Hållbarhetsrapport 2020 eng 1
04. ECONOMIC IMPACT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The I
.A Hedin Bil Group has grown strongly in recent years, mainly through acquisitions, most recently of, among other things, additional facilities in Belgium and newly started facilities in Sweden. As the group grows, the steps towards a more environmentally friendly operation are taken by looking at energy consumption in the facilities, waste management, use of more environmentally friendly chemicals in the workshop operations that are both gentler on the environment but also for the staff who handle these chemicals. These measures have a positive effect on the environment, personnel and the financial outcome. Read more under the section Environmental impact. A SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYER The I.A. Hedin Bil Group currently has an average of 2,651 employees and, as of 2017, that includes outside of Sweden. As the group grows, we need to attract new competent employees but also develop and motivate the employees we have. To be an attractive employer, Hedin Bil in Sweden connected to a collective agreement. Being affiliated with a collective agreement means many benefits for the employee and extra security in the employment. This also has a positive effect on Hedin Bil as a more attractive employer. Collective agreements mean that Hedin Bil offers its employees old-age pensions, sickness pensions and family pensions in accordance with current agreements. See other personnel-related aspects under section Personnel impact. In 2020, Hedin Bil received support from the state related to Covid-19. From the beginning of March, a number of cost-saving measures have been taken to reduce the economic effects of Covid-19, which together with previously taken measures has improved the result. Measures have included temporary and permanent reductions in staff, as well as stopping new recruitments, purchases and travel. Where possible, we have used government support packages to lay off employees in the short term. In Belgium, the Belgian state has accounted for a large part of the wage cost when the business has been closed, which has reduced staff costs by SEK 32 million. We have also used government support in Sweden and Norway, which has reduced personnel costs by SEK 20 million in Sweden and SEK 8 million in Norway. 2020 Directly created economic value Income Distributed economic value 24 092 282 2019 22 327 229 2018 21 053 849 2017 12 700 039