It is now clear that Dalarna Science Park, as one of the first science parks in Sweden, is verified according to ISO 26000. ISO 26000 is a guiding standard for organizations' social responsibility. It takes a holistic approach to sustainability and describes what a company or organization can do to contribute to a sustainable society.
- "By making a self-declaration, consisting of about 50 questions, we at Dalarna Science Park have better insight into our own sustainability work and what improvements we can - and should - make," explains Annelie Strömberg, sustainability strategist and project manager at Dalarna Science Park.
ISO 26000
The work with ISO 26000 means that Dalarna Science Park has now systematized and formalized the sustainability work so that it will not be individually dependent in the future. The work also helps to create a structure for improvement work at a good manageable level where it also becomes easy to keep the right focus in the sustainability work.
- This is just the beginning. We are now continuing to work on a sustainability strategy that will be integrated into the entire business to take us further forward," says Annelie, who was one of those who led the work from Dalarna Science Park.
Pulse measurement
Angelica Ekholm, CEO of Dalarna Science Park, agrees and clarifies how Dalarna Science Park will work going forward and what the importance of verification means.
- For us, verification is an important pulse meter. Since we support companies in their sustainability development, we need to constantly work to ensure that our organization is at the forefront of sustainability work. We must set a good example and work in a structured way with continuous improvements that can also be followed up," says Angelica.
Companies working with Dalarna Science Park will also notice a change.
- By verifying ourselves at Dalarna Science Park, we can work systematized internally while we get important keys to also take out to the companies we work with, concludes Angelica.
About VERIFY Agency
The verification of ISO 26000 has been done by VERIFY Agency. VERIFY Agency is the first company in the world to offer verification of ISO 26000 and the self-declaration linked to the standard. The company started in the spring of 2021 after Sweden decided to revise the ISO 26000 standard, with the associated self-declaration, among other things by including the sustainability goals. A verified self-declaration is more credible. It is also a way to quality assure the sustainability work of companies and organizations.
VERIFY Agency is accredited by SWEDAC, which belongs to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and reports to the Minister for Foreign Trade and Nordic Affairs.
The self-declaration and the VERIFY Agency's statement are available at dalarnasciencepark.se/hallbarhet.
