereby reducing material wastage. The dedicated lines built for<br />
both plants will also substantially reduce the need to transport drawn<br />
wire between the plants, and reduce the carbon footprint.
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR THE WHOLE AREA<br />
<strong>Pintos</strong> delivers economic prosperity not only to its<br />
own personnel, but also to society at large.<br />
Our production plants are located in Eura and Rauma,<br />
in the heart of the Satakunta region. In <strong>2023</strong>,<br />
we had a total of 132 employees at our plants, in<br />
addition to indirectly employing a number of partners<br />
in logistics, packaging and maintenance, for example.<br />
We are a prominent employer in our area and,<br />
through corporate taxation, we strengthen regional<br />
economy in particular.<br />
ostot euromääräisesti<br />
Around 90 per cent of our turnover is from sales of<br />
reinforcing ostot bars, euromääräisesti<br />
lifting lugs and industrial nails manufactured<br />
in our own production facilities. The most<br />
significant product group by far is reinforcing reinforcement<br />
mesh for concrete construction, for which<br />
we are the market leader in the Nordic countries.<br />
Even though we operate internationally, we are a<br />
local actor deeply rooted in the Satakunta region.<br />
Our own plants manage everything from planning<br />
and production to sales. Local presence is not only<br />
a matter of honour, it also ensures that we operate<br />
responsibly: with our production sites close by and<br />
people who are familiar with them, we can manage<br />
our operations in a transparent and sustainable way.<br />
ostot toimittajamäärä<br />
ostot toimittajamäärä<br />
We prefer partnerships with Finnish suppliers and<br />
partners wherever technically and economically<br />
feasible. However, raw materials account for by far<br />
the largest share of procurement costs each year,<br />
and the main raw material, wire rod, is not available<br />
in Finland. <strong>Pintos</strong> expects that all its partners are operating<br />
responsibly, both locally and overseas, and<br />
only purchases raw materials from trusted, established<br />
steel suppliers.<br />
The challenges in the construction sector and the<br />
stagnation of the market were also temporarily reflected<br />
in our domestic content. While in a typical<br />
year, domestic purchases have accounted for<br />
around 20 per cent of all acquisitions, in <strong>2023</strong> the<br />
share reached 41 per cent as steel purchases decreased.<br />
ALL PURCHASES IN<br />
EUROS<br />
Finland<br />
Foreign<br />
41%<br />
59%<br />
ALL PURCHASES BASED ON<br />
SUPPLIER COUNT<br />
Finland<br />
Foreign<br />
87%<br />
13%
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
TAXES PAID BY PINTOS BOOST SOCIETY<br />
We support the operation of the society by paying taxes and creating jobs. We handle<br />
tax returns and other legal obligations properly and promptly. We comply with the<br />
current legislation in paying, collecting, accounting for and <strong>report</strong>ing taxes.<br />
The tax footprint consists of two main areas: direct taxes paid by the company and<br />
taxes paid by the company. Direct taxes include income tax and vehicle and transfer<br />
taxes. Taxes paid by the company include withholding tax and VAT.
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY<br />
PRIORITIES IN <strong>2023</strong>–2024<br />
<strong>Responsibility</strong> is one of our core values.<br />
In 2022, we set focus areas for our responsibility work that guide our operation.<br />
1. Improving energy efficiency:<br />
• Factory lighting now uses LED lights<br />
All lighting in factory premises and courtyards will be fully<br />
equipped with LED lights by the end of <strong>2023</strong>. It has been<br />
estimated that the consumption of electricity drops to<br />
approximately one third by using LED lights as compared<br />
to quicksilver lamps, for instance. At the same time, the<br />
increased light output improves occupational safety.<br />
• Implementing measures in the energy review<br />
The aim is to implement the proposed measures in the<br />
energy review (completed at the end of 2022) during <strong>2023</strong><br />
and 2024.<br />
2. Reducing the carbon footprint in the company’s internal logistics:<br />
• Reducing the transport of semi-finished products between<br />
sites<br />
The target for 2024 is for emissions from the transport of<br />
semi-finished products (coils) to fall to 11 per cent of the 2021<br />
figure. The drop is approximately 37 CO2 tons per year driving<br />
one way.<br />
• Carbon neutrality of our forklift truck fleet in five years for<br />
equipment with lifting capacities of less than five tonnes<br />
Replacing all diesel forklift trucks with lifting capacities ≤ 5<br />
tonnes with electric forklift trucks. Larger forklift trucks replaced<br />
based on development in technology.
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
EFFICIENT OPERATION REDUCES<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT<br />
We at Pinto are constantly looking for new<br />
environmentally friendly operating models<br />
and we work towards minimizing the environmental<br />
load. We think that when efficient,<br />
high-quality operation is combined<br />
with well-managed modern processes and<br />
innovative product development, we create<br />
impactful changes.<br />
Efficient use of raw materials, energy and<br />
packaging reduces unnecessary use of<br />
natural resources and raw material waste.<br />
High-quality products to measure such as<br />
tailored reinforcement components also reduce<br />
waste for our customers. We also further<br />
developed new recess forms for making<br />
binding point recess forms. With these, we<br />
reduce both the used EPS and waste from<br />
production.<br />
Our environmental work is guided by a certified<br />
ISO 14001 management system. The<br />
largest share of the used raw materials is<br />
recycled and the packaging of our products<br />
are fully recyclable. <strong>Pintos</strong> has taken<br />
producer responsibility for its packaging by<br />
entering into an agreement with producer<br />
associations managed by RINKI Oy.<br />
In <strong>2023</strong>, <strong>Pintos</strong> used recycled, scrap-based<br />
steel in 95 per cent of all steel materials in<br />
its production. The proportion has increased<br />
each year: In 2022, the corresponding number<br />
was 91 per cent and in 2020 it was 90<br />
per cent.<br />
We organize the transportation of raw materials<br />
and ready products as efficiently<br />
as possible and as full loads. Optimizing<br />
transportation reduces costs and saves the<br />
nature.
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
RECYCLING ALL WASTE<br />
All waste we generate is recycled or used for energy production, which we achieve through<br />
a well-functioning waste management system. Over 90 per cent of our waste is metal scrap,<br />
which is recycled. Our aim is to minimize waste at all stages of the production process.<br />
The amount of scrap metal is directly proportional to the volume of production. In <strong>2023</strong>,<br />
there was considerably less metal scrap. The amounts of other waste change a little every<br />
year, independent of production amounts. There was no more hot-dip galvanizing, which<br />
resulted in zero zink scrap. The share of other waste was increased by investment-related<br />
construction projects.<br />
WASTE TYPE (TREATMENT)<br />
TOTAL WASTE<br />
tons/year<br />
2021 2022 <strong>2023</strong><br />
Metal scrap (to recycling) 992.8 1077.6 712.3<br />
Zinc scrap (to recycling) 39.6 32.3 0<br />
Energy and cardboard waste (to energy, to recycling) 40.0 36.8 37.8<br />
Mixed waste (to energy) 15.4 18.6 16.5<br />
Hazardous waste and WEEE (to recycling) 3.0 8.4 3.8<br />
Other waste * 18.1 2.4 20.8<br />
In total 1108.9 1176.1 791.2<br />
Table 1. Classifying and treatment of waste in 2021–<strong>2023</strong><br />
e.g. construction waste
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
USE OF ENERGY<br />
In <strong>2023</strong>, the total amount of electricity used in our production<br />
was 6,190 MWh. The energy intensity figure describing energy<br />
efficiency, or electricity consumption in kilowatt-hours<br />
per kilogram produced, increased by 17 per cent compared<br />
to the record high in 2022. This is explained by a significant<br />
reduction in production compared to electricity consumption.<br />
The shift in production towards more customer-specific products<br />
has also had an impact. We also use electricity generated<br />
by our own solar power plant and domestic bioenergy<br />
derived from wood chips to heat our factory buildings.<br />
We have outlined our responsibility goals so that all forklift<br />
trucks with less lifting capacity than five tons are electric by<br />
2028. By the end of <strong>2023</strong>, half of these forklift trucks will be<br />
electric. The fuel consumption of forklift trucks, in litres per<br />
kilogram produced, fell by 9.8 per cent compared to the previous<br />
year.
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
CARBON FOOTPRINT<br />
24460<br />
tCO 2<br />
e<br />
IN TOTAL<br />
CARBON FOOTPRINT<br />
IN <strong>2023</strong><br />
For the previous year, <strong>Pintos</strong> calculated<br />
its climate impact according to the GHG<br />
Protocol for scope 1–3 emission sources.<br />
These include emissions from the company's<br />
own energy production, transport<br />
for ready products, business travel and<br />
work travel, as well as emissions from<br />
purchased electricity and district heating.<br />
It also includes other indirect emissions<br />
in the value chain such as emissions<br />
from the production and transport of raw<br />
materials. Indeed, it is the production<br />
of steel, our main raw material, that accounts<br />
for most of our carbon footprint,<br />
around 80 per cent of the total.<br />
Scope 1<br />
365<br />
tCO 2<br />
e<br />
Our direct emissions,<br />
in total<br />
Scope 3<br />
21433<br />
tCO 2<br />
e<br />
Value chain emissions,<br />
in total<br />
Scope 2<br />
2662<br />
tCO 2<br />
e<br />
Energy consumption waste<br />
(market-based), in total
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY<br />
PRIORITIES IN <strong>2023</strong>–2024<br />
<strong>Responsibility</strong> is one of our core values.<br />
In 2022, we set focus areas for our responsibility work that guide our operation.<br />
• Hiring summer employees<br />
Target: In <strong>2023</strong>–2024, <strong>Pintos</strong> employs at least<br />
eight summer employees each summer.<br />
• Sustainability of investments<br />
(social & environmental)<br />
The objective is making sustainable investments,<br />
safe to use. Raising awareness of sustainability<br />
among personnel, e.g. through training.<br />
• Improving occupational safety<br />
Target: Increase the number of <strong>report</strong>ed occupational<br />
safety incidents (the annual goal is 150 pcs<br />
in total)<br />
• The <strong>Responsibility</strong> Report will be published<br />
yearly.
Työsuhteiden kesto<br />
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES<br />
We take care of the work ability of our employees in<br />
various ways. We keep up well-being at work activities<br />
by, for example, offering our personnel the Epassi<br />
saldo and tickets to sports events. The entire personnel<br />
can freely use the company gym at no cost.<br />
In <strong>2023</strong>, we organized various exercise campaigns,<br />
events and trainings. For many years, <strong>Pintos</strong> has<br />
offered a possibility to participate in various health<br />
trainings offered by our partner Motivire. An earlier<br />
training series, focusing on musculoskeletal fitness,<br />
was extended in <strong>2023</strong>. We also provided support for<br />
a healthy lifestyle such as for quitting smoking.<br />
Työsuhteiden kesto<br />
Every year, we reward our employees when they<br />
have an anniversary or when they retire. Rewarding<br />
NEW IMPETUS AND ROBUST<br />
EXPERIENCE<br />
The organization operates with profit and in a balanced<br />
way when there is a suitable balance of those<br />
with a long career and young newcomers in the<br />
personnel. In this way, strong expertise and fresh<br />
knowledge are combined. At <strong>Pintos</strong>, long careers<br />
are not unusual. In <strong>2023</strong>, 21 per cent of the personnel<br />
had been working for the company for 11–20<br />
years. 25 per cent of the careers have lasted for<br />
over 20 years.<br />
based on employment years starts after three years<br />
of service and continues evenly with the career.<br />
When an employee turns 50 or 60, the anniversary<br />
will be acknowledge.<br />
We do not forget our employees after they retire.<br />
<strong>Pintos</strong> enjoys a long tradition of hosting its own annual<br />
event for retired employees, with an update on<br />
the latest happenings and news from the company.<br />
The personnel also create various activities to boost<br />
team spirit and foster doing good deeds. For example,<br />
the autumn Movember event sparked fresh interest<br />
again in <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
<strong>Pintos</strong> employs young summer employees or trainees<br />
yearly either in production or in office work. We<br />
are actively involved in local recruitment events for<br />
young people to advertise our vacancies. Many<br />
summer employees are offered an opportunity to<br />
continue working for the company after the fixedterm<br />
contract or traineeship ends. The company<br />
supports career development and gives responsibility<br />
when the employee’s own motivation and attitude<br />
are right. In <strong>2023</strong>, the proportion of those under<br />
30-years-old was 15 per cent.<br />
ikärakenne<br />
ostot euromääräisesti<br />
THE DURATION<br />
OF THE EMPLOYMENT<br />
RELATIONSHIP<br />
Under 5 years<br />
5-10 years<br />
11-20 years<br />
Over 20 years<br />
AGE STRUCTURE<br />
Under 30-year-olds<br />
30-50-year-olds<br />
Over 50-year-olds<br />
29%<br />
25%<br />
21%<br />
25%<br />
15%<br />
42%<br />
43%
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS<br />
The foundation of <strong>Pintos</strong>’ operation is a<br />
safe, comfortable working environment. We<br />
work towards this in many different ways.<br />
Safety at work is not just about preventing<br />
accidents, but also about improving productivity,<br />
creating a positive working environment<br />
and increasing customer satisfaction.<br />
In the construction industry, there is a real<br />
risk of accidents, which is why equipment<br />
must be kept in particularly good condition,<br />
protective equipment must be worn and operating<br />
instructions must be kept up to date.<br />
At the same time, we are building a foundation<br />
for an ever-diversifying, expanding production.<br />
Taking care of occupational safety<br />
issues also improves customer satisfaction.<br />
Investing in occupational safety, responsible<br />
working practices and accident-free periods<br />
are of great interest to our customers<br />
and other stakeholders.<br />
The most significant improvement in occupational<br />
safety in recent years has resulted<br />
from technological advances and<br />
increased automation. As the traditional<br />
working environment of the metal industry<br />
is transformed into automated production<br />
lines, machine by machine, the likelihood<br />
of accidents is also reduced. However,<br />
production still generates noise and dust,<br />
and there are other safety risks. We have<br />
identified these problems and investigated<br />
the related development needs. Our goal is<br />
to reduce occupational accidents and sick<br />
leaves by continuously developing safety at<br />
work and the operating environment.<br />
We implement the occupational health services<br />
for the employees based on Finnish<br />
law and the operating plan of the occupational<br />
health services. The occupational<br />
health services are provided by our longterm<br />
partner Lääkärikeskus Minerva for the<br />
Eura and Rauma offices, and by Mehiläinen<br />
Working Life Services for other locations.<br />
<strong>Pintos</strong> also likes to promote the occupational<br />
safety of their customers. Our readyto-install,<br />
carefully made-to-measure reinforcements<br />
reduce heavy and dangerous<br />
work steps in precast concrete factories and<br />
on construction sites. Our product selection<br />
includes occupational safety products that<br />
improve safety in the acual construction<br />
work. <strong>Pintos</strong> also makes close occupational<br />
safety cooperation with other suppliers.
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
INVESTMENTS IN<br />
OCCUPATIONAL<br />
SAFETY<br />
At <strong>Pintos</strong>, occupational safety is much<br />
more than complying with laws and<br />
decrees. In addition to taking care of<br />
protective equipment and regulations,<br />
a safe working environment is built on<br />
the right attitude: both by caring for<br />
your colleagues and by looking for increasingly<br />
risk-free ways of working.<br />
<strong>Pintos</strong> has recently invested in a<br />
new, safer working culture, especially<br />
through training. In <strong>2023</strong>, the<br />
"Raudanluja työturvallisuus" training<br />
course specially designed for <strong>Pintos</strong><br />
employees was launched to learn<br />
new, better ways of working. The<br />
participants included the company's<br />
chief representatives, managers and<br />
health and safety representatives.<br />
The intention is to transfer the lessons<br />
learned during the training to <strong>Pintos</strong>'<br />
factories in Eura and Rauma in the<br />
coming years.<br />
In addition, investments in equipment<br />
have led to a significant improvement<br />
in occupational safety. New, safer<br />
equipment is steadily acquired for<br />
the factories, and modifications have<br />
been made to old equipment to improve<br />
safety at work. One significant<br />
investment that will increase safety at<br />
work is a brand new, state-of-the-art<br />
reinforcement welding line acquired<br />
for the Eura steel mesh factory in<br />
<strong>2023</strong>.
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
LESS ACCIDENTS<br />
In <strong>2023</strong>, the rate of accidents at work was 33.0<br />
accidents per million hours worked (LTIF1). This is<br />
a slight decrease compared to the previous year,<br />
when the accident frequency rate was 35.4 accidents<br />
per million hours worked. There were seven<br />
accidents at work leading to at least one day's absence<br />
in <strong>2023</strong>. To accelerate the decline, we have<br />
further identified and minimised work-related risks<br />
and provided training for our personnel. Employees<br />
have been regularly encouraged to <strong>report</strong><br />
even minor safety issues. We process all accidents,<br />
touch and go situations and safety observations<br />
with our personnel.<br />
We monitor sickness absences and their causes<br />
regularly and have an early intervention model in<br />
place. The sickness and accident absence rate as<br />
a percentage of total hours worked decreased to<br />
5.8 per cent in <strong>2023</strong>, up from 8.2 per cent in 2022.<br />
Absences due to accidents at work accounted for<br />
9.5 per cent of all absences due to illness and<br />
accidents.<br />
THE NUMBER OF ALL ACCIDENTS THAT<br />
LEAD TO SICK LEAVE (LTI):<br />
2022<br />
<strong>2023</strong><br />
8<br />
7<br />
ACCIDENT FREQUENCY (LTIF1):<br />
2022<br />
<strong>2023</strong><br />
35.4<br />
33.0
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INNOVATING<br />
THROUGH TRAINING<br />
Genuine everyday interaction is an<br />
integral part of our working culture. It<br />
has been underlined in our company<br />
values as well. Regular development<br />
discussions support daily communication<br />
and concern all our employees.<br />
<strong>2023</strong> was a tough year. We also had<br />
to negotiate changes, which made<br />
smooth, confidential dialogue even<br />
more important than before.<br />
In <strong>2023</strong>, the training was mainly focused<br />
on developing safety at work. In<br />
addition to occupational safety training,<br />
the training programme included<br />
courses on hot work and training on<br />
legal responsibilities and obligations<br />
in occupational safety.<br />
We will continue to invest in renewing<br />
our working culture and safety at work<br />
in the near future. In 2024, both <strong>Pintos</strong><br />
factories will pilot the Lean 5S model<br />
and organise related training courses.<br />
The model has been developed<br />
to manage the work environment and<br />
standardise working methods, and it<br />
also strongly supports occupational<br />
safety.
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
WE SUPPORT<br />
MANY<br />
CLUBS AND<br />
ASSOCIATIONS<br />
Every year, <strong>Pintos</strong> supports local sports<br />
clubs and other associations. Of the sports<br />
clubs, we focus on the ones for children<br />
and young people. Of the local clubs, e.g.<br />
Euran Raiku, Panelian Raikas and Euran<br />
Pallo do extensive youth work. We have<br />
supported their operation financially for<br />
many years.<br />
Our aim is to work to help clubs to engage<br />
children and young people in sport, regardless<br />
of their background, to experience<br />
the joy and excitement of sport and the<br />
power of teamwork. In <strong>2023</strong>, <strong>Pintos</strong> was<br />
involved in supporting the construction of<br />
the multi-purpose hall in Eura among other<br />
things. In <strong>2023</strong>, youth sport will account for<br />
71 per cent of all the funding we distribute.<br />
All in all, we supported 44 different actors.<br />
image: Rokmind
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
GRI INDEX<br />
The GRI standard has been used as the basis of the <strong>report</strong> framework.<br />
ID CONTENT LOCATION<br />
GRI 102: GENERAL CONTENT<br />
Company description<br />
102-1 – 7 <strong>Pintos</strong> Oy industry, market areas, countries of operation, ownership<br />
structure<br />
page 4<br />
102-8 Information about the employees page 20<br />
Strategy<br />
102-14 Foreword by the Managing Director page 3<br />
Ethical operating methods<br />
102-16 Values and operating principles page 4<br />
Reporting method<br />
102-50 Reporting period <strong>2023</strong><br />
102-53 Contact information for questions about the <strong>report</strong> Back cover<br />
102-54 Report GRI standard compliance GRI standard applied<br />
102-55 GRI content index page 26<br />
102-56 Report authentication Not authenticated<br />
GRI 200: ECONOMIC EFFECTS<br />
GRI 201: ECONOMIC RESULTS<br />
201-1 Economic operation page 7-11<br />
GRI 203: INDIRECT ECONOMIC EFFECTS<br />
203-1 Investments page 8-9<br />
GRI 204: PROCUREMENT PRACTICES<br />
204-1 Purchases from local suppliers page 10<br />
GRI 207: TAXATION<br />
207-1 Approach to taxes page 11<br />
GRI 300: ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS<br />
GRI 301: MATERIALS<br />
301-1 Material use page 14<br />
Proportion of renewable and non-renewable materials page 14<br />
301-2 Proportion of recycled materials page 14<br />
ID CONTENT LOCATION<br />
GRI 302: ENERGY<br />
302-1<br />
302-1a<br />
302-1b<br />
302-1c<br />
Energy use within company<br />
Total consumption of non-renewable and renewable fuels<br />
by fuel type<br />
Electricity and heat consumption<br />
Total energy consumption, relative share of renewable and non-renewable<br />
energy per year<br />
page 16<br />
302-4 Reducing energy consumption page 16<br />
302-6 Energy intensity page 16<br />
GRI 305: EMISSIONS<br />
305-1 Direct emissions (Scope I) page 17<br />
305-2 Use of energy emissions (Scope 2) page 17<br />
305-3 Value chain emissions (Scope 3) page 17<br />
GRI 306: WASTE<br />
306-3 Amount of waste per type page 15<br />
306-4 Waste recovery<br />
Waste to be recycled/reused by type of waste<br />
page 15<br />
306-5 Waste for disposal by type of waste page 15<br />
400: SOCIAL EFFECTS<br />
<strong>Pintos</strong> Description of activities to promote personnel–employer relations pages 19, 20, 24<br />
GRI 403: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY<br />
403-2 Risk identification and evaluation and case investigation page 23<br />
403-3 Occupational health services page 21<br />
403-4 Employee participation, consulting and communication about occupational<br />
health and safety<br />
page 21-22<br />
403-6 Promoting employee health page 20<br />
403-7 Preventing occupational health and safety effects page 22-23<br />
403-9 Occupational accidents<br />
Number and frequency of occupational accidents<br />
GRI 404: TRAINING<br />
page 23<br />
404-2 Developing personnel competence and conversion training programs page 24<br />
404-3 Proportion of personnel subject to regular performance appraisals and<br />
development discussions<br />
GRI 416: CUSTOMER HEALTH AND SAFETY<br />
page 24<br />
416-1 Evaluating product safety effects page 21
PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong>
For decades, <strong>Pintos</strong> Oy has observed the changes<br />
in the construction industry from a vantage point<br />
and, in the process, has developed into a leading<br />
manufacturer and supplier of reinforcement products.<br />
<strong>Pintos</strong> has profound knowledge in construction.