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People

It's all about people.

Our commitment to the Paris Agreement and sustainability is demonstrated through our energy-efficient solutions for mission-critical networks in energy, infrastructure, transportation, and industry. As our solutions help drive digitalization and the green transition, we improve essential services, contributing to people's and the planet's wellbeing. The transition to a fossil-free society must be a just transition.

To succeed, our sustainability commitment is integrated into every aspect of our business. This involves everyone from Westermo employees and our suppliers, to our customers and the people in the communities where we live and work.

In this section you can read about our contribution to social progress as well as what it's like working at Westermo.

Contributing to Social Progress

Westermo has a strong value-based culture. We pride ourselves in having a respectful, fair and friendly company culture. For us, Diversity and Inclusion is an area closely linked to our values. We consider Diversity and Inclusion as a business-critical area, not just for show. Our belief is that increased awareness regarding Unconscious Bias, Discrimination & Harassment and Diversity & Inclusion is the foundation for becoming the fully diverse and inclusive company we intend to be.

Read more about Diversity and Inclusion

From a business perspective, our focus is on ensuring that our employees have a safe workplace.

Creating a safe, productive work environment for our employees

Global OHS targets and activities

People are at the center of everything we do. Westermo is committed to safety and has a Zero Accident Vision for people using our products and those who work in our operations.

LTI - Lost Time Incident

Health and safety metrics - Own workforce

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We have two main focus areas for our activities based on our core business, competencies and values where we see we can best create value for our own employees as well as society: Education and Health & Wellness.

We see sustainability, diversity and inclusion, equality as well as our company values as fundamental elements of the two focus areas and related activities.

Education as a key for the transition to a sustainable society
Ensuring that education is accessible to everyone is essential for our collective future and the success of our company. We want to promote an increased interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) among especially young people and help provide the tools that enable addressing challenges, risks and opportunities for increased sustainability – socially, environmentally and financially. We see Climate change as one of the biggest challenges facing the world today. We believe engineering plays a crucial role in addressing environmental challenges, making our efforts in this area a natural extension of our work

We can contribute through support and sharing of our knowledge in many different areas: digitalization, operations, data communication and infrastructure, cyber security and sustainability etc. Providing internship and thesis work also support in giving students practical experience in real industrial environments which can help develop their professional skills and enhance their employability.

Here are some of our initiatives within Education:

- Sponsor to Engineers Without Borders Sweden
- Collaboration and Partnership with Mälardalens University
- IGE day

Health & Wellness
Setting health and wellness as a focus area enables our company to create value for both employees, our company and society. We see wellness as part of our inclusive culture, and the activities and supported initiatives should have a broad spectrum so everyone should be able to find something they feel encouraged to participate in.

We stand against corruption. All forms of corruption. including bribery, are strictly prohibited. Our Whistle-blower policy protects people raising concerns in good faith.

To our Code of Conduct

Working at Westermo

It´s all about people

At Westermo, an attractive workplace means that all employees are welcome, feel fairly treated and are secure in taking responsibility for our business through clear standards.

"We value a dynamic environment where there’s room for everyone." - Linda Kärreby, VP of HR, Westermo

Read the interview

Our culture and values

"Working at Westermo is often described as open and friendly, with a culture of sharing both our knowledge and time. Teamwork and fair play are important to us - we play together to win, and we play fair."

- Elin Sandell, HR specialist

Our values are reflected in everything we do, guiding us in our daily work and help us reach our full potential, individually and as an organization.

Teamwork & Trust
- We respect each other
- We recognize everyone's contribution
- We build strong and honest relationships with colleagues, customers and suppliers

Integrity & Ownership
- We do business in a fair way
- We overcome obstacles and deliver on our promises
- We take responsibility for ourselves, our colleagues and our company

Innovation & Learning
- We openly share knowledge and are curious to learn from others
- We encourage and explore new ideas
- We continuously raise our standards

Customer Focus & Quality
- We understand how we can create value for our customers
- We think reliability and robustness in everything we do
- We communicate with customers in a professional and timely manner