Scania tops trucks for sustainability

Swedish manufacturer Scania has ranked 38th in the coveted Corporate Knights Global 100 list of the world's most sustainable companies

Scania was recently announced as a leading light in terms of corporate sustainability, ranking in 38th place on the 2014 Corporate Knights Global 100 list.

Announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the list is determined via 12 sustainability indicators, including revenue generated for the amount of energy consumed, carbon emissions, leadership diversity, and the ratio of CEO to worker salary.

Scania was the leading truck manufacturer, while other noteworthy results in the automotive industry included BMW (13th place), Daimler (60th place) and Nissan (74th place).

It was in fact an Australian company that claimed the outright number-one spot: Westpac Banking Corporation triumphed over American pharmaceuticals and biotechnology firm Biogen Idec Inc and Finnish capital goods manufacturer Outotec OYJ.

According to a Scania press release, the Swedish firm places a heavy emphasis on sustainable practices, from its factory processes through to its end products.

“Focusing on sustainability is a key success factor for Scania,” the release states.

“More than 90 per cent of the environmental impact of Scania products occurs during use. That is why Scania, through toolbox product offerings like ‘Ecolution by Scania’, helps customers to dramatically reduce costs and carbon while improving road safety. Scania also works hard to provide safe and healthy workplaces and to ensure that the company’s own operations and products are as lean and clean as possible.”

Scania tops trucks for sustainability

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