ESG at MATTER & LØUT
Our principles, guidelines, and goals for responsible conduct.
We want to minimize waste as much as possible, use materials thoughtfully, and reuse existing resources for as long as possible. Waste that cannot be avoided should be properly sorted and recycled.
For us, business is built on performance and trust, not on favors. Gifts, invitations, and personal benefits must not influence decisions—and if anything is unclear, it is disclosed and clarified in advance.
Good work isn’t just about the result. How we get there matters, too. We want to work quickly, directly, and with ambition—but not at the expense of fairness, integrity, confidentiality, or accountability. This Code sets out the rules for doing so.
We don’t want to make everyone the same. We want to ensure that differences don’t put anyone at a disadvantage—and that different perspectives are actually given a voice.
We don’t just buy whatever is cheapest. We make our purchases in a way that balances quality, cost-effectiveness, reliability, and responsibility.
Work must never be forced. Children do not belong in employment relationships. For MATTER & LØUT, both of these are clear boundaries—both within our own company and in our collaboration with partners and suppliers.
For us, human rights are not just an abstract supply chain issue. They affect the way we employ, manage, select, compensate, and protect people—and how we interact with partners and suppliers. We take responsibility where we have influence, without claiming control that we cannot actually exercise.
For us, fairness is reflected in how compensation, working hours, professional development, health, and conflicts are actually handled in our day-to-day work.
For us, health and safety is not just a benefits program. It starts with safe workplaces, clear responsibilities, prevention, and the opportunity to address stress early on. Programs such as sports, health insurance, or healthy meals support this—but they are no substitute for effective structures.
We want to use materials for longer. For us, therefore, the circular economy does not begin with disposal, but rather with design, procurement, and production.
We are looking for partners who don’t just deliver—they take responsibility. We don’t expect perfection. What we do expect are clear standards, honest communication, and a willingness to solve problems.
Mobility is part of our business. But not every appointment requires a car, not every trip requires a flight, and not every person needs their own company vehicle. We organize mobility in a way that enables projects, gives employees the freedom to act, and reduces emissions where we actually have an impact.
As a communications agency, we won’t save the world on our own. But we can decide pretty much exactly how we work, who we work with, and what kind of footprint we leave behind. This report shows where we’ll stand by the end of 2025—with figures, actions, and goals against which we want to be measured.
Our environmental management system is not meant to prove that we are perfect. It is meant to show where we have influence, what we measure, what goals we pursue, and what we change when things aren’t going as planned.
We don’t want to manage our environmental impact with general statements of intent. We set measurable goals, focus on the most important levers, and make adjustments when measures aren’t effective.
We don’t communicate just for the sake of communicating. What we do should be relevant, inspire action, and ultimately make a difference—for our clients, their brands, and the people we reach.