The SDGs are the most ambitious sustainable development agenda ever adopted by the world's countries and are designed to achieve four great things by 2030: Eradicate extreme poverty. Reduce inequalities and injustices in the world. Promoting peace and justice. Solving the climate crisis. Through the Sustainable Development Goals, this can become a reality.

HOW VADSTENA KLOSTERHOTEL WORKS
Our activities activities can affect most goals, but we have chosen to focus on three of them: Goals 3, 8 and 12.

Goal 3
Good health is a fundamental prerequisite for people to reach their full potential and to contribute to the development of society. People's health is influenced by economic, environmental and social factors and Goal 3 includes all dimensions and people of all ages.

In recent decades, great progress has been made in improving people's health globally, for example, child mortality has fallen by 50% since 1990. Investing in health through prevention and modern and effective care for all benefits society at large and creates the conditions for people's fundamental right to well-being.

How we work on Objective 3

• • HR function for staff and management. Support and discussions on victimization, alcohol and drug problems.
  • Performance reviews, appraisals, exit interviews
  • Wellness allowance, free training at work
  • Staff meetings where everyone gets the same information and has a say. Staff activities to strengthen cohesion and have fun together.
  • Health and safety representative
  • Intranet that encourages dialog and togetherness in the company
  • On-boarding, induction program for new employees and seasonal workers to make them feel safe.
  • KRIS group
  • Familiar and helpful feeling that permeates the business

Objective 8

More than 50% of the world's workers have dangerous jobs. They are often poorly paid and have little access to training and insurance*. 800 million new jobs are needed by 2040 that are sustainable for both people and the environment.

Sustainable economic development requires new ideas and entrepreneurship*, but we also need humane and fair working conditions* to make sustainable development possible. Workers' rights must be protected. Child labor and the exploitation of workers must be stopped*. This is positive for the whole planet.

How we work with Goal 8

• • Close cooperation and dialogue with the municipality and the local business community
  • Experience Vadstena - we think destination and the main goal is to get tourists to Vadstena
  • Cooperation between all the different facilities, attractions, accommodation and restaurants in the city
  • Promoting youth unemployment and employment and training and apprenticeships
  • Collective agreements (both for our staff and our suppliers)
  • Benefits such as training, wellness allowance etc
  • Promoting gender equality and diversity

Objective 12

Our planet has many natural resources, but we humans are not making the best use of them and are consuming* more than the planet gives us. For example, did you know that we throw away a third of the food we produce*? We need to think about how we produce and consume goods* and resources if it is to be sustainable for both people and the planet.

Sustainable consumption is good for the environment, people and the economy, but there are more social and economic benefits* to both sustainable production and consumption. We need to change the way we consume and produce goods to make it sustainable. This is necessary to avoid negative impacts on the climate, the environment and human health.

How we work with Goal 12

• • At the buffet, smarter placement where the "protein" is taken last and you start taking vegetables and carbohydrates
  • Smaller barrels that are refilled more often instead of large ones
  • Low-flush toilets/showers
  • Take care of the whole raw material
  • Sorting and reuse
  • Taking care of food waste
  • Nordic Swan Ecolabel certified facility