At Viaplay Group, we measure our success as a company both by our bottom line and our contribution to the societies of which we are a part. By integrating sustainability considerations into our core business strategies, we maximize our positive impact and create long-term value for our shareholders and other stakeholders. Our sustainability efforts are focused on three areas – taking climate and environmental action, advancing diversity, inclusion and well-being, and promoting responsible business conduct and ethics. Viaplay Group’s work in these areas helps us to future-proof our operations, make our supply chain more resilient and play our part in addressing global challenges.
In 2023
SDGs Commitment
To help address global challenges, Viaplay Group’s sustainability efforts are aligned with eight of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Our commitment to contributing to sustainable development is also reflected in Viaplay Group being a signatory of the UN Global Compact, a member of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Media Compact Initiative, a contributor to the Responsible Media Forum as well as an endorser of the UN Global Compact's Women’s Empowerment Principles.
Partnerships and collaborations
We aim to raise awareness of socially important topics and to support positive change through partnerships and collaborations. Viaplay Group is part of various sustainability networks focused on climate and environmental action, along with initiatives that help us contribute to a more equal, diverse and inclusive society. We are also a member of various global partnerships, media industry associations, national and international organisations, advocacy groups and additional bodies. For more details, please see our latest Annual & Sustainability Report.
Viaplay Group's 2023 Annual & Sustainability Report summarises our financial performance in 2023, along with our sustainability work, and provides an overview of the Group's strategy and targets.
Our sustainability focus areas
We want to promote sustainability on- and off-screen, highlight environmental issues, reflect societal changes and inspire audiences to reduce their impact on the environment.
We work with our peers to develop standardised methods for measuring the climate impact of productions and streaming. We also make disclosures following TCFD recommendations on climate-related financial risks.
We want our work with equality, diversity and inclusion to start with our people, shape our stories and touch our societies.
We are committed to being a workplace where people from all backgrounds can express themselves. We offer content that appeals to a broad and diverse audience, and that reflects a plurality of views and voices.
We conduct business responsibly and with integrity, and we expect our suppliers and partners to do the same.
We stand by the principles of freedom of expression, editorial independence and responsible content, and follow ethical sourcing and production practices.
Sustainable production, our content & streaming
Viaplay Group works with suppliers and industry organisations on initiatives to promote sustainable production practices, accurately measure and minimise the climate impacts of streaming, and strives to always be responsible with its content.
Viaplay Group’s roadmap is integrated with the company’s business strategy and governance. It is supported by its own policy framework, targets and KPIs. The overall responsibility for the sustainability roadmap and progress against it rests with the Board of Directors. The Board monitors the sustainability work through regular updates, which include discussion of sustainability trends, risks, opportunities and developments. The Board delegates responsibility for managing sustainability topics to Viaplay Group's Head of Sustainability, who coordinates with other business functions to ensure operational responsibility for its implementation.
Each year, Viaplay Group discloses its sustainability performance in an integrated Annual & Sustainability Report, as part of the annual reporting cycle. The Report is reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors, and externally assured by independent auditor KPMG.
