Bona Releases 2023 Sustainability Report
16 April 2024 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Bona®, a global, sustainably-driven company that supplies
products for installing, renovating, maintaining, and restoring
premium floors, today released its Sustainability Report for 2023.
This year, Bona has included a narrative summary of its
sustainability progress following by its audited statutory
sustainability report. This is another important step by Bona to
move its sustainability efforts forward and align with the demands
of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
“We are currently in the midst of developing our sustainability
work in line with our ambitions and stakeholder expectations. This
year’s report reflects this ongoing journey and presents many
examples of the progress we are making, among which are our
advances in reducing fossil-based plastics in our packaging, the
introduction of bio-based products, and the launch of our
Sustainability Board,” said Magnus Andersson, Bona CEO.
Most notably, Bona announced in its report the establishment of
a Sustainability Board, whose purpose is to drive the development
of the sustainability work according to Bona’s vision – to lead the
sustainability transformation of our industry, caring for people
and planet.
“The Sustainability Board sets up a robust framework for how we
intend to carry out Bona’s sustainability strategy going forward.
Led by our Global Sustainability Manager and involving members from
our General Management team, the Board will ensure swifter
decision-making and closer ties between strategic leadership and
our operations,” says Andersson.
Highlights of the 2023 Sustainability Report include a 29,6
percent reduction in fossil-based virgin plastic in packaging
(compared to 2020), the opening of Bona’s new distribution facility
DC2 in Monroe, North Carolina (US), the launch of Bona Traffic GO a
one-component floor finish, and investments in renewable energy at
facilities in Sweden, Germany and US reducing the company’s climate
impact.
“At Bona, we believe strongly in the core tenets behind the EU’s
new legal requirements; that companies should report honestly and
transparently on their sustainability work. Given that we are a
customer-facing company, we also wanted our sustainability report
to provide context to our many initiatives and convey the value to
our stakeholders,” Andersson continues.
The Bona Sustainability Report 2023 is available for download
via the company’s sustainability web page.
About Bona
Bona is a family-owned, sustainably driven company that supplies
products for installing, renovating, maintaining and restoring
premium floors. Founded in 1919, Bona was the first in the industry
to offer a full system of waterborne hardwood floor finishing and
floor care products. Today, Bona offers products for most premium
floor surfaces including wood, tile, vinyl, resilient, rubber and
laminate. Bona’s turnover is 3.8bn SEK (EUR 366million) 2023. The
head office is in Malm�, Sweden, and the company is represented
globally by its 17 subsidiaries, 70 distributors, 4 production
sites and over 700 employees. For more visit www.bona.com.
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Heather Lindemann | Bona +1 (800) 872-5515
heather.lindemann@bona.com