Our strategy

The Haga Initiative advocates for ambitious, long-term and science-based climate policies that creates the conditions for investment, innovation and strengthened business competitiveness. Through cross-sector collaboration and a solution-oriented approach, the Haga Initiative highlights the opportunities for businesses to contribute to the climate transition.

The Haga Initiative’s vision is a profitable business sector without negative climate impact. The Haga Initiative works to jointly create the business conditions needed to achieve this. Through ambitious climate action, knowledge sharing and cross-sector collaboration, its member companies demonstrate that reducing climate impact and achieving long-term profitability go hand-in-hand. The member companies act as frontrunners in the business sector’s transition, contributing experience, solutions and perspectives that can help accelerate progress.

1. The Haga Initiative shows how the business sector can contribute to the 1.5 degree goal

 The Haga Initiative:

a. The Haga Initiative demonstrates the clear business benefits of actively addressing issues pertaining to climate change.

b. The Haga Initiative is primarily a climate-focused network, while also taking the UN Sustainable Development Goals into account, as climate change both affects and is affected by other areas of sustainability.

c. The Haga Initiative aims to be a credible, fact-based and solution-oriented voice on climate issues and to help strengthen the role of the business sector in the climate transition.

d. The Haga Initiative demonstrates that the climate transition is possible across society. Hence its member companies represent a range of key business sectors.

Member companies:

e. The Haga Initiative’s member companies actively undertake climate action in line with what science indicates is necessary to limit global warming to 1.5°C and take measures to reduce emissions across their value chains.

f. The Haga Initiative’s member companies are transparent about their climate action. In their publicly available climate reporting, transition plans or equivalent descriptions of their climate transition efforts, they demonstrate how they are working towards the objective set out in point e)*.

2. The Haga Initiative works to ensure that Swedish and international climate policy is aligned with the 1.5°C target

The Haga Initiative advocates for ambitious, long-term and science-based climate policies to increase the opportunities arising from the transition for both businesses and society.

For example, a transition plan in accordance with the requirement for a “Climate Transition Plan” under CSRD ESRS E1 – Climate Change.

Strategy adopted in 2026