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Culture of Sustainability

Social & Governance focus area of the EnBW Sustainability Agenda

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In addition to climate and environmental protection, the EnBW Sustainability Agenda aims to further develop the corporate culture in terms of social and economic responsibility. We are creating the conditions for this with our measures in the area of Social & Governance.

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Social & Governance measures in the focus area Culture of Sustainability

Diversity and education

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We are evolving as an attractive, inclusive employer to support our employees in the best possible way.

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EnBW’s HR strategy is based on the central pillars of occupational health and safety, anti-discrimination, employee development, work-life balance, employee representation, and workplace health management. The targeted further development of this strategy is part of the EnBW Sustainability Agenda.

With the EnBW Sustainability Agenda measure “Diversity and education,” we are intensifying employee development and driving forward diversity across EnBW’s departments, committees, and subsidiaries. The aim is to (further) develop new and existing guidelines and processes, such as the disciplinary and correction procedure for cases of discrimination and the recording of training data.

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For the measure “Diversity and education” we are setting targets based on the following key performance indicators (KPIs):

  • Proportion of employees with disabilities
  • Gender pay gap
  • Training hours per employee
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So far, we measure the following KPIs:

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* Our 2025 target is a PEI of 77 to 83.

How engaged are EnBW’s employees?

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What is the proportion of women in management positions at EnBW?

Human rights (esp. supply chain)

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We are continuing to develop our risk analyses and processes to protect human rights.

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The protection of human rights is one of the central tasks of HR and supply chain management at EnBW. By means of standardized risk analyses and processes and their continuous further development, we ensure we meet our human rights due diligence obligations along the entire value chain.

With the EnBW Sustainability Agenda measure “Human rights (esp. supply chain),” we are driving forward the protection of human rights in the supply chain as well as in our own operations: We are further developing our policy statement, Declaration of Human Rights, business-partner audits, and risk management, expanding our activities in areas such as industry initiatives, and already working on building hydrogen supply chains with due regard to human rights aspects.

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For the measure “Human rights (esp. supply chain)” we are setting targets based on the following key performance indicators (KPIs):

  • EnBW Supplier Code of Conduct acceptance rate
  • Number of commodity group risk analyses
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So far, we measure the following KPIs:

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  • We make work safe.
  • We prevent forced and child labor.
  • We are committed to fairness and respect.
  • We adhere to the standards for wages and working hours.
  • We respect the dignity of all employees.
  • We provide room for openness.

Which human rights principles does the EnBW Supplier Code of Conduct contain?

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How many occupational accidents are there at EnBW in one million working hours?

Stakeholder management in affected communities

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We are intensifying the dialog with affected communities to align our projects with their interests.

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Each of our power plant projects impacts the local environment, society, and economy in various ways. In order to take the interests of affected communities and municipalities into account in the best possible way, engaging with these stakeholders is particularly important.

As part of the EnBW Sustainability Agenda measure “Stakeholder management in affected communities,” we are further developing stakeholder management at EnBW with a special focus on this target group. The aim is to introduce a dedicated guideline, standardized processes, and new dialog formats for local stakeholder engagement. In addition to on-site events, digital formats such as chatbots play an important role in this.

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For the measure “Stakeholder management in affected communities” we are setting targets based on the following key performance indicators (KPIs):

  • Project coverage by stakeholder/communication concepts

What is the measure targeted at?

Reporting, rating, and sustainable finance

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We are securing investments in EnBW through high ESG reporting standards, ratings, and sustainable financing instruments.

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Our integrated reporting, ESG ratings, and sustainable financing instruments enable the capital market to evaluate EnBW non-financially and invest in sustainable business models. Therefore, this field is crucial to ensuring EnBW’s attractiveness for sustainability-minded investors.

As part of the EnBW Sustainability Agenda measure “Reporting, rating, and sustainable finance,” we are working directly with the capital market to optimize specific aspects of our ESG performance and expand our sustainable finance offering in line with demand. Among other things, we are developing dedicated guidelines on individual ESG topics, new financing instruments and publications. One of these publications, the EnBW ESG Factbook, was released for the first time in spring 2024.

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For the measure “Reporting, rating, and sustainable finance” we are setting targets based on the following key performance indicators (KPIs):

  • Proportion of sustainable financial means
  • ESG ratings

What is the measure targeted at?

Corporate management

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We are increasingly linking business decisions to sustainability criteria.

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At EnBW, sustainability aspects are already firmly integrated in corporate governance today – for example, for performance-related remuneration of the Board or as part of the . By linking more and more business decisions to sustainability criteria, we are driving forward the sustainable development of EnBW.

The aim of the EnBW Sustainability Agenda measure “Corporate management” is to further develop the incentive systems, committees, and processes in middle, upper, and top management in terms of sustainability.

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For the measure “Corporate management” we are setting targets based on the following key performance indicators (KPIs):

  • Proportion of EnBW top managers with variable remuneration component
  • Proportion of positive sustainability assessments by the Investment Committee
  • Number of completed sustainability training courses
  • Number of annual meetings of the Sustainability Board at management level
  • Emissions avoided by departmental CO₂ budgets

What is the measure targeted at?

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What is the proportion of environmentally sustainable business activities at EnBW according to the EU Taxonomy?

Climate resilience

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We are increasing the climate resilience of our business model through scenario-based risk analyses and mitigation measures.

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At EnBW, achieving our science-based climate protection targets0Validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) is our top priority. However, mitigating climate risks for our business model is inevitable even in the best possible emissions scenarios.

The aim of the EnBW Sustainability Agenda measure “Climate resilience” is to analyze and assess the climate risks and possible consequences such as damage to power plants, grids, and health due to extreme weather events at our sites. We are basing this on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s emissions scenarios. Depending on the assessment, we will subsequently take appropriate measures both on site and in risk and crisis management to protect our employees, existing and new investments in the best possible way.

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For the measure “Climate resilience” we are setting targets based on the following key performance indicators (KPIs):

  • Proportion of business segments with climate risk assessments

What is the measure targeted at?