- Weak harvest in Sweden (one of the worst in 30 years) due to early summer drought and heavy rainfall.
- High inflation and rising market interest rates.
- Reduced willingness to invest and low demand in many markets.
- Shift to low-cost food products.
- Geopolitical uncertainty and armed conflicts.
- Lack of domestic mineral fertilizer production in Sweden.
- Competition from private labels in the food market.
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Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 thousand tonnes |
| 2018 | 151 thousand tonnes (2018), 184 thousand tonnes (2017) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Reduced relative climate impact in own production by approximately 45% compared to 2019.
- Introduced fossil-free fertilizer into the Climate & Nature cultivation program, reducing emissions from wheat cultivation by a further 15% per kg of flour (up to 45% total reduction since 2015).
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Swecon’s Swedish facilities to be fossil-free by 2025.
📅 Medium-term
- Reduce climate emissions in own operations by 50% in the period 2019-2030.
- Increase the Swedish harvest by 1 million tonnes per decade.
🔭 Long-term
- Climate neutrality by 2050.
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Climate change mitigationClimate change adaptationFunctioning ecosystemsResource efficiencySustainable productsFood securityEmployee satisfactionEqual treatmentHealth and safetyBusiness ethicsResponsibility in the supply chain