Interim Report Q3 2023People Green Innovation Technology

Byggma has invested in a tool to meet the requirements in the Norwegian Transparency Act (Åpenhetsloven). Byggma’s vendors have filled out questionnaires to map out risks and opportunities in the value chain.

A different module in Worldfavor covers sustainability data for the various companies in Byggma group. The system will help standardising and consolidating data for the companies and the group. We are now in the implementing phase and will use this system for the 2023 reporting. Then we will perform a GAP analysis against the requirements in CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) from 2024.

Our products must be packaged in a way that ensures that they arrive undamaged at our customers’ sites with normal handling. We have performed transportation tests to ensure this. Packaging is at the same time a problem in the form of waste at building sites and extra weight to be transported.

In Q3 2023 Forestia has continued its project concerning less use of particle boards as packaging. The packaging line for Walls 2 Paint is now converted to replace particle board with cardboard packaging. First it is enabled for 2930 mm length and then for the other lengths in Q4.

The conversion will realise an annual weight reduction of ca. 550 tonnes of packaging for the 2930 mm and net ca. 680 tonnes in total. This equals an annual reduction off ca. 11,5 tonnes CO₂. Additionally, it means an annual reduction of ca. 680 tonnes to handle at the building sites.

The new logistics hub at Forestia was completed in Q4 2022. Byggform was merged with Forestia in 2023 and the new hub has become vital regarding bulk loading, transportation optimisation and to ensure that we reach satisfactory fill grades on trucks going out of Forestia. This reduces emissions from transportation, and it is a good project financially.

Waste is wasteful and we will through procurement and internal operations reduce the scope of waste from our production and activities. Forestia is a member of Grønt Punkt Norge who contributes to a high degree of recycling of our waste. In 2022 we had a sorting degree of 54% which we are not happy with. We aim to 75% sorting degree in 2023.

In Q3, Forestia has organized its waste streams and found several sortable fractions. These fractions will now be put into a system with their own containers.

In 2022 we had tap stations with water in plastic containers. We bought 11,000 liters of water tapped in Dalarne, Sweden. In 2023 we have invested in dispensers with cooling connected to municipality water.

In 2022 we used 409,000 kWh on lighting in the factory. In 2023 we have swapped from traditional to LED light bulbs that consume 50% less electricity and last much longer before the bulbs must be replaced.

The goal of the project is to develop the biobased glue of the future with less climate footprint and less fossil based chemicals. We joined the project as construction partners to include aspects covering moist resistance and fire resistance.

Through this project we will get the opportunity to influence a new labelling system that could become a new standard in the market. The focus is to see the real advantages regarding the environment and our goal is for the energy efficiency of buildings to be calculated correctly.

Circular construction and use of building elements in wood. Here we have the opportunity to see which possibilities we have to reduce carbon footprint with the help of the circular flow regarding reduced waste and cooperation between companies to increase the yield and reduce carbon emissions. Additionally, there are opportunities to use our products in building elements that can be reused in multiple joints and therefore results in very low carbon emissions.