{"id":68824,"date":"2025-07-08T09:56:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T06:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/?page_id=68824"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:47:35","slug":"sustainability-communication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/sustainability-consultancy\/sustainability-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block hero \" >\n    <img width=\"1680\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/Sustainability-communications-1680x800.jpg\" class=\"hero__bg-img\" alt=\"Three people standing around a table in an office or library setting, looking at documents and discussing something.\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 1080px, 1920px\" \/>        \n\t        <div class=\"block__inner hero__blurbs\" data-amount=\"2\">\n\t\t\t                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/sustainability-consultancy\/\" target=\"\"\n                   class=\"col--6\">\n                <span>\n                    \t                Sustainability                     <span class=\"last\">\n                        consultancy                        <i class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n\t\t\t                <a href=\"#contactus\" target=\"\"\n                   class=\"col--6\">\n                <span>\n                    \t                Contact                     <span class=\"last\">\n                        Us                        <i class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block cb block--white\" >\n\t<div class=\"block__inner cb__inner cb__inner--one\">\n\t<div class=\"col--12 col--center col--wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col col--6 editor-content\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainability communication <span style=\"font-size: 3.5rem\">is essential in modern business<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainability communication <span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">is a lifeline in today&#8217;s business environment. By engaging in sustainability communication <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">transparent, organizations can achieve the best possible reputational benefits and competitive advantages from their actions. Sustainability communication is crucial for accelerating the green transition and enabling organizational sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttons-wrapper buttons-wrapper--left\"><a class=\"btn btn__secondary \" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/blog\/a-companys-sustainability-communication-requires-courage-to-be-open\/\">Discover our blog: Effective sustainability communication requires the courage to be transparent<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Transparent and planned sustainability communication<\/h2>\n<p>We support our clients&#8217; sustainability efforts through communication. We train, coach and plan communication, as well as design sustainability in light of current and future regulations, enhancing impact. We integrate sustainable communication into the client&#8217;s other communications and strategy, tailoring it to serve the organization&#8217;s goals in the best possible way for each target group.<\/p>\n<h2>Sustainability claims and EU regulatory requirements<\/h2>\n<p>We analyze the client&#8217;s existing communications from the perspective of current and future marketing legislation, taking into account EU regulations (ECGT, UCPD, and upcoming Green Claims) and their requirements for responsibility claims and good practices in responsible communication.<\/p>\n<h2>Avoid greenwashing: Verify the impact of sustainable actions<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to our in-depth communication expertise, we leverage the entire knowledge of Sweco&#8217;s sustainability consultancy. This ensures the accuracy of messages and the impact of the sustainable actions behind them can be verified before commencing communication, thereby avoiding greenwashing or misinterpretations.<\/p>\n<h2>Sustainability communication is central to business success<\/h2>\n<p>Sustainable communication is crucial in business, and its proper implementation can bring significant advantages to an organization. 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