”For us, it is important to take a holistic perspective and contribute to a sustainable society by playing an active role in urban development in the locations where we operate.” This is how Rikshem describes its view of sustainable urban development.
Rikshem is one of the country's largest private property companies and as part of its high sustainability goals, they have looked towards solar energy as part of the solution.
– For Rikshem, sustainability includes all three perspectives; environmental, social and economic perspective. Long-term and sustainability are the basis of our business and our business idea is to long-term and sustainably own, develop and manage our homes and community properties, says Elisabeth Schylander, sustainability manager at Rikshem and continues:
– We constantly strive to reduce our energy consumption as it entails several added values. When it comes to our electricity trading, we only buy renewable electricity.
Therefore, the company has now signed a framework agreement with us at SBP to carry out complete deliveries of solar cell systems throughout the country.
– For us at SBP, it is a seal of quality to be selected by Rikshem, which has high goals in its sustainability work and energy efficiency. The entire dialogue has been characterized by a forward spirit and a high level of ambition when they have done their thorough evaluation process for a sustainable technology supplier. I am very happy that we have been given the task of contributing to their sustainability journey, says Marcus Wicén, Head of Sales Development at SBP.
According to Elisabeth Schylander at Rikshem, it was especially the overall competence in green technology, good project structure and strong references that made the choice fall on SBP as a complete supplier of solar energy.
– As Rikshem is located all over Sweden, it was a parameter that SBP can support in all our locations. Based on our assessment linked to competence, project organization, quality in implementation and sustainability aspects, Rikshem considered that SPB was qualified for signing a framework agreement. In the associated tender presentation, it also emerged that SBP could offer European solar panels, which we saw as very positive as these have a better climate performance compared to standard, Chinese panels, which are the most common alternative on the market today. Linked to social sustainability in its own business and the supplier chain, it emerged that SPB works to review suppliers and thinks it is important with third-party review and to be able to show documentation linked to social aspects, she says.
