PNO

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Central Denmark Region, Denmark

Certified Since

September 2019

Industry

Rent/lease: other goods

Sector

Service with Significant Environmental Footprint

Operates In

Denmark,

Finland,

Germany,

Netherlands The,

Norway,

Poland,

Sweden

We are a family-owned company based on the values of responsibility and common sense. It has been that way since 1975 when Per Nelson Ørnstrand (PNO) founded the company. Since then, the next generation of the Ørnstrand family has now taken over, and today, the Lee Ørnstrand family is heading the company. PNO believes in long-term customer relationships based on trust, and the importance of taking responsibility as a company – not only in relation to our customers but also towards the environment and our employees. Our purpose is to lead the transition to sustainable freight, and we strongly believe that PNO can be a key driver of change in the logistics industry. We are investing in innovation and digitalization. PNO Ventures is our in-house, innovation hub dedicated to developing new ways to add value to customers, and how we continue to develop in an ever-changing market. Based out of our head office in Copenhagen, and with branches in Helsinki, Oslo, Hamburg, Helsingborg in Sweden, Horsens in Denmark, Venlo in the Netherlands and .

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, PNO earned an overall score of 101.1. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
101.1
101.1 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 18.0

Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.

Mission & Engagement2.8
Ethics & Transparency5.2
+ Mission Locked10

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Workers 26.3

Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.

Financial Security2.1
Health, Wellness, & Safety5.4
Career Development3.6
Engagement & Satisfaction6.2

Community 19.2

Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion4.0
Economic Impact3.2
Civic Engagement & Giving3.5
Supply Chain Management6.6

Environment 34.1

Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.

Environmental Management7.8
Air & Climate8.5
Water1.4
Land & Life3.1
+ Resource Conservation11.6

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Customers 3.2

Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.

Customer Stewardship3.2


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2023 Overall B Impact Score101.1
2019 Overall B Impact Score80.6

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