Total commitment from everyone at all SWEP's factories has made it possible for SWEP to achieve company-wide ISO 14001 certification.

Company-wide ISO 14001 certification for SWEP

ISO 14001 is the global standard for environmental management systems. It aims to minimize the environmental impact of businesses, for example by reducing pollution and waste. Consequently, it is the perfect match for SWEP's own environmental aspirations and objectives.

SWEP's company-wide ISO 14001 certification program began in 2007 with the company's plant in Košice in Slovakia, and it has been successfully completed with the Kuala Lumpur factory in Malaysia.

“ISO 14001 certification sends a clear signal to our customers, suppliers and competitors that we are serious when it comes to the environment and sustainability,” says Håkan Nilsson, Vice President Operations at SWEP.

Sören Friis-Hansen, Senior Strategic Key Account Manager at SWEP, says that certification is particularly important for SWEP's relationships with customers. 

“The industry as a whole is getting greener, and many of our customers
share our forward-looking approach to the environment,” he says. “They
expect their suppliers to keep up with their own environmental development, which means ISO 14001 certification. Without ISO 14001, we would simply be left behind.”

According to Nilsson, it is very clear that everyone, at all SWEP's factories, has been totally committed to the program. “They understood what had to be done, and they made themselves accountable for achieving it,” he says.

Nilsson adds that SWEP is also analyzing its global carbon footprint. “I am sure we will find ways of making it smaller, and I am confident that everyone at SWEP will play their part in safeguarding the future of our
planet,” he says.