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Sustainability – Our sustainable handprint

Sustainability is part of our operations at all levels, from strategy to everyday tools.

As an expert company, we help solve the major sustainability challenges of the built environment, even when we are not specifically asked to do so. The foundation of our sustainability work is a supportive and thriving work community that enables everyone to contribute to a more sustainable future.

Sustainability through circular intelligence

"Built environment solutions shape our everyday life for decades. Therefore, we carry a special responsibility to develop them wisely and safely while considering their long-term impacts. Circular intelligence means utilising our multidisciplinary expertise and data to create resource-efficient, low-carbon, adaptable and safe solutions.Circular intelligence is a way to strengthen the resilience of societies."

Kari Kauniskangas, CEO

In the midst of current global changes, we want to be a leading partner in implementing environmental sustainablity and improving productivity.

People

People come first in a thriving expert community. We support our employees’ physical, mental and social wellbeing through a wide range of initiatives and services.
Annual and sustainability report 2025
Annual and sustainability report

Our equal working community

We maintain and continuously develop an equitable work community where everyone, regardless of career stage, has opportunities to grow and pursue the direction that interests them. Most of our employees feel that people are treated fairly and with respect. A strong sense of belonging within our teams is our superpower.

We maintain and develop an equal work community where everyone can be themselves.

Growth Paths guide professional development

To support leadership and systematic competence development, we introduced the AINS Growth Paths model. In our competence-based model, career progression is not limited to managerial positions. Employees can deepen, broaden and redirect their expertise across disciplines and projects according to their interests and strengths

Growth Paths guide professional development

Safety at work means holistic wellbeing

We support our employees’ physical, mental and social wellbeing through employee benefits, shared sports activities and occupational healthcare services, including mental wellbeing support. We take care of everyday wellbeing through breakfast, breaks and family leave, and we focus on identifying workload-related factors at an early stage.

Safety in expert work

Come as you are

You do not need to fit into a predefined mould at AINS Group. Ninety-five per cent of our employees feel equality is well realised in their units. Evaluations of frontline leadership are clearly above the Finnish average for expert organisations.

The vast majority of our employees feel that equality is well achieved in our units.
  • 8,5 Vire

    Our monthly Vire index is an internal mood gauge and a rapid-response feedback channel.

  • 3,6 Experience

    Employees experience of our responsibility, index (scale 1–4).

  • eNPS 40 Readiness

    Employees' willingness to recommend us as an employer is higher than the average in peer organisations.

Environment

As designers and consultants of the built environment, we have a unique opportunity to advance the circular economy, reduce climate emissions and support biodiversity in all our assignments.
Annual and sustainability report 2025
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Environmental handprint as part of how we work

We make our greatest impact on the environment through client projects together with our clients and partners. We have measured and reported our experts’ contribution to implementing more environmentally sustainable solutions since 2022. In 2025, we assessed our environmental handprint in 1,900 projects.

Our environmental handprint
Environmental handprint

Circular economy requires circular intelligence

In the circular economy, we reduce the overconsumption of natural resources, climate emissions and biodiversity loss. We are committed to actively advancing the circular economy through Finland’s Circular Economy Green Deal and have developed the Circular Intelligence concept and related services that help put circular economy principles into practice in real-world projects.

Circular intelligence Circularity workshop
Circular intelligence

Reducing our own greenhouse gas emissions

Our climate work is guided by science-based emission reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). We focus on energy use in our premises, employee travel and procurement. In 2025, our climate emissions decreased in line with the targets set in our roadmap.

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
  • 63 % Environmental goals

    of our clients feel that we contributed to the achievement of environmental goals in their projects.

  • 49 Environmental handprint index

    was the the average handprint index on a scale of 1–100 in over 15 000 euros projects.

  • 73 % Environmental handprint

    assessed comprehensively for assignments exceeding €15,000.

Our commitment

Green Building Council Finland

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We have signed up to the BuildingLife Action Plan and are committed to working towards a carbon neutral built environment by 2035.

Climate partner

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We participate in addressing climate challenges and leveraging opportunities with the three largest cities in Finland. We are a Climate Partner of Tampere and Espoo, as well as a Sustainability Partner of Helsinki.

ISO 14001

EnvironmentalSysCert_ISO14001_colWe have certified environmental management systems that support systematic environmental management in all our divisions.

Science Based Targets Initiative

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We have set emission reduction targets that have been validated by SBTI.

Circular economy green deal

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We are committed to a strategic agreement to reduce the use of natural resources as one of the first Finnish companies.

The circular economy green deal is a voluntary strategic commitment in which participants pledge to reduce the use of natural resources, set impactful goals, and take actions that promote a low-carbon circular economy. 

Good governance

Our Code of Conduct, information security certification and the responsible use of artificial intelligence are important components of our good governance, helping us maintain and strengthen trust among our stakeholders.
Annual and sustainability report 2025
Annual and sustainability report

Code of Conduct and a culture of speaking up

Cooperation and respect for people, honest business practices and environmental responsibility form the foundation of our operations. Our Code of Conduct turns these principles into practical guidance that supports everyday decision-making and applies to all employees.

Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct

Building a strong information security culture

Through the continuous development of information security, we meet the stringent security requirements of our clients’ projects. The ISO 27001 certification of our information security management system demonstrates our ability to meet the security requirements of critical infrastructure projects throughout the entire value chain.

Our cyber security system includes audits, staff training and continuous response to cyber threats.

AI in expert work

The responsible use of artificial intelligence was one of our key themes in 2025. We maintained and further developed our comprehensive internal AI guidelines and strengthened both our own and our clients’ capabilities.

AI in expert work

We blow the whistle if necessary

Our employees and stakeholders have access to a whistleblowing channel required by law for reporting suspected misconduct confidentially

Our whistleblowing channel
Our employees and stakeholders have access to a whistleblowing channel, a statutory reporting channel for potential misconduct.
  • 99 % Cybersecurity training

    Our employees participated in continuous cybersecurity training.

     

  • 95 % Ethical principles

    Our employees completed Ethical Principles training.

  • 100 % Information security

    Our operations are ISO 27001–certified.

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