Corporate social responsibility– chain responsibility and human rights
We assume responsibility for the whole chain that a product passes through and pursue a Socially Responsible Procurement Policy. We enter into agreements with suppliers in advance regarding how they should deal with people, materials, and/or the environment. In the Suppliers Code of Conduct, which is part of our General Purchasing Conditions, suppliers state, for example, that they respect laws and regulations regarding human rights, labour conditions, child labour, and discrimination. In the event of European tenders, we enter into additional agreements with suppliers, for example, regarding circularity or employing people with poor job prospects. We will continue to develop in this area in the future in accordance with the OECD guidelines. Our policy to prevent corruption or bribery of employees has been laid down in our Socially Responsible Procurement Policy, our Code of Conduct for Employees, and our Suppliers Code of Conduct.
Corporate social responsibility– CO2 footprint
Based on our corporate social responsibility, we take concrete measures to reduce our CO2 emissions. For example, by increasing the sustainability of our mobility.
|
Sustainable vehicle fleet1 |
2023 2 |
2022 2 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
Passenger cars 100% electric |
872 |
955 |
886 |
793 |
497 |
|
Compressed natural gas (CNG) passenger cars |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
|
Passenger cars on hydrogen |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
|
Passenger cars on biogas / natural gas |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hybrid passenger cars |
602 |
512 |
469 |
372 |
261 |
- 1Calculation of these KPI figures for the period from December to November includes trainees and work experience placements, while vehicles with a grey number pate are exclued from this measurement.
- 2At year-end 2023, the sustainable vehicle fleet constituted 96% of the total vehicle fleet (excluding non-passenger vehicle).
We calculate our CO2 footprint in accordance with the guidelines of the International Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG).
As in previous years, we report our emissions in three different scopes. These scopes are explained below. The following points of departure apply with regard to our CO2 footprint:
We strive for maximum transparency about our footprint.
We calculate our footprint in accordance with the standards of the GHG protocol.
We aim to make a clear distinction between green purchasing and compensation.
Scope 1: Direct emissions
These are direct emissions of greenhouse gases from sources that are owned by or controlled by the company.
In this category, Enexis reports the CO2 emissions arising from gas grid leakages, switch equipment leakages (SF6), use of leased cars and company vehicles (excluding electric vehicles), and the heating of buildings.
The greenhouse gases that are reported in our footprint are expressed in CO2 equivalents. Besides CO2, methane and SF6 emissions are also reported. The conversion factors and emission factors used in the calculation were taken from the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report and the source www.CO2emissiefactoren.nl, in accordance with previous years.
Scope 2: Indirect emission electricity
This concerns all emissions of greenhouse gases produced in the generation of electricity that is used by the company.
Energy is always lost in the transmission of electricity, for example, due to electrical resistance. Enexis greens these losses by purchasing Guarantees of Origin (GoO). This purchasing can be reported by means of two different methods. Location-based indicates the CO2 emissions based on the physical energy mix on the grid. Market-based indicates the CO2 emissions based on the purchased energy mix. As we purchase 100% green with Guarantees of Origin (GoOs), this is nil.
Scope 3: Other indirect emissions
This concerns all greenhouse gases emissions as a consequence of the activities of the company, but that arise from sources that are not owned or controlled by the company.
This category contains a number of elements which Enexis can influence directly, such as commuter traffic, public transport, and business trips. In addition, we also report a number of elements in this scope on which Enexis can exercise direct influence to a lesser degree, such as emissions in connection with the production of grid components supplied by suppliers and emissions in connection with the processing of our waste. Not all grid components are reported as we have not yet received all the information from our partners for some of the components.
We compensate the share of our footprint that we can influence directly (scope 1, 2 and a share of scope 3) and that we cannot purchase green with Gold Standard certificates. We also feel responsible for emissions in the chain (remainder of scope 3), such as the production of cables and pipelines and the processing of waste. Our suppliers of grid components cooperate actively in providing information on these CO2 emissions by means of a raw materials passport. As a result, we are able to report in more detail and more accurately on the CO2 emissions arising from our chain partners.