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A strong and open business culture

Our core values – courage, commitment and responsibility – and genuinely having sustainability as our watchword run through every aspect of our business culture. Combined with great openness and a down-to-earth approach, our values are the foundation of the strong community we have at Holmen.

We live our values

Delegate to the right level

Delegation and regular follow-up are important parts of our leadership philosophy. Successful problem-solving often comes down to delegating to the right level. Often the person working closest to the problem is the one who has the solution. A good leader has the ability to see the bigger picture and knows that a new employee needs more guidance and time before they can take responsibility.

Keep the dialogue alive

Communicate, listen and coach. Your commitment breeds commitment in others. Make targets clear and explain to your team how they are contributing to the bigger picture and work actively on follow-up.

Be transparent and open

Be generous in sharing your knowledge and transparent about the information you can share. Encourage your team to share what they know, work together and help each other out, including across function and department boundaries. 

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Delegating ownership of the goals

Holmen’s values also inform Holmen’s management by objectives model. Management by objectives is our way of ensuring that we focus on the right things and implement our strategy. We believe that the manager closest to a particular area is best placed to set the goals and decide on how best to achieve them. Delegating ownership of the goals is at the heart of management by objectives.

How we create a sustainable future

Holmen strive to be a positive force in society. We focus on three areas where we have great opportunities to make a difference, not only in the future but today: the climate, our customers' sustainable choices, and our workers and the communities in which we operate. 

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No matter what role we have within Holmen, we all work with renewable raw material and energy sources as a starting point. There is a great, strong and genuine commitment to our work. Because we believe in what we do.

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Holmen’s business is built around the forest ecocycle and the renewable products we can create from it. Our business areas are Forest, Wood Products, Board and Paper and Renewable Energy.  With a workforce of 3 500 people, we create value for shareholders, customers and society. We generate sales of around SEK 23 billion and our shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large Cap. Please visit holmen.com for more information.

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Holmen AB, P.O. Box 5407, SE-114 84 Stockholm, Sweden 
Phone: +46 8 666 21 00  E-mail: info@holmen.com

 

 

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