Our sustainable handprint
CODE OF ETHICS
We are committed to respecting people and the environment in our activities. In addition to laws, we are guided by and adhere to our own Code of Ethics and the ethical standards of the design and consultancy sector.
PRODUCTIVITY, CLIENT EXPERIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
The three focus areas of our strategy – productivity, environmental sustainability and client experience – will guide our actions and resources in the following years.
Our way of measuring our environmental handprint, documented in our sustainability programme, provides us with a starting point for the promotion of evolving environmental objectives in our projects and the sector as a whole.
We are a Climate Partner of three of Finland's largest cities. In addition to our collaboration with Helsinki and Tampere, we helped Espoo in 2023 to address its challenges and make use of city’s opportunities in its climate work.
Our near-term emission reduction target has been approved by the SBTi.
We are committed to a strategic agreement to reduce our use of natural resources.
We foster well-being at work
We want to offer our over 1,300 experts a work community that is better than just good and fosters a comprehensive sense of well-being among people.
Our latest staff survey indicates that our staff feel they are valued and treated fairly, they are heard in decision-making and decision-making is efficient. We also survey our employees’ feelings and views with a monthly Vire survey.
We blow the whistle when necessary
We have implemented a whistleblowing channel, as required by law, which our staff and stakeholders can use to report suspected misconduct. The reports can be made anonymously.
We ensure data security
Our expert work often relates to investment projects or other confidential projects. We protect our clients' project, business and personal data carefully and reliably.
Our data security management system is audited annually. Our employees participate in continuous data security training to help us prepare against threats such as phishing.
We systematically reduce our greenhouse gas emissions
The main ways to reduce emissions in expert work relate to energy use in offices, transport and procurement.
Our goal is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in all our operations. We calculate and report our direct and indirect emissions annually.
OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HANDPRINT MAKES THE POSITIVE IMPACTS OF OUR EXPERT WORK VISIBLE
Environmental handprint refers to choices and decisions made as part of engineering, construction management and other consulting work to reduce the project's negative environmental impacts and increase its positive environmental impacts.
We measure our environmental handprint in our large projects using a method we developed for this purpose. We evaluate the realisation of 12 areas of sustainable development on the basis of self-assessment.
Read more about the measurement of the environmental handprint →
WE DESIGN AND BUILD IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WAY
The role of built environments in the achievement of global environmental goals is critical. We aim to increase our environmental handprint – our positive environmental impacts – in our client projects year after year.
In 2023, we assessed our environmental handprint in 371 client projects, in which our environmental handprint index was 46 on average. Here you can read more about our environmental handprint in three projects.
The real question is: how can the productivity of a project be increased by strengthening sustainability?
project development manager, AINS Group
A project where all targets are met is disappointing. In that case, the targets were set too low.
principal architect, B&M Architecture Office
Read our Sustainability Report 2023
Our experts
Liisa Jäätvuori
executive vice president, corporate development and sustainabilityFinland
Kari Kauniskangas
CEO
+358 40 570 3801 (assistentti) kari.kauniskangas@ains.fi Espoo
Silja Sarkamo
communications director