Priva's Sustainability Journey
As a world-wide leader in climate solutions for horticulture and the building environment, Priva has always been known for being a sustainable company, it’s in their DNA. The solutions they provide ensure that natural resources like energy, and water are used as efficiently as possible, reducing the environmental impact of their clients’ business operations.
Using the methodology of the CO2 performance ladder, Priva already had insight into its internal CO2 footprint. But Priva was curious about the impact of ESG, which led to the ambition of getting more insights and improving their own carbon footprint further than only making a positive impact through their clients. Salacia stepped in to turn that vision into a structured, data-driven journey forward.
The challenge
Before they could take action, Priva needed clarity on where their emissions in the total value chain were the highest. As an international company, data needed to be gathered from both their headquarters in the Netherlands and their branch offices abroad. As understanding their total emissions impact was more complex, Salacia helped define which data was necessary, and how to structure the data collection process. This ensured that Priva’s ESG data will be comprehensive and efficient.
Growing together
A lot has changed since we started working together in the beginning of 2024. Stefan notes:
“By truly listening to customer needs and applying that feedback, the Salacia platform continues to evolve. It helps us in gaining key insights and staying compliant. Not with a fixed solution, but one that grows with us.”
Priva also owns an energy transition subsidiary: vanbeek. When we discovered an overlap in our client base, we developed an API together to streamline the collection of electricity and gas data. This integration saved both Priva and Salacia customers that use the vanbeek solution valuable time by eliminating the need for manual data entry.
Results
Having clear, structured data gave Priva a more detailed understanding of where they were able to make true impact toward the future. The car fleet and travel emissions turned out to be only a small part of their total footprint. After a deeper analysis, the data showed that the majority of their emissions came from the beginning of their value chain: the goods and services they were purchasing from suppliers. These insights enabled Priva to start their journey to implement meaningful sustainability measures, like collaborating with their suppliers to see how they can reduce CO2 emissions together.
Omnibus
Priva began their sustainability journey with a strong intrinsic motivation to create real impact, and that commitment remains. The Omnibus initiatives have only ensured that there is more time to develop the key topics. However, there are differences emerging between companies that were first required to report as early as 2026, over 2025: some companies are driven by purpose, while others were focused solely on compliance. Priva remains firmly on course in their sustainability journey: building a resilient, sustainable business together with their partners Salacia and Intire.
“Looking at the long term, we know that ESG-data will play an increasingly prominent role. We believe that’s its full value will be realized when good qualitative and quantitative data is reported, that investors and customers can use to identify that a company is on its way to becoming more sustainable, while being profitable., prompting more companies to get on board.” – Stefan Tekelenburg, Global Finance Manager
Looking to the future
Priva realizes sustainability is an ongoing journey, not just about checking a box. For 2025, they will keep actively working on the four key topics from their materiality analysis:
- Access to quality information for customers and end-users
- Product environmental impacts
- Corporate culture
- Cyber and information security
They don’t only focus on gaining insight into the current situation but actively set targets and keep focusing on improvements that can be made. In the following years, Priva aims to tackle all material topics and lower their CO2 footprint, using sustainability data as a strategic tool for long-term impact.
