DANDERYD, Sweden, Dec. 19, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Fastighets AB Tornet's (Stockholm:TORN) subsidiaries ArosTornet, Malmstaden, MalarTornet and SkansTornet have all obtained certification in accordance with the international environmental management standard ISO 14001. This certification means that the companies' extensive environmental work aiming at contributing to a long-term sustainable society has received a stamp of quality.
"Obtaining this official recognition that we are all contributing to a better environment is gratifying and inspiring for all staff who have taken part in this work," said Sverker Lerheden, managing director of Fastighets AB Tornet.
Certification means that Tornet's subsidiaries have undertaken to continuously improve their environmental work in a systematic way. There are four components in this process: planning, implementation, control and improvement. The work is based on a management system that is in turn based on the environmental policy. The companies set both quantitative and qualitative environmental goals in this work. Certification of the environmental management system has been issued by SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute.
Fastighets AB Tornet (publ)
For further information, please contact:
Sverker Lerheden, Managing Director Fastighets AB Tornet +46-8-544 905 00 Britt-Marie Einar, IR Manager Fastighets AB Tornet +46-8-544 905 08, +46-70-576 92 08
Fastighets AB Tornet is one of Sweden's major listed property companies. Its holding has a lettable area of approximately 3 million square metres and a book value of approximately SEK 19 billion. Almost 97 per cent of the property holdings, measured as book value, are in Sweden and mainly concentrated in Sweden's six largest cities, Norrkoping and Karlstad. The properties are owned and managed by the subsidiaries ArosTornet, Malmstaden, MalarTornet, SkansTornet and Euro Tower.
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