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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 />

4


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 />

5


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


PINTOS OY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />

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.

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