Responsibility
We ensure that blood donations are safe and that the gifts given by blood donors are used as effectively and appropriately as possible for the benefit of patients. Our goal is to expand the pool of blood donors and strengthen its diversity so that we can respond to changing patient needs.
In 2025, we improved the microbial safety of our products by introducing microbial culture for all thrombocyte products. By extending the shelf life of our products, we succeeded in reducing waste caused by the expiry of thrombocyte products and optimising product transport.
The well-being of our work community is one of our values. We support the well-being of our employees by providing services and training that promote work ability. In 2025, we implemented our responsibility programme by training harassment contact persons, coaching employees in conflict management and organising wellbeing lectures.
We maintain a stable economy that can withstand even rapid changes in the operating environment. The asset managers we use are committed to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. In 2025, we launched a project aimed at refining the principles of responsible investment with the help of asset managers’ sustainability experts, taking into account the principles of the Red Cross and the Geneva Conventions.
The Red Cross’s climate sustainability policy aims to reduce the climate impact of our own operations. At the Blood Service, we encourage our entire organisation to engage in everyday environmental actions, for example by participating in the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Green Office programme. The Blood Service’s electricity contracts are 100% renewable, and we use renewable heat at our main office in Vehkala. The solar power plant installed at our main office generated 200 MWh of electricity for us in 2025. We also continued to support car-free commuting with company bicycles and commuting incentives.