RAGN-SELLS
No
time to waste in the circle of life
into the very future we are now experiencing . Since 2015 , it has taken waste management to the next level , led by a visionary whose stance on sustainability has been a life ’ s work .
Pär excellence It will , perhaps , come as no great surprise that Pär Larshans – Environmental Director of Sustainability at Ragn-Sells – considers water to be his favourite drink . Indeed , this insatiable thirst for purity defines the company , its principles and , of course , its enduring ethos – to combine sound business practices with the challenge of improving the planet . Pär ’ s modus operandi is to espouse stark truths and deliver transformative solutions . It ’ s food for thought , which takes us to exactly how he developed his appetite .
Prior to making the move , Pär had a hugely successful stint at a fast-food company , during which he championed ethical
In the next ten years , Ragn-Sells will reduce its own climate emissions by 50 % food production , transformed approaches to climate change , encouraged the employment of people with disabilities ( not to tick boxes but to improve performance ) and pioneered the use of carbonlabelled food products .
When he arrived at Ragn-Sells , the term ‘ green credentials ’ was creeping its way up the agenda of the corporate world , and Pär was determined to take the opportunity to evolve the company , crystalise its reputation as a sustainability champion and fast track waste management innovation .
“ At the time , we saw that the world was transforming at a rapid pace ,” he reflects . “ Even though we had been in operation since 1881 , it was clear that we would have to change and become a frame of reference to everyone else . Transporting waste wasn ’ t good enough anymore , because we were going from linear to circular , and that means no waste at all . Subsequently , all the
56 September 2021