We talk and walk Green
We are proud of our commitment to the climate and as a signatory
to the Copenhagen Communiqué and the earlier Bali and Poznan Communiqués. 
In 2000, Skanska was the first Development and Construction company to become globally ISO 14001-certified. Since then, we have gradually stepped up our green commitment.
Now we are
- part of UN Global Compact
- members of European Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change
- sponsors of the UNEP Sustainable Building & Construction Initiative
- sponsors of the Energy Efficiency in Buildings initiative of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- an EU GreenBuilding Partner
- able to deploy over 500 LEED ® Accredited Professionals on our staff to guide our customers to greener solutions to their Built Environment needs
- launching LEED ® in the Nordics and Central Europe
- active participants in Green Building Councils in USA, UK, Czech Republic and Poland.
- helping establish Green Building Councils in the Nordic countries.
This year we gathered our most important ideas on building a Deep Green society in our book "Green thinking". Read more
Buildings account for around 40% of global energy demand and are therefore substantial producers of greenhouse emissions. But with our green solutions, we contribute to reducing the sector’s greenhouse effect.
Here you can find a few examples:
New York City landmark goes LEED Platinum
The 32nd floor of the Empire State Building has achieved LEED CI (commercial interiors) Platinum certification, the highest level awarded by the United States Green Building Council. The Fifth Avenue building (dating from the 1930s) is still one of New York City’s most iconic structures and now one of its greenest. The green characteristics include renewable materials and significantly reduced energy and water requirements. Read more
UN House, Arendal
The UN House in Arendal, Norway, was originally built in the 1960s. Recently we made the office climate-neutral. The old concrete façade was replaced by a double-window box façade with an air-space of 14 inches/35 cm. This has reduced heat loss in winter and prevented overheating in summer. Together with efficient insulation, energy requirements have been lowered by one third. In addition, sea heating pumps and solar panels are being used as resources for heating and cooling the building during operation. This results in zero emissions for heating and cooling. Read more
Clarion Hotel Sign, Stockholm
Using railroad transportation fed by renewable electricity resulted in CO2 emissions being reduced by 235 metric tons during the construction phase. The prefabricated concrete frame also resulted in less waste. Read more