Sustainability

We create smarter, more liveable neighbourhoods today
– while ensuring a greener planet for future generations

Sustainability Report

Envac’s 2025 Sustainability Report explains how its automated, underground waste collection systems improve urban quality of life while reducing truck traffic, emissions, noise and odours and freeing space for greener areas. The work is organised around four focus areas: quality of life, minimising emissions, resource circularity and business responsibility, with documented projects achieving up to about 90% lower emissions from waste collection vehicles and better recycling and energy efficiency through solutions like the Envac Automation Platform and ReFlow.

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Impact areas for Envac global data

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energy savings through automation in Swedish facilities

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Reduction in carbon emissions from reduced waste truck movement in specific installations

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Increase in plastic recycling in Stockholm Royal Seaport thanks to Envac ReFlow

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(94,7) user satisfaction with pneumatic waste systems in Spain. (External study)

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per tonne energy consumption of our system in China, well below our ambitious target.

Contributing towards sustainable urban development

Sustainability has always been at the core of what we do and is an essential driver of our business. We enable smart, sustainable communities and drive the circular economy by redefining how society thinks of waste – today and for future generations.

With 2.5 billion more people living in urban areas by 2050 and a doubling of the amount of waste generated, cities require smarter and more sustainable waste management solutions. Envac is part of the broader solution by promoting circular resource use and carbon neutrality while improving quality of life and creating added value for property developers.

Two boxes labeled “Mission” and “Vision”
A father and child playing together in a grassy outdoor space.

Quality of Life

At Envac, we are committed to improving people’s quality of life – both today and for the future. Our waste solution has a visible impact on the places where people live and work, making communities cleaner, greener and safer.

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Minimise Emissions

Energy efficiency is essential for combating climate change, since it significantly cuts down on both direct greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from fossil fuel use and indirect emissions from electricity generation. Envac’s technology and automation helps facility and infrastructure managers save energy and minimise emissions.

Optical sorting facility

Resource circularity

Envac is making it easier for people to turn waste into worth. We are helping cities across the world make it simple for their citizens to change behaviours and get involved in achieving climate and recycling goals with solutions such as, Optical Sorting and ReFlow, that supports resource circularity.

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Business Responsibility

Envac is committed to ensuring that both our employees and external partners operate responsibly and safely. Guided by corporate governance policies and principles, our approach to business responsibility rests on three key pillars: fair and ethical business, ethical supply chains, and healthy, safe workplaces.

Global milestones and measurable impact

From major project milestones and international recognition to operational growth and improved sorting results, 2025 was marked by steady progress across Envac’s business. These highlights reflect continued momentum in smart waste collection, stronger global engagement, and tangible environmental and commercial impact.

Bergen in the spotlight – from local solution to global example

Envac’s underground system in Bergen, Norway, attracted strong international attention. The Washington Post highlighted how the 7.5 km pneumatic network – designed to serve up to 30,000 households and manage around 50 tonnes of waste per week – contributes to cleaner streets, fewer trucks and more liveable neighbourhoods. The World Economic Forum also profiled the system as a leading example of innovative, climate‑smart urban infrastructure.

Digital behaviour change in Hammarby Sjöstad

In Stockholm’s Hammarby Sjöstad, a pilot using the Envac ReFlow app showed that better digital feedback can dramatically improve sorting.

In a qualitative study done among households in the area using the application, plastic sorting increased by 44%. This indicates that the model could help Stockholm cut 40,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year – equivalent to roughly half the fossil emissions from household waste.

Rising international interest in Envac

Envac’s reference systems in Stockholm Royal Seaport and Hammarby Sjöstad continued to attract visitors from around the world. During the year, delegations from Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, India, Saudi Arabia, across South America, Thailand and Vietnam visited the sites to learn how automated waste collection supports climate, circularity and high‑quality urban living.

Earthshot Prize nomination

At the end of 2025, Envac was nominated for the 2026 Earthshot Prize in the “Build a Waste‑Free World” category, with additional recognition under “Fix Our Climate”. The nomination highlights Envac’s role as a frontrunner in scalable, system‑level solutions that enable circular resource flows, cut emissions and help cities around the world move towards a lower‑carbon, waste‑free future.

The preservation of the environment in cities and the improvement of the quality of life in urban environments are two of the most important challenges that public managers will have to face in the next 30 years. Addressing them will require collaboration among all citizens in addition to technological innovation.

Carlos Bernad CEO of Envac EMEA