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On March 28, Electrolux published its sustainability report For the Better – Electrolux Sustainability Report 2021, where they show, among other things, that greenhouse gas emissions from their own operations have decreased by 78 percent compared to 2015. This means that the group is four years ahead of its plan to reach the science-based target of 80 percent by 2025 (SBTi, Scope 1 and 2).

Every year, El-Kretsen collects statistics on collected electrical waste and batteries per municipality. Now the 2021 statistics have been compiled and the total collection includes 138,749 tons. This corresponds to approximately 13 kilograms per person.

APPLiAnytt can now reveal how much (or how little) foreign e-retailers who supply home electronics, appliances and vacuum cleaners to Swedish consumers pay in electronics tax (LSKE) – and it is negligently little. The law that came into effect in October 2020 does not work to reduce competitive distortion!

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney at the initiative of WWF in Australia as a way to draw attention to the country's decision-makers on the climate issue. This first Earth Hour resulted in over 2 million Sydney residents and 2000 businesses turning off their lights. The news spread around the world and now we are soon turning off for the fifteenth time.

APPLiAnytt continues to scrutinize the heavily criticized Electronics Tax (LSKE) and reported in part 1 (which you can read here) that the treasury has been strengthened by 1.7 billion in extra tax revenue from the affected industries in 2021.

APPLiAnytt presents industry developments in February: The industry as a whole maintains last year's record figures in February, but there are major differences between larger white goods (which are increasing) and smaller household appliances, which are declining.

Environment and health are in many ways two things that are strongly linked. If you put it all together, you could say that if we destroy the environment, there will be no health left. So it is wise to live both environmentally friendly and healthy.

Most people probably have a fever thermometer and a scale at home, but there are more products to "measure your health with.".

April 7 marks World Health Day, a reminder of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. The theme for World Health Day 2022 is Our Planet, Our Health, and draws attention to the importance of investing in health and ensuring access to the right care at the right time for everyone.

March 22nd marks World Water Day, established by the UN in 1993 to highlight water issues. This year's theme, developed by UN Water, is groundwater – an invisible resource that we must never take for granted.

Our industry is continuously working on improvements to products, production and distribution, both in terms of technology and the environment. Here, Matts Spångberg, APPLiA, summarizes current regulations and trends in sustainability right now. Member companies continuously strive to use materials and methods that are gentle on the environment. APPLiA companies have long worked on product development and environmental work, which involves […]

In 2021, a new month is emerging as the best sales month. Not entirely surprisingly, it is November that both the supplier and retailer levels have had the strongest sales. November has taken over as the month of the year where supplier companies (sell-in) and the retailer level (sell-out) prove to be the absolute strongest for both distribution levels in 2021. The Trade Council HUI Research, which […]