Norrtelje Elektronik receives environmental prize from the King
Environmental prizes were awarded in six different categories, with Norrtelje Elektronik receiving a prize in the Best EMAS Reporting category. The companies that were rewarded for their successful industrial environmental work received their prizes from King Carl XVI Gustaf, who was present throughout the two-hour ceremony. The speakers included Sören Gyll, Chairman of the Confederation of Swedish Industry.
The jury's motivation for the award to Norrtelje Elektronik reads:
"For a transparent and beautifully illustrated presentation of the overall environmental work of the company, explaining in a well-organised text the most important elements of environmental management in a way that is understandable to the general public."
The awards are organised in cooperation between the Confederation of Swedish Industry, the Environmental Management Council and the Ministry of the Environment. The jury consists of an independent group of highly competent members representing different sectors of society.
The European Environment Awards (EEA) were established during the European Year of the Environment in 1987 on the initiative of the European Commission and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to stimulate the development of successful industrial environmental performance.
Norrtelje Elektronik was the first Swedish electronics subcontractor to be environmentally certified under ISO 14001. The following year, it registered under EMAS (the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme).
At the European Environmental Awards ceremony, King Carl XVI Gustaf presented the Honorary Award for Best EMAS Report to Norrtelje Elektronik's CEO Mats Hultin.
