Permobil report finds that a sustainable society needs to be an inclusive society
Mobility manufacturer Permobil has published a new report underlining that the key contribution to sustainability is raising the societal inclusion question.
The Permobil Sustainability Report also outlines how the company is continuing to decrease it’s CO2 emissions against a backdrop of company growth.
Camilla Andersson, Director of Sustainability at Permobil, commented: “At Permobil, we want to enable the people who use our products to live their lives to the fullest and increase their inclusion in society.
“Lifting this issue up and bringing it into focus is something that Permobil is uniquely positioned to do, and is one part of the social dimension of our Sustainability agenda.”
To drive change and increase inclusiveness and diversity, Permobil ran a campaign to challenge attitudes and inspire others to see possibilities in every individual. The campaign was created in partnership with Swedish fashion designer Louise Linderoth with the message “My capability is not based on your assumption”.
Permobil has been exploring the best way to measure people’s quality of life. Generally quality of life outcome measures are unfortunately from an able-bodied perspective.
Since 2021, Permobil has worked on the mobility-related Quality of Life 7D (MobQoL-7D) but cultural factors between countries, it states, limits its ability to track its progress.
Permobil is working with the University of Bangor, Wales, to translate the survey into seven languages beyond English to enable effective use in many more other countries.
Significant progress, it stated, was made towards many of its sustainability targets for 2030. Notably, CO2 emissions fell 30 per cent compared to 2021 (Scope 1 & 2) and 44 per cent compared to the KPI baseline. Permobil’s target is 70 per cent by 2030. Work also started on capturing Scope 3 emissions data.
Its health and safety record has continued to improve with a drop of 14 lost-time-accidents to only four across the entire company.
Camilla adds: “A culture of sustainability is starting to embed itself into Permobil. At all levels in the company and in every market, we are seeing colleagues come up with ideas of what they can do to operate more sustainably, everything from supporting local community support programs in the US to composting in Australia to reducing water use in production of our cushion.”
This is Permobil’s second annual sustainability report details the performance against the seven focus areas defined by a 2019 materiality assessment.
The report includes case studies on the My Capability campaign and reforms to its packaging and shipping solutions as well as portraits of two inspiring individuals who also use Permobil products.
