What we still want to achieve
By the end of 2022, we want to take into account sustainable procurement citeria in at least
product groups.
For tomorrow’s people
Our business activities inevitably have an impact on our health and the environment – but how exactly is up to us. We continue to evolve in order to avoid environmental and social costs and, wherever possible, play an active part in preserving the livelihoods of present and future generations.
We have a duty of care
The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, which will come into force in 2023, obliges German companies to guarantee the protection of human rights in their supply chains. It goes without saying that we welcome this and continue to work on improving the human rights situation in the countries of origin of our procured goods.
An important tool in this regard is currently our Supplier Code of Conduct. It commits EnBW’s business partners to observe minimum requirements in relation to human rights. We are expanding these requirements in accordance with the Supply Chain Act and gradually applying them to all EnBW product groups.
We are raising our standards
The standards we require from our suppliers in relation to human rights are based on the UN Global Compact, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the ILO Core Conventions. On this basis, we have drawn up six principles that guide us when selecting our suppliers and carrying out our own work. In doing so, we have taken a first step on the way to creating a sustainable supply chain. We want to further raise our standards in the future in order to achieve this goal.
Human rights in EnBW’s Supplier Code of Conduct
Reducing consumption – preventing damage
Natural resources are consumed and pollutants are produced during the construction and operation of facilities such as power plants and grids – and this will remain the case in the future. This makes it all the more important to keep the extent to which this happens to a minimum.
To this end, we monitor our plants around the clock and continue to reduce the contamination rate and the amount of water used. Away from plant operations, we are also well on the way to further improving our protective measures. For instance, we want to replace materials that are harmful to the environment with low-emission and recyclable alternatives to the greatest possible extent and commit our suppliers even further to using resources in a similarly sparing manner.
What we have achieved so far
Today, we extract
less water than in 2012.
Environmental protection with a strategy
Our environmental management goals are in line with the Paris Agreement as part of our corporate strategy. They include reducing our carbon footprint, using energy efficiently, controlling immissons, conserving biodiversity, protecting water and soil using resources responsible. To achieve these goals, we have adopted an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system and the environmental principles laid down in our Supplier Code of Conduct.
Environmental protection in EnBW’s Supplier Code of Conduct
Safety first
The health of the people in and around the company always takes precedence at EnBW. Accordingly, the protection of employees and residents must be guaranteed in all our activities.
We conduct regular checks to establish whether our systems pose health hazards in order to eliminate them if necessary. With our occupational health and safety management, certified in line with ISO 45001 at as many locations as possible, we ensure the safety of our employees in the workplace. In addition, we support them with our in-house consulting and vaccination services as part of our preventive health concept.
What we have achieved so far
Since 2012, we have reduced the occupational accident rate per 1,000,000 working hours by
to 4.1%.
Company healthcare management at EnBW
Thanks to EnBW’s health management scheme, our approximately 25,000 employees can take advantage of a wide range of preventive health and treatment services. To do so, they visit our eight occupational health centers for around 26,500 preventive examinations, approximately 8,000 vaccinations, about 2,000 physiotherapy treatments and approximately 1,700 psychological treatments each year. In addition, they can take part in numerous events. These include nutritional counseling, muscle relaxation courses, Nordic walking, back, stress management and yoga classes and autogenic training.