Sweco Annual and
Sustainability Report 2024
We continued to grow in attractive segments associated with the transformation of Europe’s energy systems, industries, transportation infrastructure, and city and urban planning. Overall, 2024 was a successful year for Sweco, with good growth and strong profitability.
Åsa Bergman
CEO and President
The year in brief
SEK 30 billion
Net sales, SEK M
22,000
Total number of employees
+20%
EBITA, SEK M
57%
Dividend, % payout ratio
10%
EBITA margin, %
70,123
Greenhouse gas emissions, tonnes CO2e
Key drivers impacting Sweco’s markets and operations
Sustainability, demographic changes and digitalisation are trends that are impacting Sweco in terms of demand for consulting services, as well as Sweco’s strategic priorities. The global environment is also marked by the current geopolitical situation and a greater need for technical expertise in the labour market.
Strengthening preparedness and resilience has become increasingly important in many sectors of society.
Sweco’s strategy
Sweco’s strategy is based on why we exist as a company, what we offer to our clients, where we operate and how we create long-term value and growth through our well-established Sweco model.
Sweco’s operations
The combination of architecture and engineering services has been the key to Sweco’s success since the company was founded in 1958. Today, Sweco is Europe’s leading engineering consultancy and one of the world’s largest architecture companies.
Buildings and urban areas
Water, energy and industry
Transportation infrastructure
Architecture
Sustainability Report 2024
Sweco has the greatest opportunity to influence and contribute to the green transition through the tremendous number of client projects the company carries out each year. Sweco also has a great responsibility to run its own operations sustainably.
Sustainability areas
In 2024, Sweco made further advances in the focal areas of climate action, employee engagement and satisfaction, and responsible business conduct.
Sustainability highlights
-11%
Decrease in Scope 1&2, tonnes CO2e
35%
Gender distribution, % female
38%
Renewable energy share % of total energy
Zero
Confirmed incidents of bribery, corruption or human rights violations in 2023 and 2024
53%
Fossil-free vehicles share, % of vehicle fleet
ISO
ISO 9011, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 27001 certifications for the majority of entities
