Ha?llbarhetsredovisning i bostadsfo?retag
En rekommendation
This project was conducted on behalf of the organization SABO (Swedish Association of Public Housing Companies). The aim of this project was to investigate which relevant environmental aspects and indicators there are for housing companies to present in their sustainability report. The project consists of three main goals: to decide if there is a need for common guidelines when conducting a sustainability report, determine appropriate environmental indicators and to create a simple model of how the companies can present them. This was done by a literature study, analysis of 13 sustainability reports and interviews with seven housing companies. The result of the project suggests that there is a need for common guidelines to, among other things, make it easier to make a comparison with other companies. The guidelines should not be too strict since the companies don't have the same opportunities for calculations, etc. The aspects considered as important for companies to report are: energy, emissions, transport, water, waste, suppliers and biodiversity. Within these aspects a number of indicators are recommended for the companies to report. The sustainability report should have a simple format and the indicators should be presented in both numbers and text. It should be clear which calculations that have been done and a description of the factor behind the results.