Other environmental impacts

We also monitor, address and report on other environmental impacts and emissions. In our daily operations, the ISO 14001 environmental management system provides guidance on how to manage our local environmental impacts.

Biodiversity

Kalmar’s biggest biodiversity and ecosystem impacts stem from the value-chain, especially from mining and manufacturing basic metals, that are used in Kalmar’s products. As Kalmar’s business model is based on an asset-light and mainly assembly-only production footprint, the company’s own impacts on biodiversity are considered minor. The company has four assembly sites, which have all been screened to ensure that none of them are located in biodiversity sensitive areas.

Despite the minor impacts from its own operations, the company recognises the challenges related to biodiversity loss and mitigates the negative impacts in its value chain through its climate and circular economy actions.

Local environmental impacts

We monitor information relating to waste generation, water consumption, air pollution, spills, as well as energy and fuel consumption, and prevent and mitigate our environmental impacts by identifying, analysing and controlling risks. ISO 14001 is implemented at the Kalmar’s assembly sites and innovation centres, and in 2025, the ISO 14001 certification coverage at these sites was 100 percent.