ANNUAL REPORT 2017 IN BRIEF 2 SYSAV 2017 This report is an extract from Sysavs annual- and sustainability report 2017. The complete report is only avaliable in Swedish. For questions concerning the report, contact [email protected] Group sales for the year KSEK 915,100 Profit after financial items KSEK 71,000 Visits to recycling centres 2 ,111, 8 0 0 Facebook post with the most views: a love song about the new recycling container 37,000 We recovered 97.2% of the waste we received into new materials and energy 97.2% We kept warm with recovered energy – 60% of the district heating in Malmö and Burlöv 60% comes from Sysav SYSAV 2017 3 Our Sysav Sysav is owned by 14 municipalities in Skåne – and ultimately BUSINESS CONCEPT the residents of those municipalities. Sysav offers safe, secure waste management, where These municipalities are Burlöv, Kävlinge, Lomma, Lund, reuse and recovery of materials and energy are Malmö, Simrishamn, Sjöbo, Skurup, Staffanstorp, Svedala, maximised in a cost-effective way, focusing on the Tomelilla, Trelleborg, Vellinge and Ystad. environment and resource management. In co-operation with the owner municipalities, Sysav is responsible for ensuring that waste from the region’s households CORE VALUES is dealt with, recycled and treated in the best possible way. Delighted customers through quality and service. Waste from companies and from other regions and countries is managed by the subsidiary Sysav Industri AB. Thanks to its core business and its training and information initiatives, Sysav is a strong player on the market that contributes to a more sustainable society. Following a procurement process in 2016, Sysav has taken over household waste collections in three of its owner municipalities (Lomma, Svedala and Kävlinge) from 2017 to 2025. The business began in 1974 and today the Sysav Group has just over 300 employees. HIGH LEVELS OF EXPERTISE AND COMMITMENT Sysav is certified in the fields of the environment (ISO 14001), quality (ISO 9001), and health and safety Sysav’s owner municipalities: (OHSAS 18001). Last year an external audit was carried Burlöv Staffanstorp Skurup out to gain recertification and to upgrade to the new Kävlinge Svedala Sjöbo standards. The audit went well and the auditors were very Lomma Trelleborg Simrishamn positive about Sysav’s way of working. They praised Lund Vellinge Tomelilla Sysav for its high levels of expertise and commitment Malmö Ystad and its high ambitions, among other things. 4 SYSAV 2017 Between Öresund and the Indian Ocean Imagine sitting on a beach in the evening sun. The sand running between your fingers is still warm. Suddenly you find a plastic fork and a plastic sandal. And when you lift your gaze, the waves are washing up plastic bags and bottles in their droves. This is what it’s like on many of the Indian Ocean’s beaches. It’s said that in 30 years’ time, there will be more plastic In Sweden the consumer stage is tax free, but in other than fish in the oceans. This insight is as horrifying as it countries the producers also have substantial subsidies, is unreal for those of us lucky enough to be able to walk which means that foreign biogas sold in Sweden is along clean beaches. subsidised twice. As a result, the huge investments in It’s easy to give ourselves a pat on the back. We care- Swedish biogas are on the verge of imploding. Swift fully separate our household waste, and there’s no doubt action is required here. that Sysav’s facilities for waste management and energy recovery are among the best in the whole of Europe. WE’RE PREPARED TO GO FAR But which of us is truly innocent when it comes to the Our industry is in the midst of continued strong environmental destruction in Asia and Africa? Did you development and Sysav is already in a strong position. know that as much as 1.2 tonnes of waste is created for The most recent stakeholder analysis shows that every computer that’s produced? The waste mountains we’re considered to be an environmentally engaged are towering in these countries, partly as a result of company. The areas that stakeholders rated as particularly our consumption. important turned out to be our core issues: hazardous Although we act regionally we feel responsible waste, material recycling, reuse and energy recovery. for making a difference globally, partly through our Obviously, this is pleasing to note. But for us to continue membership of the International Solid Waste Association to be a competitive, attractive business partner in the (ISWA), which promotes the development of sustainable future, we must continually evolve. Internally we are waste management. continuing to improve our financial and business Sometimes importing waste from other countries is management, purchases and procurement, process called into question, waste that becomes energy in the orientation, risk management and internal control. district heating systems. The waste we accept cannot Our corporate culture is at least as important. What do currently be recycled in the home country, so it would we need to be like to succeed? Together we have embarked be sent to landfill. That would have a far worse impact on on a cultural journey, characterised by great social the climate. Our environmental responsibility linked to responsibility and deep commitment. We are working hard our lifestyle doesn’t stop at the country’s borders. to develop business and collaborations. We’re prepared to go far for a higher percentage of material recycling, CHALLENGES EN ROUTE recycling of materials that would otherwise be discarded, TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY and safe management of hazardous waste. As humans, we have a tendency to look for simple As Managing Director and CEO, I never cease to be solutions to complex problems. One such issue is which amazed by the tremendous dedication shown by Sysav’s rules, taxes and fees can steer us towards sustainable employees. In 2017, this dedication also came from many new waste management. In 2017 the introduction of a waste employees, partly because we took over responsibility combustion tax was studied, a concept which now has for collecting household waste in three municipalities: strong support because it is thought it could help to Lomma, Svedala and Kävlinge. This process required reduce waste combustion and increase material recycling major input from new and old employees alike. I am – even though the government’s own investigator concluded extremely grateful and delighted that we handled the that it would not have any real steering effect. transition so smoothly. Personally, I think that we need a greater under- Sysav’s proud vision is – in partnership with others standing of the system so as to reach the EU goals for a – to contribute to creating the world’s most sustainable circular economy with a far higher percentage of material region. A vision that is ultimately about future generations’ recycling. Instruments of control should be aimed up- quiet walks along the beach in the evening sun – in a wards. Products and packaging must be recyclable, and clean, healthy environment, whether the beach is in West competition for recycled materials on the raw materials Sweden or on the Indian Ocean. market must be strengthened. We, the players in the industry, need to develop long-term partnerships that can create sustainable solutions through mutual under- standing. This work calls for perseverance and patience. When it comes to Swedish biogas, I am far less patient. For a long time Sweden was a pioneer, but we now face unhealthy competition from cheaper, foreign biogas. Peter Engström, Managing Director and CEO, Sysav SYSAV 2017 5 6 SYSAV 2017 6 Collaboration and partnership International exchanges Research and development Preventing waste Information for schools and study visits Secure storage landfill IN 2017 WE GAVE BACK: IN 2017 WE RECEIVED: SYSAV COLLABORATES • 97.2 % of separated waste was • 841,400 tonnes of waste • We collaborate in many arenas – recovered as materials or energy • 59,900 tonnes of this was regional, national and international • 2.8 % was sent to landfill for food waste – in research projects and with secure storage • Hazardous waste totalled universities and colleges • Sysav’s energy recovery contributed 43,400 tonnes • We work with other players to 60 % of the district heating in Malmö • Our recycling centres received prevent waste being produced and Burlöv 175,900 tonnes of waste • In 2017 we welcomed almost 3,100 • 47,100 tonnes of slurry was made from people on study visits and met just the food waste, and converted into over 3,000 school pupils. biogas equating to 3.2 million litres of petrol • 145,300 sacks of soil were sold at our recycling centres SYSAV 2017 7 8 SYSAV 2017 Sysav Administration Report The Board of Directors and Managing Director of Sysav, Sydskånes avfallsaktiebolag (reg. no. 556187–0410), hereby submit the Annual Report and consolidated accounts for the financial year 1 January – 31 December 2017. Sysav, Sydskånes avfallsaktiebolag and its two wholly- of waste, which once again this year produced histori- owned subsidiaries, Sysav Industri AB and Sysav cally high energy deliveries. Utveckling AB, are owned by 14 municipalities in southern Skåne: Burlöv, Kävlinge, Lomma, Lund, Malmö, Simris- Energy deliveries comprised 1,478 (1,332) GWh of heating hamn, Sjöbo, Skurup, Staffanstorp, Svedala, Tomelilla, to E.ON and 168 (142) GWh of electricity. All the recovered Trelleborg, Vellinge and Ystad. The parent company’s energy was utilised, either through the sale of generated operations encompass the management and treatment heating to E.ON and electricity to Nordpool, or by the of household waste from Sysav’s owner municipalities, Sysav Group in its own plants. Accessibility in the plant as well as the collection of household waste in Lomma, amounted to 95% during the year.