Quick look: Sustainability
Wärtsilä's sustainability approach
Wärtsilä's approach to sustainability is based on economic, environmental and social performance.
Our overriding focus is on ensuring profitability, providing environmentally sound products and services and ensuring responsible business conduct.
We act as a good corporate citizen wherever we are active. Our business operations and relations with our stakeholders are governed by our Code of Conduct.

“The Paris Climate Agreement gives a clear direction for governments, businesses and individuals towards a low carbon economy. Wärtsilä is well positioned to provide solutions for the energy and marine sectors and can support various countries in reaching their greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. We continuously invest into technology development to secure a leading position at the forefront of sustainable innovation.”
Marko Vainikka
Director, Corporate Relations and Sustainability
Key figures
Economic |
|
Net sales, MEUR |
5 029 |
Taxes and social costs, MEUR |
349 * |
R&D expenses, MEUR |
132 |
Environmental |
|
Total energy consumption (TJ) |
1 539 |
Total metals usage (t) |
73 285 * |
Emissions of carbon dioxide equivalents (t) |
63 441 |
Emissions of carbon dioxide (t) (indirect) |
60 317 |
Social |
|
Number of nationalities |
131 * |
Net employment creation |
-755 |
Male/female ratio |
85 / 15 |
Highlights
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11.2.
Wärtsilä contracted to supply five new icebreaking LNG carriers with dual-fuel engines.
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23.3.
Wärtsilä selected to Ethibel Sustainability Index Excellence Europe.
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11.6.
IPP3 receives award for the Best Large-Scale Gas Engine Project in the EMEA projects of the Year 2015 in the Power Engineering International awards.
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7.10.
Wärtsilä begins collaboration with GoodFuels Marine and Boskalis in a marine bio-fuels programme.