Why decarbonisation is Scania’s most important journey ever
06 OCTOBER 2025
Sustainability is at the core of Scania’s business. The decarbonisation of our operations and products in use is the biggest contribution we at Scania can make to sustainable development, as our Head of Sustainability, Fredrik Nilzén, explains.
At Scania, sustainability defines both our purpose and our direction: to drive the shift towards sustainable transport. Decarbonisation is a central part of this journey. Our goal is to deliver transport solutions that are decarbonised, clean and healthy, safe, inclusive, and efficient – creating benefits not only for our customers and business, but also for society and the planet.
Decarbonisation makes good business sense
“Customers, transport buyers, policy-makers and society expect sustainable solutions now,” says Fredrik Nilzén, Head of Sustainability at Scania.
As technology rapidly advances, Scania’s decarbonised and low-carbon solutions – from electric vehicles to those powered by renewable fuels – are becoming increasingly cost-effective, helping operators improve their business performance while also reducing environmental impact.
Nilzén adds that this also strengthens Scania as a company. “The more sustainable we are in our operations and sales, the more competitive we become in the ongoing, historic transformation of our industry,” he explains.
Our progress so far – at home and in the transport ecosystem
But we can’t expect others to play their part if we haven’t got our own house in order.
Scania is committed to taking our share of the responsibility for meeting the climate emission reduction goals set out in the Paris Agreement in 2015, and has long since signed up to the Science-Based Targets (SBTs) initiative.
In parallel with our products and services, we have worked internally to cut emissions from our own operations. By 2025, our aim was to reduce emissions from our operations by 50 percent (Scope 1 and 2 of the SBTs) and from vehicles sold by 20 percent (Scope 3), compared with 2015. We are close to reaching the targets for our operations but we need to accelerate the work on reducing emissions from vehicles sold, where the bulk of the emissions occur.
We also continue to strengthen our engagement work with our own employees, in the form of the Climate Day initiative and other ways that increase their understanding of decarbonisation and sustainability overall.
Scania: a company transformed
In the industrial context, we have transformed our company from being a traditional vehicle and engine manufacturer to becoming a provider of and leader in sustainable transport solutions.
We not only provide the products and services needed for decarbonisation – we also guide and support our customers throughout their journey. Drawing on our long experience in the transport industry, we combine a deep understanding of the everyday challenges transporters face with insights gained from our own sustainable technology journey. This enables us to share practical knowledge and solutions that make decarbonisation both achievable and valuable.
Finally, it’s crucial that decarbonisation happens in partnership with others. We collaborate in the ecosystem around sustainable transport – be they customers, transport buyers or new technology providers.
“We also need to advocate for the necessary enabling conditions” for decarbonisation, says Fredrik Nilzén, including parity with traditional fossil-fuel vehicles in terms of total cost of operation, and the infrastructure such as charging networks required to support decarbonised transport.
It’s these messages and progress that Scania will communicate later this year when we attend COP30, the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, which will be held in Belém, Brazil from November 10 to 21.
Scania’s transport industry voyage has lasted for more than 130 years, but decarbonisation is our most important mission ever.
“This journey needs all of us together,” says Nilzén.
