Striving for a positive social impact
By listening to community needs and using our core competence, we can create solutions that have a positive social impact. Skanska has built up strong competence within certification schemes for building and infrastructure projects. Certifications such as LEED, BREEAM and Envision recognize projects that engage in activities and programs to expand their positive social impact on the community. In the Commercial Property Development stream, many of our projects are certified according to WELL, which has a strong focus on tenant health and well-being.
Community engagement
Within Project Development, placemaking is integrated into our development processes. It involves local community engagement to meet the needs of the residents, which can include the design of public spaces and common areas to support different social values, such as well-being and safety. Our local footprint allows us to identify areas with strong development potential. We develop dynamic neighborhoods by investing in and developing mixed areas with both workspaces and high-quality residential properties.
With the Investment Properties business stream, we can be a more long-termpartner for local municipalities through our solid commitment to the areas we build. This is important in our dialogues with key stakeholders, such as municipalities and other public entities, as we explore new areas of land and prospects for project development.