Approach to Sustainability
At Quintus Technologies, we recognize our responsibility in shaping a more sustainable and equitable future. Sustainability is embedded in both our strategic direction and day-to-day operations. Through responsible leadership, continuous innovation, and a culture of accountability, we strive to drive meaningful and lasting progress.
Our Code of Conduct and supporting policies articulate the commitments and principles that guide our actions across the organization. As stipulated in our Sustainability Policy, we are committed to minimizing our environmental impact, upholding human and labour rights and conducting business with integrity and transparency.
An overview of our sustainability-related policies is presented in the table below. Where relevant, they are described in more detail in the chapters on environment, social, and governance.
Table 2 Overview of sustainability-related policies
Policy | Objective | Sustainability issues | Scope | Publicly available ? | Responsible for implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sustainability Policy | Defines Quintus Technologies’ sustainability commitments. | Climate change;
Circular economy;
Own workforce;
Workers in the value chain;
Business conduct | Global | No | CEO |
Code of Conduct | Describes Quintus Technologies’ commitments and requirements in relation to business practice and personal conduct. | Own workforce; Business conduct | Global | No | Director of HR, IT & Communications |
Company Policy | Defines the set of mandatory and basic principles formulated and enforced by the CEO | Own workforce; Business conduct | Global | No | CEO |
Supplier Code of Conduct | Defines the standards suppliers are expected to commit to and uphold in their business practices. | Workers in the value chain;
Business conduct | All direct suppliers to Quintus Technologies | Yes | CEO |
Work Environment Policy | Describes Quintus Technologies’ overall policies and guidelines regarding work environment. | Own workforce | Global | No | Director of HR, IT & Communications |
Equality Policy | Describes how Quintus Technologies works to create a workplace that promotes a stimulating and developing business of both the company and its individuals. | Own workforce | Sweden | No | Director of HR, IT & Communications |
Victimization and discrimination policy | Describes Quintus Technologies’ policy for victimization and discrimination, and how employees and managers should act. | Own workforce | Sweden | No | Director of HR, IT & Communications |
Information Security Policy | Sets out Quintus Technologies’ principles for information security and an approach to managing information security to protect both our own and our customers’ information and information systems. | Business conduct | Global | No | CEO |
IT Policy | Outlines the governance and responsible use of the IT environment. | Business conduct | Global | No | Director of HR, IT & Communications |
Quality Policy | Outlines Quintus Technologies’ quality principles. | Business conduct | Global | No | CEO |
Double Materiality Assessment
In 2024, Quintus Technologies conducted a Double Materiality Assessment (DMA), drawing on the requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). This process enabled us to identify environmental, social, and governance topics that are material from both an impact materiality and/or financial materiality perspective. The outcomes of this assessment provide a solid foundation for prioritizing our sustainability efforts and guiding targeted, measurable actions that address the issues most relevant to our business and stakeholders.
The topics of climate change, resource use and circular economy, own workforce, workers in the value chain, and business conduct were found to be material. The topics pollution, water and marine resources, biodiversity and ecosystems, affected communities, and consumers and end-users, did not meet the criteria for either impact materiality or financial materiality.
The table below lists the topics and sub-topics identified as material.
Table 3 Material sustainability topics and sub-topics
Sustainability matter | Topic | Sub-topic |
|---|---|---|
Environment | Climate Change | Energy |
Climate change mitigation | ||
Resource use and circular economy | Resource inflows | |
Resource outflows | ||
Social | Own workforce | Working conditions |
Equal treatment and opportunities for all | ||
Workers in the value chain | Working conditions | |
Equal treatment and opportunities for all | ||
Other work-related rights | ||
Governance | Business conduct | Corporate culture |
Corruption and bribery | ||
Protection of whistle-blowers | ||
Management of relationships with suppliers including payment practices |
Material Impacts, Risks, and Opportunities
The table below summarizes our material sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities (IROs) with corresponding topics and sub-topics, and, where applicable, sub-sub-topics.
Table 4 Material sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities
Topic | Sub-topic | Sub-sub-topic | IRO Classification | IRO Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Positive/Negative | Actual/Potential | ||||
Climate change | Climate change mitigation | N/A | Impact | Negative | Actual | Scope 1 GHG emissions. |
N/A | Impact | Negative | Actual | Scope 3 GHG emissions. | ||
N/A | Risk | N/A | N/A | Increased costs for GHG emissions. | ||
Energy | N/A | Impact | Negative | Actual | Scope 2 GHG emissions. | |
Resource use and circular economy | Resource inflows | N/A | Impact | Negative | Actual | Sustainability performance throughout product life cycle. |
N/A | Opportunity | N/A | N/A | Increased revenue from growing demand for repairable, long-lasting products. | ||
Resource outflows | N/A | Impact | Negative | Actual | Sustainability performance throughout product life cycle. | |
N/A | Opportunity | N/A | N/A | Increased revenue from growing demand for repairable, long-lasting products. | ||
Own workforce | Working conditions | Adequate wages | Impact | Positive | Actual | Adequate wages for own workforce. |
Health and safety | Impact | Negative | Actual | Health and safety impact due to engagement in high-risk tasks. | ||
Secure employment | Impact | Positive | Actual | Secure employment for own workforce. | ||
Working time | Impact | Positive | Actual | Flexible working time. | ||
Collective bargaining, Freedom of association, including the existence of works councils | Impact | Positive | Actual | Representation through trade unions and/or works councils. | ||
Collective bargaining, Freedom of association, including the existence of works councils | Impact | Positive | Actual | Equitable representation of freedom of association and collective bargaining, including the proportion of the workforce covered by collective agreements. | ||
Collective bargaining | Impact | Positive | Actual | Equitable provision of family-related leave, flexible working hours, and access to childcare. | ||
Work-life balance | Impact | Positive | Actual | Work-life balance for own workforce. | ||
All | Risk | N/A | N/A | Challenges in attracting and engaging highly skilled workforce. | ||
Equal treatment and opportunities for all | Gender equality and equal pay for work of equal value | Impact | Positive | Actual | Direct and tangible contributions to promoting equal treatment and opportunities for all, advancing gender equality. | |
Measures against violence and harassment in the workplace | Impact | Positive | Actual | Direct and tangible contributions to promoting equal treatment and opportunities for all by implementing measures against violence and harassment in the workplace. | ||
Diversity | Impact | Positive | Actual | Direct and tangible contributions to promoting equal treatment and opportunities for all through a transparently communicated demand for diversity in the workforce. | ||
Workers in the value chain | Working conditions | All | Impact | Negative | Potential | Derivation from international health and safety principles. |
All | Risk | N/A | N/A | Poor working conditions in the supply chain can lead to supply disruptions, brand damage, and potential boycotts, which could impact sales and increase costs. | ||
Equal treatment and opportunities for all | All | Impact | Negative | Potential | Derivation from equality and freedom of association. | |
Other work-related rights | Child labor, forced labor | Impact | Negative | Potential | Contribution to child labor and forced labor. | |
Child labor, forced labor | Risk | N/A | N/A | The potential use of child and forced labor in the supply chain can result in significant reputational damage, legal consequences, and potential loss of business. | ||
Business conduct | Corporate culture | N/A | Impact | Positive | Actual | Healthy corporate culture driving the company towards shared goals. |
Corruption and bribery | Incidents, prevention and detection including training | Risk | N/A | N/A | Association with circumstances related to corruption, potentially leading to a trust risk with negative financial consequences. | |
Protection of whistle-blowers | N/A | Impact | Negative | Potential | Potential negative impact if the whistleblowing system is insufficient or ineffective, leading to a lack of protection for whistleblowers, reduced transparency, and challenges in ensuring ethical accountability. | |
Management of relationships with suppliers including payment practices | N/A | Risk | N/A | N/A | Smaller suppliers may struggle to meet sustainability requirements, impacting Quintus Technologies’ goals and potentially increasing costs through supplier development of inefficiencies. Shifting to larger suppliers could raise expenses and reduce supply chain resilience. | |
Driving sustainable impact through innovation
At Quintus Technologies, we are committed to developing systems that help drive sustainable impact. Our technologies help reduce material and food waste, improve energy efficiency, promote the electrification of society, and enhance consumer safety. The examples below illustrate how our solutions contribute to more sustainable production and deliver long-term value across diverse industries.
Energy-efficient solutions for high-performance medical implants
Our hot isostatic pressing (HIP) systems offer meaningful energy savings and value for the medical implant market. By combining stress relieving, HIP, and heat treatment into a single quench HIP cycle, the process reduces the need for multiple furnaces and lowers overall energy use. This more efficient approach also helps minimize material waste and the need for extensive non-destructive testing. For patients, the improved mechanical properties, such as better fatigue life, increased density, and enhanced surface quality, support more reliable, sterile, and longer-lasting implants, contributing to better health outcomes.
Enabling safer and more sustainable aerospace manufacturing
Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) and sheet metal forming technologies are playing an increasingly important role in supporting both safety and sustainability in the aerospace industry. With applications in turbine engines, airframes, rockets, and satellites, these processes help manufacturers meet stringent reliability standards while enabling lighter, more fuel-efficient designs. Innovations from Quintus Technologies, such as high-pressure heat treatment and Flexform™ sheet metal forming, are helping reduce the energy, time, and material needed for critical aerospace components. A 2024 life cycle analysis indicated that the use of our Flexform™ technology can reduce around 50% energy use, time, and cost, along with at least 25% savings in material consumption compared to conventional forging and machining methods*. Additionally, our battery presses are set to change the power density of future battery solutions, enabling commercial electrified flight. These advancements contribute to lower CO₂ emissions and support the industry’s shift toward more efficient and environmentally responsible manufacturing practices.
*The study was conducted in collaboration with RISE Research Institute of Sweden, GKN Aerospace Engine Systems Sweden AB, SpeedTool AB, Trestad Laser AB, LaserTool AB. Project funding was provided by Vinnova.
Delivering food safety with reduced environmental impact
High pressure processing (HPP) is transforming the food and beverage industry by offering a clean, non-thermal method to ensure food safety while maintaining product quality. Quintus Technologies’ HPP systems use cold water and ultra-high pressure to inactivate harmful pathogens without the need for chemical preservatives or high heat, whilst preserving the flavor, texture, and nutritional value of products. This method extends refrigerated shelf life and reduces food waste, meeting growing consumer demand for fresh-tasting, minimally processed options. HPP is suitable for a wide range of applications, from ready-to-eat meals and dairy products to seafood, juices, and plant-based foods. With minimal water use and lower energy consumption compared to traditional thermal methods, HPP also contributes to more sustainable production. Additionally, treating products in their final packaging helps prevent contamination and reduces the risk of costly recalls, improving both brand integrity and consumer safety.
Our commitment to energy efficiency is reflected in our latest HPP system. Despite increasing capacity from 350 to 400 liters, we reduced electricity consumption per cycle from 12.3 kWh to 9.2 kWh – a 34% improvement. This enables higher output with a lower environmental footprint.
Supporting the energy transition with isostatic pressing technology
High pressure and warm isostatic pressing (WIP) technologies are essential enablers in the transition to cleaner energy systems. At Quintus Technologies, our battery presses support the development and scale-up of advanced energy storage, particularly solid-state battery technologies that are central to the electrification of society. Quintus WIP systems apply extremely high pressure, up to 6,000 bar (87,022 psi), in combination with elevated temperatures up to 145°C (293°F) to densify battery cells, eliminate porosity and voids, and ensure strong interfacial contact between cell components. This leads to higher energy density, improved conductivity, and longer battery life, while also enabling quicker charging. Designed to support every stage from lab-scale research to full-scale gigafactory production, our battery presses help simplify the production chain and reduce costs per battery pack. Our isostatic pressing technology also supports renewable energy infrastructure, with applications in the production of components for wind turbines and solar panels.
Reducing oxidation and chemical use in hot isostatic pressing
Quintus Purus® supports more sustainable hot isostatic pressing (HIP) by improving control over the processing atmosphere to reduce surface oxidation.
This is particularly relevant when working with materials such as titanium and aluminium, which are sensitive to oxygen at high temperatures. By combining equipment capabilities like advanced vacuum systems, high-purity gas handling, and the use of oxygen getter cassettes, the Purus® system helps minimize oxidation without requiring additional post-processing steps such as machining or chemical cleaning. These measures reduce the need for rework, conserve materials, and lower the use of chemicals and energy. For applications with complex geometries, such as porous medical implants, this approach can improve surface quality while supporting more efficient and consistent production outcomes.
Driving energy efficiency through aftermarket enhancements
At Quintus Technologies, we strive to develop aftermarket solutions that help our customers lower their climate impact and operating costs. For our hot isostatic presses (QIH), frequency converters can be added to the cooling pumps to reduce energy consumption by allowing the pumps to run at lower speeds during standby operation. Full capacity is thereby only required when a production cycle is active. This upgrade has demonstrated annual energy savings of approximately 38,000 kWh for a QIH 48 system. For our fluid cell presses (QFC), we have introduced a feature that switches off the main hydraulic pump during standby periods when the tray is being loaded. Based on customer installations, this function can reduce energy consumption by an estimated 175,000 kWh per year, depending on production cycles. These enhancements provide tangible environmental and economic benefits for our customers.