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Example: Ensure good
working conditions,
both within the Group
and in the global
supply chain (page
28).
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Example: Develop as
sustainable products as
possible (page 24) and
actively spread knowl-
edge and information
about sustainable
consumption.
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Example: Choose
transportation with
eco-friendly fuels and
improved vessels
(page 32).
BUSINESS CONTEXT
How New Wave Group works with sustainability and
what areas we focus on are interrelated with our
business context and the questions that are highly
valued by our stakeholders. Below, we address areas
that characterize our work, all directly or indirectly
linked to the global goals for sustainable
development.
GLOBAL GOALS FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 goals
for a better world by 2030. These goals
have the power to end poverty, fight
inequality and stop climate change. With
its 17 goals and 169 targets, this is the
most ambitious agreement for sustain-
able development the world leaders have
ever adopted. The global goals unite the
countries in the world through a universal
agenda and demand that all countries –
rich and poor – act both nationally and
globally to achieve the goals by 2030.
Guided by the goals, it is now up to all of
us, governments, businesses, civil society
and the general public to work together
to build a better future for everyone.
In Sweden, the government’s ambition is
to become world-leading in sustainable
fashion production and consumption.
For New Wave Group, all 17 sustain-
ability goals are important and we try
to influence them in a positive direction,
either directly or indirectly. The goals are
strongly interconnected, but we consider
our business can make more significant
contributions to four of them. The
illustration to the left shows examples of
how we can contribute to the different
goals.
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Example: Partnerships
such as amfori BSCI,
FLA, Accord on Fire
and Building Safety
in Bangladesh, Clean
Shipping Index and
Mistra Future Fashion.
In Sweden, the government’s ambition is to
become world leading in sustainable
fashion production and consumption,
which requires commitment from business, civil
society and the general public.