Sustainable Development Goals - a core part of our business

Social responsibility and sustainability are deeply rooted in our corporate culture as a part of our core business. Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) has become a requirement for our development of new products and services as well as our work on the global stage. That is why we are proud to be the first water company in the world to achieve a certification in the SDG's.

The illustration blow shows how Aarhus Vand works with the SDG's - which we have done even long before there was anything called sustainable development goals. Because it's a part of our DNA.

The illustration shows that we are working on 13 of the total of 17 sustainable development goals and that we are focusing on four of them, for which we are also certified. Those are SDG 6, 11, 13 and 17. You will find examples on our work with these goals in the videos below and on our Danish website here.

The inner bar show the sub-goals we are working with while the height of the bars is the effect worked with the specific sub-goal.

All in on the UN's Global Goals

Listen to CEO Lars Schrøder talk about how we support the sustainability goals here.

SDG 6, 11 & 13: Aarhus Rewater

Aarhus ReWater (called Marselisborg ReWater when this video was made) will become the world’s most resource efficient wastewater treatment plant. And set new standards both nationally and internationally using state-of-the-art technology to enhance its performance.

SDG 11 & 13: Blue & green solutions in urban areas

Sewer separation projects are often conducted by establishing separate piping systems for rainwater and wastewater. In the neighbourhood of Risvangen and Vorrevangen in the city of Aarhus, however, no rainwater pipes are dug down.

SDG 13 & 17: The Aarhus way to innovate in partnerships

In Aarhus Vand we see partnerships as a very efficient way of creating both cheaper and better solutions. In our renewal of drainage system-partnership - we develop solutions - across the companies and competitors in our market. We think that’s the best way of achieving new innovative solutions. See how we do it.