Environmental data is no longer needed only for annual reports. It is also required in requests for quotation and as a comparison criterion in procurement. However, meeting these needs does not necessarily require hiring an in-house environmental expert. Kiilto offers environmental services for companies that are at the beginning of their environmental work or need reliable figures, documents and expert support to meet environmental requirements.
Business Director of Kiilto’s Industrial Adhesives business Tomi Takala knows that companies are now asked for figures and assessments that they have not needed to produce before. Verified environmental data is requested, for example, on a product’s carbon footprint or as part of public procurement. This is where the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) comes into the picture.
“We help with both the first steps and more demanding assessments. Our services include, among others, carbon footprint calculations, life cycle assessments, EPDs, checking environmental claims, and support for voluntary sustainability reporting (VS) and customer questionnaires,” says Takala.
Start with a free consultation
A short conversation with an expert is a good first step in environmental work. The discussion can map needs in general terms or focus on a specific need.
“We can agree on the necessary actions when a request for quotation asks for a product carbon footprint calculation as an attachment, or when a tender requires an environmental declaration for the product. A typical need for verified environmental data also arises when you are taking part in public procurement where environmental data is part of the comparison criteria, or when your customer asks for information for their own sustainability reporting,” describes Viivi Kettula, who is responsible for Kiilto’s environmental services.
Kettula previously worked for six years as Kiilto’s Environmental Manager. The services are delivered together with Vixte Oy, Kettula’s company specialising in environmental consulting.
“In the free consultation, we go through the company’s situation: what information has been requested, what actions have already been taken, and what the environmental requirements practically mean for your company in particular. After the discussion, we tell you which of our services meets your need,” says Kettula.
Regulation affects environmental claims
New EU rules are changing how companies can communicate about their environmental impacts. Vague claims, misleading promises and insufficiently substantiated claims can expose a company to both financial and reputational risks.
“We can also help when your company wants to make sure that the grounds for the environmental claims used in marketing are in order. Using any of our environmental services does not require using Kiilto’s products,” Takala states.
Both Kettula and Takala recognise a challenge that particularly affects small companies amid growing information requirements. A company may not necessarily have the expertise or resources to respond to them. This is precisely the need that Kiilto’s environmental services aim to meet.
“Whether the need is to produce reliable emissions data for a customer, a financier or a contracting authority, or to better understand at which life cycle stages the most significant environmental impacts arise and what is worth developing, our services help you succeed,” Takala sums up.