Sustainability
Sustainability is present in Bittium´s operations throughout the life cycle of its products, in procurement chains and in the way the company creates value for the surrounding society.
Description of Operations
Bittium is a Finnish technology company specializing in the development of reliable, secure communications and connectivity solutions, and the development of products and services for measuring and monitoring biosignals outside of hospitals. Bittium has an over 35-year legacy of deep expertise in various technologies. Bittium provides its customers with innovative products and services, customized solutions based on its product platforms, and product development services.
Sustainability is essential part of daily work and management that basis on the company’s strategy and values.
Sustainability is present in Bittium’s operations throughout the life cycle of our products, in our procurement chains, and in the way we create value for the surrounding society.
Sustainability Program 2022–2025
In accordance with the new sustainability program for 2022–2025, Bittium has four focus areas: innovative and developing people; confidential customer relationships and secure products; corporate citizenship and sustainable business practices; and environmental sustainability.
Bittium monitors the progress of each focus area using selected indicators in accordance with its sustainability program and continuously develops its operations and performance.
The most important resources of Bittium’s business are highly competent people, a diverse work community free of discrimination, and taking care of employee well-being and competence. Bittium provides its employees with challenging and motivating jobs, and is committed to supporting their development and investing in their well-being.
The Focus Areas in Sustainability at Bittium
#1 Innovative and developing people
- We promote an open, equal, and diverse working culture
- We take care of the well-being of our employees
- We invest in the development of competencies and leadership skills
#2 Confidential customer relationships and secure products
- We meet the special sector-specific and technological requirements of our customers (quality and security)
- We invest in innovative and agile product development
- We ensure the sustainability of our procurement chain
#3 Corporate citizenship and sustainable business practices
- We engage in open dialogue with our stakeholders and support the local communities in which we operate
- We conform to sustainable business practices
- We create added value for our stakeholders through profitable and sustainable business operations
#4 Environmental sustainability
- In accordance with the objectives set out in our environmental program, we strive to minimize the environmental impacts of our operations.
- We aim to optimize the service life and recyclability of our products.
CEO´s Sustainability Review
The year 2023 was a period of major changes for Bittium. We updated our strategy and are moving on to a new stage as a company, with the goal being profitable growth. Our business operations must be profitable and sustainable so that we can provide work and well-being for our personnel while also taking into consideration our customers, investors and other stakeholders. From this perspective, the focus areas of our sustainability program are still highly relevant to us.
Sustainability at Bittium
Sustainability is essential part of daily work and management that basis on the company’s strategy and values.
Sustainability is present in Bittium’s operations throughout the life cycle of our products, in our procurement chains, and in the way we create value for the surrounding society.
Sustainability Management
Bittium has a separate sustainability working group, which develops, monitors, and assesses key sustainability indicators and the achievement of targets. The working group is tasked with the management and scanning of sustainability risks as well as sustainability reporting in the company.
