Facing the pandemic together
As an operator of critical infrastructure, our task during the coronavirus pandemic is to guarantee the supply of energy at all times while protecting the health of our employees. We have coped well with the crisis so far and have seen only moderate economic impact in 2020. We needed to bring in measures in various different areas to help us through the pandemic. Here, we introduce you to some of them.
Occupational safety
Occupational safety
- Engaging a task force of 17 members from various working environments within the company to evaluate the current situation and develop measures
- 90% of employees who are able to work from home are doing so using almost exclusively digital communication
- Hygiene concepts for on-site employees, e.g., in power plants
- Masks for all employees
- Comprehensive measures to ensure and maintain social distancing in buildings, etc.
- Various initiatives such as meditation breaks, virtual sports programs, chats for home schooling
Solidarity
Solidarity
Social responsibility
Social responsibility
- Donations, local and regional aid campaigns
- Restoring all connections to cut-off electricity and gas supplies
- Support for the book trade in Baden-Württemberg
- Donating masks to medical facilities
Security of supply
Security of supply
- Physical segregation of teams, e.g., in power plants and for grid operation
- Field technicians: driving to job site alone and, if necessary, using protective clothing
- Issuing contracts to service providers to avoid short-time work and secure their capacities for after the pandemic
- Development of phased contingency plans for different types of emergency
Communicative challenges
Communicative challenges
- Virtual Annual General Meeting
- Online employee meetings
- Online and hybrid trade fairs and customer events
- Setting up our own film studio for providing virtual employee information and for management meetings