Strategy & values
Active actions, strong resources, and natural growth. Based on our business strategy, we highlight our professional knowledge through strategic focus areas, competent employees, and good management.
Natural growth
Our strategic focus is natural growth, where we aim to develop the company in a way that is in harmony with the climate, nature, and society.
With this strategy, we strive for a balance between investments in green solutions and innovation, while maintaining a focus on profitability, process optimisation, and digitalisation.
Strategic focus areas
Climate, biodiversity and circular bioeconomy
We are known as a professional beacon that takes responsibility for developing new and better solutions within, among other areas, circular bioeconomy, while also providing responsible, nature-based solutions—often with a focus on achieving CO2 binding or reductions.
With our three strategic focus areas, we make an extraordinary effort to reduce our climate footprint, increase biodiversity, and ensure sustainable recycling.
Engaged and proactive employees
The employees at Dalgas play the most significant role as we aim for natural growth in our strategy. Therefore, we focus on the continuous development of our employees to ensure skill enhancement and a high degree of well-being.
With our strategy, we seek to integrate our business across sectors so that we can offer holistic solutions to private companies, forest owners, organisations, and the public sector. This also places demands on the competencies of our employees, who are often specialists in specific areas. At Dalgas, we have five management principles that together ensure an attractive and safe workplace based on good leadership.
Our 5 management principles
You set clear effort goals—not just outcome goals. The goals are followed up through a clear structure for each individual (including via 1:1 meetings).
You manage to prioritize tasks—both for yourself and your employees. Active choices to refrain from certain tasks are just as important as those to take them on.
You contribute openly to the decision-making process (even in case of disagreement), but you are conversely loyal to decisions once they are made—‘then it is our decision.’
You express enthusiasm and joy. You acknowledge the good efforts and contribute with great energy—it MUST (also) be fun to go to work.
You manage to create development, motivation, and well-being based on the individual (your leadership is built on trust, openness, and respect).
You ensure that the framework makes sense for each individual, and it is therefore a crucial task for you to communicate a “why” to your employees.
You see opportunities and recognize the value of collaborating across teams – and you understand that in a good community, there is both “give and take.”
You have insight into the overall business at a high level, and you support your employees in getting to know each other and leveraging synergies across units.
You speak positively about your colleagues in the company – and share the good stories.
You are curious about your own strengths and weaknesses as a leader, practicing to become a conscious, competent leader.
You support a culture of training and feedback among your employees, where everyone works openly to become even more skilled.
You demonstrate consistency between words and actions.
News from nature
HedeDanmark changes name to Dalgas
Hedeselskabet is now uniting all its business units under one name. Therefore, HedeDanmark and all its sub-brands will change their names to Dalgas, after the founder Enrico Dalgas.
HedeDanmark reorganises its Forest Division
HedeDanmark’s forest division will now be split into two separate entities: a Danish division and an international division focusing on expansion outside Denmark.
New Country Manager for HD Forest in Estonia
On the 21 August, Priit Põllumäe will start as the new country manager for HD Forest in Estonia.
We are changing our name to Dalgas
On 1 October 2024, all business units under Hedeselskabet will change their name to Dalgas. This applies to HedeDanmark, HD 2412, HD NordicTrees, HD Silva, HD BioRec, HD Forest, HD Forest Germany, HD Seed, and HD LogSystems.
Forest Management – Forest Greetings from HD Forest!
On the 21st of August, Priit Põllumäe will start as the new country manager for HD Forest in Estonia.
HD Forest celebrates 25 years of forest investments in the Baltics
Low risk, high returns, sustainable forest management, and local knowledge is the foundation for the success.
Danish Hardwood is now part of HD Silva
We are pleased to inform you that as of January 1st 2023 Danish Hardwood is part of HedeDanmark Group.
How we work with nature-based solutions
End-to-end solutions for your ESG strategy
Our nature-based solutions restore ecosystems and promote sustainability through innovative actions. We develop tailored projects that benefit the environment and contribute to your company’s ESG strategy.
With a complete service – from advice to implementation and monitoring – we ensure that the projects are based on the latest knowledge and best practices. We help realise ambitious ecosystem restoration projects, ensure compliance, and create visible results that strengthen your ESG profile and brand.
How we work with biodiversity
A digital and data-driven approach
At Dalgas, we create habitats where different species can thrive and contribute to a healthy and robust ecosystem. A diverse ecosystem that promotes both nature’s and people’s well-being.
We combine data, scientific knowledge, and practical experience to ensure that your biodiversity project has a positive and lasting impact on nature. Therefore, documentation and monitoring are central elements in our work. And you can use the data in your ESG reporting.
Hedeselskabet – partnering with nature
Dalgas is part of Hedeselskabet – founded in 1866 and still growing. Hedeselskabet is an association of people working for a sustainable future. And who have the necessary knowledge and experience to lead the way.
Hedeselskabet supports
Working for a sustainable future requires resources. Hedeselskabet participates in the development of nature and the environment, and we take responsibility. Therefore, we allocate funds to relevant development projects and member-driven projects, as well as award scholarships. For the benefit of all of us – now and in the future.
We create value for your industry
Dalgas solves all types of green tasks in a range of different industries and sectors across services. We have the experience, machinery, and references that ensure you the best possible solution.