Value-based, sustainable business activity

Construction, the use of existing buildings, and food production account for a significant share of the world’s carbon emissions. Since we operate in real estate and the restaurant sector, it is our responsibility to find solutions to these challenges. Our actions alone will not change the world. That is why we are accelerating the sustainability transition of our industries—and the legislation that governs them—from within.

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A pioneer in sustainability

We conduct our business on a foundation of sustainable values and strict responsibility principles. As the first Finnish company, we have committed in our Articles of Association to the Paris Agreement’s 1.5-degree target. We create services and activities that encourage rethinking the environment and changing lifestyles.

We report on our sustainability work openly every year, even though legislation does not yet require it. Since 2022 we have reported our sustainability key figures in our Board of Directors’ Report and Financial Statements. Furthermore, we update our Sustainability Review including the TCFD and EU taxonomy report annually. As an active member of UN Global Compact, we also report our progress in sustainability according to their Communication on Progress framework. You can find our recent reports below.

Read our Board of Directors’ Report and Financial Statements 2024
Check out our Sustainability Review 2024
Read our CoP-report 2024

You have to take the good with the bad

On 2023, we published the first ever Irresponsibility report in the world, openly discussing Ylva’s failures and pitfalls in its responsibility work. The campaign gained a lot of attention both in Finland and abroad.

The aim of the Irresponsibility report is to awaken the real estate and construction industry, as well as the restaurant industry, to a common discussion about the challenges of responsibility work and how they could be solved together. Based on the feedback we received, the Irresponsibility report is the first campaign to honestly discuss the state of companies’ responsibility work.

Read Ylva’s Irresponsibility report 2024

Punk-henkisesti kuvitettuja kaloja mustalla taustalla, teksti: Vastuuttomuusraportti, Irresponsibility report 2024.

How we work

Ylva’s ethical guidelines and policies are set out in our Code of Conduct. We have identified ten principles to which every Ylva employee and partner must be committed.

Read our Code of Conduct here (in Finnish)

Ylva’s 10 principles

We defend human rights
We oppose corruption and conflicts of interest
We work as equals
We work to improve the condition of the planet
We compete fairly and uphold the law

We trust each other in our work
We support growth and development
We get to know our partners
We do good for our owners through sustainable asset management
We value our unique community