A touch of Sweden for the Spanish Green Transition
Since its beginning, Vati of Sweden has been guided by a global vision. Over the past five years, we have transformed more than 250 companies and prepared nearly one thousand people from fifteen countries for sustainability challenges. However, this year was particularly marked by the internationalization of our activities.
With the help of the European Regional Development Fund (Regional Fund) and the Just Transition Fund, provided by the European Union, Vati of Sweden has initiated the next phase of its internationalization process. While aiming to achieve 50% of our portfolio outside Sweden and establish ourselves in three new markets within the next two years, we have taken a significant step forward this year.
We are now established in Barcelona. Throughout the first part of the year, we have organized several Inner Development Goals with our partners IKEA, ESADE Business School, Impact Hub Barcelona and United Partners. These gatherings have become woven into the fabric of Barcelona’s sustainability agenda and have constantly increased the number of sustainability leaders to attend.
Promoting transparency and integrating it into the business culture is essential to our work. Therefore, verifying sustainability claims and reports is one of the pillars of our internalization. In that sense, we have successfully launched our Certified Impact Auditor course in Spanish. This new edition’s first batch of students is already working on pilot projects with companies from Barcelona and the region. At the same time, we expect to conduct the first ISO 260000 self-declaration verification processes with Spanish companies.
We are proud to be the first company to introduce the independent third-party verification of ISO 26000 self-declaration as a basis for sustainability reports and claims. It places transparency central to doing business and, as such, it is a milestone for our expansion and the Green Transition that is fast reshaping the Spanish market. These are very exciting times, full of challenges that require new types of leadership in all sectors and industries.
Therefore, we have also initiated the training of Sant Pau Hospital sustainability leaders. The initial phase started in May with a lecture and training provided to the Board of Directors. The participants were introduced to the new sustainability landscapes governed by the new EU directives, such as CSRD, Green Claims, and CSDDD. The training, facilitated by Vati of Sweden’s team, provided new insights into the close ties between health, innovation, and transparency and emphasized the potential of sustainability to boost collaboration, well-being, and trust.
It is a true pleasure for us to see Vati of Sweden grow internationally. These are the first steps in what we hope to be a long journey. We see it as a learning opportunity to explore and develop more effective ways to manage risks and opportunities that arise from sustainability challenges. With transparency becoming central to doing business, more and more companies and organizations are looking for help navigating the complexity of the sustainability transition. Vati of Sweden and its international network of like-minded professionals committed to the Agenda 2030 have the knowledge, ability, and tools to provide them with solutions (¡En castellano!).
