As environmental awareness increases, demand for more energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable glass solutions is growing. Glaston sees promoting sustainable development as a business opportunity. We support our customers’ operations with innovative and energy efficient solutions that enhance their productivity, help lower their emissions and drive their business forward.
We strive to ensure that our business is founded on ethical, safe and inclusive practices.
Sustainability commitments and Glaston’s targets and progress
Glaston’s strategy has set four targets addressing sustainability. The work towards the set sustainability targets is steered by a roadmap, which includes a plan and a timetable of measures.
Strategic sustainability targets
In Glaston’s strategy, Group-wide strategic targets promoting sustainability have been set for the medium term (3-5 years):
- Safety target measured as zero lost time accidents (accident frequency, LTIFR)
- Employee engagement rate over 75 (out of 100)
- Customer satisfaction score (Net Promoter Score, NPS) over 40
- Glaston’s CO2 emissions from own operations (Scope 1+2) 50.4% down from 2022 level and value chain (Scope 3) CO2 emissions down by 58.1% per square meter of sold machine processing capacity by FY2032 compared to the base year FY2022 (emission intensity).
| TOPIC | INDICATOR | TARGET | OUTCOME 2025 | OUTCOME 2024 | OUTCOME 2023 | TIMETABLE*) |
| Own workforce | Accident frequency (LTIFR), # of accidents/million hours worked | Accident frequency zero | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.3 | Continuous |
| Own workforce | Reports of workplace harassment | No harassment cases | No cases reported | Two cases reported | Three cases reported | Continuous |
| Own workforce | Employee engagement rate | Engagement rate >75 (of 100) | 78 | 76 | 70 | 2025 |
| Environment | CO2 emissions in own operations | Reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50.4% by 2032, compared to the 2022 base year | 1,498 tCO2e | 1,539 tCO2e | 1,238 tCO2e | 2032 |
| Environment | Emissions in value chain | Reduce the scope 3 GHG emission by 58.1% per square meter of sold machine processing capacity by FY2032, compared to the FY2022 base year (emission intensity) | 0.00043 tCO2e/m2 | 0.00017 tCO2e/m2 | 0.00036 tCO2e/m2 | 2032 |
| Customer satisfaction | Industry’s best customer experience | Customer satisfaction score (NPS) >40 | 37 | 64 | 62 | 2025 |
Sustainable development goals
Glaston supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will guide the sustainable development actions of member states, companies and other organizations up to 2030. We have identified seven goals that also emerge from our own strategy and are most relevant to us. These provide a broader frame of reference for our work and support the achievement of these goals in our own activities.
Frameworks
As part of Glaston’s commitment to sustainable and responsible business practices, Glaston is a participant of the UN Global Compact (UNGC). Glaston is committed to the UNGC’s Ten Principles on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. In 2024 and 2025, Glaston has reported on the company’s sustainability performance in line with the UNGC’s Communication of Progress process.
Glaston was awarded the EcoVadis Bronze Medal in February 2026, and was ranked among the top 35% of companies assessed globally.
