Stena Recycling: Sustainability is also taking care of your employees before they get sick
Stena Recycling is the Nordic region’s largest recycling company, embracing all waste solutions and ensuring companies a circular and sustainable footprint – with HR-ON Wellbeing, the organization proactively looks after its employees as a natural extension of that DNA.
Stena is supported by HR-ON, in its approach to green transition, sustainable management and early care strategy, which has emphasized that achieving its goals and delivering at an ever-increasing pace is entirely dependent on employees thriving.
HR-ON Wellbeing has been implemented as a pilot project in the company’s branches in Grenå and Roskilde. At Stena, they have a motto underpinning their sustainable mindset: “We live as if there is a tomorrow.”
“We believe that prevention is better than cure – a seat belt has no effect if applied after an accident.” – Jakob Drechsler Lund
From waste to production
“15 years ago, Stena Recycling worked with waste. Today we work with production.”
This statement from Production Director Jakob Drechsler Lund sums up the transformation of the recycling industry. Up to 97% of a car is recycled today, and scrap is no longer scrap – it is a valuable resource. This benefits both the planet and the economy.
Prevention before problems escalate
At Stena, the majority of the workforce consists of men who are indispensable specialists. Generally, men are less likely to notice and react to early signs of dissatisfaction.
Therefore, the collaboration with HR-ON Wellbeing is essential to ensure employees receive help in time and arrive at work in good condition.
In a workplace with heavy machinery and complex workflows, inattention or fatigue can have serious safety consequences. Just as helmets and safety shoes are mandatory, focusing on mental wellbeing is equally important.
Through HR-ON Wellbeing, employees showing early signs of dissatisfaction are proactively contacted by the response team consisting of psychologists and physiotherapists. Together, they ensure that concerns are taken seriously and acted upon.
Data-driven leadership insight
At the same time, management and HR receive anonymized data providing insight into the company’s overall wellbeing status.
This ensures valid and up-to-date data for decision-making – benefiting the individual employee, the bottom line and the company as a whole.
Because at Stena Recycling: “We live as if there is a tomorrow.”
Summary
– Stena Recycling integrates employee wellbeing into its sustainability strategy.
– HR-ON Wellbeing supports early detection of dissatisfaction.
– Proactive prevention strengthens safety and performance.
– Leadership gains anonymized insights for informed decision-making.
– Sustainable growth depends on thriving employees.
