Scope 1 Emissions
2022 Communication on Progress
Encavis AG
Published date
June 27, 2022
No. of questions
59
Supplemental files
CEO Statement
Governance
Policies and Responsibilities
1. Does the Board / highest governance body or most senior executive of the company:
2. Does the company have a publicly stated commitment regarding the following sustainability topics?
Optional commenthttps://www.encavis.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Encavis_Code-of-Conduct_ENG_Web.pdf3. Does the company have in place a code of conduct regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
Optional commenthttps://www.encavis.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Encavis_Code-of-Conduct_ENG_Web.pdf4. Has the company appointed an individual or group responsible for each of the following sustainability topics?
5. Does the company have a formal structure(s) (such as a cross-functional committee) to address each of the following sustainability topics?
Optional commenthttp://encavis-2021.corporate-report.net/documents/Encavis-CSR-Report-2021-EN-s.pdf / Page 15Prevention
6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?
7. Does the company have a due diligence process through which it identifies, prevents, mitigates, and accounts for actual and potential negative impacts on sustainability topics?
Concerns and grievance mechanisms
8. Are there any processes through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct related to human rights, labour rights, environment, or anti-corruption?
8.1. Please provide additional detail regarding the process(es) the company has through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct.
9. Does the company provide or enable access to effective remedy to right holders / stakeholders where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact?
Lessons
10. How does the company capture lessons regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
Executive Pay
11. Is executive pay linked to performance on one or more of the following sustainability topics?
Optional commenthttps://www.encavis.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Verguetungsbericht_2021_final_inkl_Pruefungsvermerk.pdfBoard Composition
12. Percentage of individuals within the company’s Board / highest governance body by:
13. Do you produce sustainability reporting according to:
Data Assurance
14. Is the information disclosed in this questionnaire assured by a third-party?
Human Rights
Materiality / Saliency
1. Which of the following has the company identified as material human rights issues connected with its operations and/or value chain, whether based on their salience (i.e., the most severe potential negative impacts on people) or another basis?
Response
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the human rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
Encavis exclusively operates in Europe. The majority of our direct suppliers is located in North America or the EU, where compliance with human rights is governed by law. Hence, the risk of human rights violations in the direct sphere of influence of Encavis’ value creation appears to be low. We nevertheless attach great importance to sharing and filling with life the indisputable principles associated with this issue also in our cooperation with business partners. The principles to which Encavis has committed itself and which it also demands from its business partners include the prohibition of child and forced labour, freedom of association, the fight against discrimination, harassment, and abuse as well as compliance with occupational safety standards, fair working hours and fair pay for employees. All these aspects are reflected in the Encavis Business Partner Code of Conduct. In addition, further analyses of the risk of human rights violations along upstream and downstream stages of the value and supply chains are planned as part of establishing the company’s sustainability efforts. Should risks relating to the violation of human rights be identified in this context, Encavis will take steps to adequately counter these risks. The relocation of supply chains and the building up of European production capacities is a medium to long-term task that cannot be implemented ad hoc. As a member of the German Solar Association (Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft), we are convinced that we can and must increase transparency in global supply chains with the support of the German government and the EU Commission.Labour
Commitment
1. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following labour rights principles?
1.1. For each labour rights policy, is it:
Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following labour rights issues?
3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this labour rights issue?
4. Who receives training for the following labour rights issues?
5. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following labour rights issues?
Performance
6. What is the percentage of employees covered under collective bargaining agreements?
7. What is the percentage of employees in a trade union or other workers' organization?
8. In the course of the reporting period, what was the percentage of women in:
9. What was the average ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men (comparing jobs of equal value) during the reporting period?
10. In the course of the reporting period, how frequently were workers injured (injuries per hour worked)?
11. In the course of the reporting period, what was the company’s incident rate?
Response and Reporting
12. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact associated with the following labour rights issues?
13. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the labour rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
Above and beyond the understanding of values, it goes without saying that Encavis and its business partners are subject to all legal requirements and guidelines on occupational health and safety in the countries of the individual locations. Considering the high labour and legal standards in Germany and the European Union and of Encavis AG’s business model, there are no risks of human rights violations and violations of labour law – such as child and forced labour or the suppression of freedom of association. When commissioning service providers in the wind and solar parks, Encavis attaches great importance to high standards already when initiating a possible cooperation. The analysis of new service providers also includes an assessment of their responsible attitude in complying with labour law and working conditions. Encavis’ employees are required to consider these aspects in their decision-making processes before signing contracts.Environment
Commitment
1. Does the company have a formal policy on the following environmental topics?
1.1. For each environmental policy, is it:
Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following environmental issues?
3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with these environmental topics?
4. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following environmental topics?
5. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy for any actual impacts associated with the following environmental issue(s)?
Climate Action
6. What were the company’s gross global greenhouse gas emissions for the reporting period?
Scope 2 Emissions
Scope 3 Emissions
7. What percentage of the company's revenue was invested in R&D of low-carbon products/services during this reporting period?
Optional commentInvestments in renewable energy farms8. Has the organization acted to support climate change adaptation and resilience?
Energy / Resource Use
9. Please report the company's renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total energy consumption in the reporting period.
Technology
10. What percent of the company's revenue came from environmentally friendly products / services during this reporting period?
Sector-specific Questions
11. Which sector(s) does the company operate in? If diversified, choose top 3 by revenue.
Sector-specific: Water
12. Please provide details regarding the company's water withdrawal and consumption (own operations) during the reporting period.
Water withdrawal (volume of water in megaliters):
Water consumption (volume of water in megaliters):
13. Please provide details about the company’s water intensity of products in regions with high or extremely high water stress.
Sector-specific: Air pollution
17. Where applicable, please report the company's emissions of the following pollutants during the reporting period.
Sector-specific: Waste
18. Please report the company's total weight of waste generated in metric tonnes during the reporting period.
19. Please report the percentage of the company's waste that was hazardous waste (i.e., hazardous waste ratio) during the reporting period.
20. Please report the company's estimated metric tonnes of single-use plastic consumed wherever material along the value chain during the reporting period.
Overall Environment
21. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the environment principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
The aim of Encavis’ core business is to save carbon in the generation of electricity. Encavis’ current portfolio saves around 1.382 million tons of carbon per year. Against this background, it is important for us to also record and reduce the carbon emissions caused by our own business activities. To this end, the “Encavis carbon footprint” project was initiated at the beginning of 2021 with the aim of determining our corporate carbon footprint (CCF) for Scope 1, 2 and 3 for the financial year 2020. By making this carbon footprint public, we want to create transparency. The calculation of the CCF also allows us to define realistic climate goals and appropriate measures for carbon reduction. Furthermore, our renewable energy farms make a significant contribution to biodiversity as they often serve as a kind of “biodiversity island” and provide a habitat for plants and animals that live and thrive here relatively undisturbed - compared to agricultural land which is often dominated by monocultures. We continuously analyse alternative options for green keeping of the plants as well as further projects to improve biodiversity in the parks. The results will then be incorporated into a dedicated biodiversity strategy. Although the water consumption is very low in comparison with conventional electricity generation, Encavis sees potential for optimisation here. Even the smallest water consumption represents a risk in the fight against climate change. We will therefore thoroughly look for water saving possibilities in the current year by closely examining the potential optimisation of the cleaning machines and the modernisation of the technologies used in our solar parks.Anti-corruption
Commitment
1. Does the company have an anti-corruption compliance programme?
2. Does your company have policies and recommendations for employees on how to act in case of doubt and/or in situations that may represent a conflict of interest, e.g. with regard to gifts and hospitality, donations, sponsorship, or interactions with public officials?
Prevention
3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?
3.1. How often is such training provided?
4. Does the company monitor its anti-corruption compliance programme?
Response and Reporting
5. Please report the company's total number and nature of incidents of corruption during the reporting year.
6. Within the reporting period, what measures has the company taken to address suspected incidents of corruption independently or in response to a dispute or investigation by a government regulator?
7. Does your company engage in Collective Action against corruption?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the anti-corruption principle, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
As a European organisation, Encavis operates predominantly in countries where the risk of corruption is not increased. A written Code of Conduct (CoC) was developed in 2021 and rolled out in March 2022. It contains overarching principles on compliance-relevant issues, e. g. fair competition and handling of conflicts of interest and sensitive company information, that go beyond legal standards. The Encavis Code of Conduct provides guidance to employees on how to assess possible situations with potential corruption relevance. The Anti-Corruption Policy provides employees with the necessary knowledge about accepting and granting advantages from and to business partners and public officials and illustrates this with practical examples.