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Sustainability & Quality

At Promeco, sustainability covers the social, environmental, and economic responsibility of our operations.

Message from our CEO

As the CEO of our company, I am pleased to introduce our latest sustainability report. This report is an essential part of our commitment to transparency and accountability in our sustainability efforts. It provides a comprehensive overview of our progress towards our sustainability goals and outlines our plans for the future.

At our company, we recognize that sustainability is a crucial aspect of our business, and we are committed to taking concrete actions to reduce our environmental impact and promote social responsibility. Through this report, we aim to share our progress with our stakeholders and demonstrate our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. 

Our report highlights our achievements in areas such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conserving resources, and promoting ethical business practices. It also details our plans for the future, including our targets for reducing our environmental impact and increasing our social responsibility. 

We believe that sustainability is a journey, and we are continuously looking for ways to improve our sustainability practices. We are dedicated to being a leader in sustainability, and we believe that this report is an important step towards achieving that goal. 

Thank you for your continued support as we work towards a more sustainable future. We welcome your feedback and look forward to working together to make a positive impact on the environment and society. 

Kankaanpää, May 5th, 2023 

Marica Kilponen

CEO of Promeco Group Oy

Reporting on our Progress and Milestones

Promeco’s strategy for growth is based on customer insights and innovation, supported by structured processes and motivated employees, and underlined and encircled by sustainability.

Promeco is working systematically for a better future. Our environmental procedures have been certified since 2004 and safety procedures since 2018.

Safety, enviroment and quality

No compromises can be made regarding safety and quality. Promeco has the expertise and experience to develop, design and manufacture reliable products that meet the requirements of even the strictest standards and most demanding conditions.

Promeco Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) policy is available upon request. Please, look at the Contact page.

Safety and enviroment

Promeco joined the Zero Accident Forum on 2013 and is committed to the continuous improvement of safety. 

Promeco has been awarded ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standard for its management system by Bureau Veritas. The certification covers all Promeco units at Finland and at Poland.

Quality

The management system is certified in accordance with the requirements of international standard ISO 9001 by Bureau Veritas. The Integrated Management System applies to all units of Promeco.

Conflict mineral policy

In August 2012, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published its definitive regulations on “conflict minerals” (3TG minerals) as defined and required in Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Promeco Group is committed to responsible purchasing of raw materials with regard to its self-selected supply chain. We support the
conflicting mineral free operation. Conflicting minerals are gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten.

In respect of components and materials delivered to the Promeco Group, we require our suppliers the following:

  • Ensure that raw materials in their supply chains do not originate in the DRC (The Democratic Republic of the Congo) or that they are certified as “conflict free” by an independent third party.
  • To fill out and submit to Promeco the CMRT form at regular intervals and to provide us with the required information regarding the purchase of minerals

Key international certifications

Promeco has also achieved certification to SFS EN 15085 CL1 standards, for the welding of new components and parts for railway vehicles by a manufacturer certification body recognized by the German Railway Authorities (EBA).

DNV (Det Norske Veritas) has granted to Promeco with MSA (Manufacturing Survey Arrangement)  a right to proceed manufacturing classification independently. In addition, Promeco has gain the same arrangements with Bureau Veritas through MODE I program.

The North American testing and certification institution Underwrites Laboratories (UL) has granted a certificate UL 508A for industrial control panels produced by Promeco.

We perform needed measurements with strong experience, such as insulation resistance measurements and voltage tests and ensure that the customer gets exactly the results he or she wants. In addition, we load software to control equipment and verify functionality of the system.

ResponSea

Promeco commits to reducing energy consumption and the amount of mixed waste with 4 % by 2021 from the level in 2017 (kWh and kg/work hour)