Luhta Sportswear Company’s sustainability work is based on our company's values mission and vision as well as our long-term business strategy. Our development work is guided by our sustainability mission ‘Responsible choices from one generation to another.’ Based on our mission, we develop business operations that support wellbeing, sustainability, and continuity in the long term. As a player in the textile and fashion industry, we are aware that our decisions and operations have a significant impact on the environment, people, and society globally. That is why sustainability is integrated into our company's management, business planning, and daily decision-making.
Our mission is to design and create products that last both in terms of quality and design. As family business, we create value for our owners, employees, customers, and society. We are committed to the targets we set, we operate transparently, and we continuously develop our operations. We communicate openly about our progress and areas for development. Our goal is to operate as responsibly as possible in all phases of our business and to promote a more sustainable future for the textile and fashion industry in collaboration with our stakeholders.
Our sustainability strategy covers people, the environment, products, the value chain, and good governance. At the heart of the strategy is the management of sustainability topics that are relevant to our operations. We continuously develop our operations, taking into account the social, environmental, and social impacts as well as the related financial risks and opportunities. Sustainability priorities describe the thematic areas we focus on in our work based on their impact and materiality.
Our Sustainability Targets
Luhta Sportswear Company’s sustainability work is based on strategic long-term targets that guide our operations from the perspective of environmental responsibility, social responsibility, and economic sustainability. These targets ensure that our sustainability work supports the company's business strategy, helps manage sustainability-related risks and impacts, and creates conditions for sustainable growth.
Three main strategic targets guide our sustainability work:
Targets alone, however, will not take us forward; for us, sustainability is first and foremost about actions. In our Sustainability Report, we aim to expand on our targets and to give as concrete an account as possible of the sustainability work we have done in relation to products, the environment and people. You can read our latest Sustainability Review here.
UN Sustainable Development Goals in our Operations
Luhta Sportswear Company is a participant in the United Nations Global Compact initiative, and we are committed to adhering to its ten principles concerning human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. These principles, together with the UN Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), guide our operations and form a key framework for our sustainability strategy. We report annually on our progress in the UN Global Compact Communication on Progress (CoP) report.
For our operations, we have identified five key UN Sustainable Development Goals, the implementation of which we are actively advancing.
Sustainbility Work Priorities
Luhta Sportswear Company’s sustainability work covers the whole company’s operations and product life cycle, from design to manufacturing, use, and recycling. At the heart of our sustainability strategy development work are sustainability work priorities based on material sustainability impacts. The sustainability work priorities describe the themes that are most important in managing the company's sustainability impacts, risks, and opportunities; investing in these themes advances responsible and sustainable business operations. These priorities support the key objectives of our sustainability strategy and guide concrete development initiatives across the organization.
