Transports
We acknowledge we have a direct negative impact on the environment through our transport and the usage of fossil fuels in those transports. Our greatest challenge and action in this area is to transform our vehicle fleet to become 100% emissions-free; relying solely on renewable electricity and hydrogen.
Fleet
Oleter Group has in total 1,540 vehicles, out of which 78% are diesel/HVO, 1% are petrol, 10% are electric (BEVs), 9% are plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and 1% hybrid electric (HEVs).
In 2022, the average fuel consumption was 5.4 liters per 100 km, a reduction from 6.1 liters per 100 km in 2019. We have developed, communicated, and implemented a policy for the electrification of the fleet.
Fleet, by type
Targets
To be in line with our science-based targets, we must achieve an annual reduction of purchased fuels by 9.5% annually, and 32.8% from 2020 to 2024.
Progress
The climate impact from own transport is estimated to amount to 5,302 t CO₂e, which accounts for 14,2% of the total emissions.
Emissions for transport have decreased by 16% in relation to turnover from 2021 to 2022.
Markets
For the Swedish operations, emissions decreased by 20%, from 2.9 tons of carbon dioxide / MSEK to 2.3 tons CO₂e / MSEK.
In Norway, the emissions in transport have decreased from 1.7 to 1.4 tons of carbon dioxide / MSEK from 2021 to 2022, which is due to the greater use of EVs.
In December 2022 the share of electric vehicles in Norway amounted to 22% of the total vehicle fleet.
Actions
To achieve our targets, we plan to convert our vehicle fleet to electric or hybrid, linked to the car policy. A follow-up plan includes monitoring the purchase volume of each fuel type and the proportion of newly acquired electric and plug-in vehicles compared to the proportion in the whole fleet.
We aim to significantly reduce our carbon footprint by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, increasing the proportion of electric vehicles in our fleet, and closely monitoring the progress toward meeting our targets.
Car Policy
To be in line with our science-based targets, we must achieve an annual reduction of purchased fuel by 9.5%. To achieve this, we have implemented a new fleet policy that regulates investments in electric vehicles. We believe that the future belongs to electric vehicles, and anyone wishing to purchase a non-electric vehicle will require special approval from the CEO.
The recently developed car policy and guidance have been an important part of our transition from fossil to fossil-free car fleet. The policy has been communicated internally to employees and managers who are responsible for or are entitled to a company car.
The policy is used in the context of discussions and quotations with procured suppliers to get an overall picture of the cost and environmental impact that occurs during the leasing period.
We see that the policy has started to have the desired effect as the number of PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) has increased from 14% to 18% during the last six-month period.
We review and update our targets, as well as action plans and policies annually - to verify that they are ambitious enough for our overall targets and to simplify the decision-making within our procurement team.
More on climate & circularity
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Transports
Today around 15% of our emissions come from our own transport. We have set a target to reduce our purchases of fossil fuels by at least 25% by 2024.
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Waste
A natural consequence of being part of the construction industry is that we have to handle waste. Our target for 2024 is to reduce the weight of mixed waste by 33% - to be in line with our science-based climate targets.
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Chemicals
Chemicals are a part of our work. Therefore, we have set goals to lower our use of high-risk chemicals by 20% in relation to revenue by 2024.
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Energy
Oleter Group aims to have 100% energy-efficient machines and dehumidifiers by 2024 and reduce energy consumption in projects by 20% compared to 2020 levels
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Sustainable projects
We want to provide projects with a minimal impact on the planet. Therefore, we set up a target to have 40% lower emissions per project by 2026 from a 2020 baseline.
