Sustainability Report 2017 EUR 1,537.9 Million Million (Change +4.4%)
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20 Sustainability Report 17 Technopolis in Short Fair value of Net Sales Investment Properties EUR 179.7 Sustainability Report 2017 EUR 1,537.9 million million (change +4.4%) Contents: CEO’s Q&A..................................................................................................................3 100% 701,900 m2 Sustainability Approach & Management ........................................4 Service Rentable Area Attitude Solid Results 2017 ............................................................................................8 Shared Workspace .........................................................................................10 6 224 Sustainable Efficiency ..................................................................................14 1,600 Customers Countries Employees Skills & Integrity .............................................................................................24 Financial Impacts in Value Chain ........................................................32 17 11 Reporting Principles and Limitations ..............................................34 Campuses Cities GRI and EPRA sBPR Index ......................................................................38 Assurance Statement .................................................................................42 Technopolis is a shared workspace expert. We provide efficient and flexible offices, coworking spaces and everything that goes with them. Our services run from designing the workspace to reception, meeting solutions, restaurants and cleaning. We are obsessed with customer satisfaction and value creation. Our 17 campuses host 1,600 companies with 50,000 employees in six countries within the Nordic and Baltic Sea region. Technopolis Plc (TPS1V) is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. 2 CEO’s Q&A Walking the Talk Technopolis CEO Keith Silverang rode 13,500 km corresponding to 2,300 CO2 savings. His total with cars was only 3000 km in 2017. About the Report It is a priority for us to depict our environmental and social impacts in a transparent and meaningful way. In our report, sustainability What does sustainability strategy. These contribute to to those that are more community productivity. So we will continue is described in accordance mean to Technopolis? maintaining high occupancy and related – people’s need to share and to make sure that each campus with GRI (Global Reporting property values, but also to better to feel connected; to be part of a provides not only efficiency, Sustainability is an integral part Initiative) Standards and CRESS sustainability performance and community. sustainability and flexibility, but also of any successful company’s core (Construction and Real Estate enhanced quality of life in the a vibrant community of companies business. At Technopolis, it is a Sector Supplement) and the third workplace. In short, shared life is the new and people that enjoy working day-to-day activity reflected in edition of the EPRA’s Sustainability normal and this also applies to together in an environment that eco-efficient premises, motivated Best Practice Recommendations The Shared Economy workspaces. From our point of supports productivity and well- employees, services that support for reporting. We have also view this means that customers are being. customer success, and a sense of – what is it all about? internally assessed and concluded demanding more flexibility, more community. that the content of our report In a “shared” or “collaborative” efficiency and better employee We are developing our service contains relevant information in economy, parties provide one productivity from workplaces. This offering to match the increasing relation to the main matters of the The world of work is undergoing another access to assets or services is our sweet-spot and we have been demand for shared work Non-Financial Reporting Directive major changes as the forces behind – whether for a fee or for free. The an ambassador of this approach environments and mobile work, although this regulation does not the shared economy intensify. We change is driven by the young and since Technopolis’ got started. and we are investing in the apply to Technopolis. embrace these changes – in short, tech-oriented; there is evidence continuous improvement of the we develop, own and operate shared that millennials care less for customer experience. I’m confident Why do workspaces matter? Technopolis sees sustainability workspace campuses, with the ownership. The drivers behind that this commitment will as a competitive advantage that emphasis on the word shared. The the change are many, and they Workspaces increasingly offer ultimately enhance Technopolis’ influences our reputation and very idea of more and more people can be roughly categorized into companies a competitive advantage competitiveness and boost success, and as an investment in sharing the same space comfortably, technology, economic and societal to attract the best talent. In the shareholder value. efficiently and sustainably goes to drivers. Sustainability-related workspace sector, there’s a real future prerequisites for operation. the heart of sustainable thinking drivers range from hard facts such focus on trying to maximize We hope that this vision is reflected as well as the Technopolis business as the scarcity of natural resources human potential, performance, and Keith Silverang, CEO in our report. 3 Our Strategic Sustainability Approach Sustainable Shared Workspace Skills & Integrity Efficiency Communities that Motivated & Eco-efficient, Healthy Support Success, Competent People and Resilient Spaces Well-being & Productivity with Integrity Our Values: Drive, Service, Integrity Sustainability is incorporated into reflected in eco-efficient premises, grasp for internal and external our operations. We sustain our our customers and partners to Technopolis’ corporate strategy motivated employees, services that stakeholders, in order to better competitiveness over the long term find meaningful measures to and DNA – in a nutshell, our support success, and a sense of steer and motivate actions. by adapting to relevant social and support their success, workspace strategy is to create a sustainable community. environmental demands and the well-being, and productivity. With competitive advantage by selling This strategic approach takes into requirements of the community. this approach, we aim to enhance less space per person, but more We aim to focus our efforts on account the long-term perspective, our own and our customers’ efficiency, flexibility and services those items that are most relevant the megatrends in our sector, Driven by changes in work competitive advantage through to customers. For us, sustainability to us, and to convey the message and the customer experience and growing demands from sustainability. is a day-to-day activity that is in a framework that is easy to philosophy that is at the heart of stakeholders, we cooperate with 4 Focus Areas Technopolis categorizes the impacts and measures of its Corporate Sustainability under three themes. The aim is to continuously develop the issues related to these themes. Shared Workspace – Communities that support success, well-being and productivity Technopolis offers quality workspaces, versatile services and an inspiring community, that make the customer’s business flexible and efficient. This way, Technopolis contributes to the profitable growth of its business and the community. Sustainable Efficiency – Eco-efficient, healthy, and resilient spaces Technopolis offers its customers eco-efficient, healthy, and resilient spaces and services, by which it enhaces its competitive advantage within the industry. Skills and Integrity – Motivated and competent people with integrity An inspiring and positive corporate culture and purposeful work are at the center of Technopolis’ talent engagement. Strong core values and ethics lay the foundation for the company’s responsible business practices and ensure compliance with its Code of Conduct, robust corporate governance, risk management, and responsibility for the well-being and satisfaction of personnel. By operating ethically, Technopolis ensures transparent value creation for stakeholders in the long term. The focus areas – Shared Workspace, Sustainable Efficiency, and Skills and Integrity – all include a set of targets and actions designed to guide the work. 5 Technopolis’ sustainability work is indicators since 2011, and they Accounting, Investor Relations Corporate Sustainability guided by its strategic sustainability were last updated in 2017. The and Marketing. The Group approach and company values. strategic sustainability targets Management Team monitors the Management In addition, the foundation of are discussed on pages 8–9. The achievement of the sustainability sustainability at Technopolis effects, management practices, targets. The policies that guide comprises the company’s disclosures and objectives sustainability are continuously sustainability action plans, the associated with the essential points monitored and developed. The Code of Conduct for employees of view of corporate sustainability Group Management Team and and suppliers, the risk management are described in the table on pages Board of Directors are responsible policy, and annual plans related 36–37 by theme. At Technopolis, for ratifying Technopolis’ Group- to personnel development and sustainability activities are wide policies. equality. coordinated by the Sustainability Manager. The measures taken are The management