As we navigate the urgency of the global energy transition, transparency
and accountability remain at the heart of ENERCON’s
commitment to sustainability. This report provides a comprehensive
overview of our progress and actions in advancing
sustainable practices within our business. It offers details related
to our actions, impacts, and performance across key Environmental,
Social, and Governance (ESG) areas.
Covering the period from January 1st to December 31st, 2023, this
report reflects the activities of the privately owned ENERCON
group of companies under the parent company UEE Holding SE
& Co. KG, headquartered in Aurich, Germany. Unless otherwise
noted, this report covers the activities of our global core functions,
including research and development, administration, commercial,
project management, logistics, installation and service in
the countries where we operate. It also includes manufacturing
facilities we owned and operated during the reporting period.2
This sustainability report is prepared with reference
to the GRI Standards 2021. Starting in 2025, ENERCON
will adhere to the EU Sustainability Reporting Directive
(CSRD), with the drafts of the underlying European Sustainability
Reporting Standards (ESRS) already serving as guide for
improving transparency.
Based on our latest stakeholder engagement and
materiality assessment in 2023, this report presents
ENERCON’s most crucial ESG topics that need to be
addressed. It demonstrates how ENERCON integrates
sustainability principles into our products and services,
highlights our contributions to global efforts aimed
at reducing our environmental impact, and outlines
our commitment to employee well-being. The chapters
Sustainable Products and Services, Environment,
Social and Governance provide a comprehensive overview
of our corresponding objectives, management systems,
measures and successes in the reporting year.
ENERCON is privately held and wholly owned by the Aloys Wobben Stiftung (Trust). ENERCON has a global presence, with turbines in more than 50 countries, supported by more than 40 sales offices and over 390 service stations. More than 13,600 employees work in research and development, production, sales, project, logistics, installation management as well as service and maintenance of wind turbines.
OUR VISION OF SUSTAINABILITY.
Wind energy will continue to play an important role in providing clean and affordable energy to communities across the globe. Our vision “Energy for the World”, established by our founder Aloys Wobben, is deeply embedded in our company culture and understanding, in which sustainability plays a significant role. We, at ENERCON, are taking steps toward a sustainable future and a better quality of life for everyone. Each day, we are committed to improving our processes, products and services across our global network. Our company is shaped by high standards for responsibility, independence, long-term orientation, quality technology and leadership.
ENERCON AND THE PLANET
At ENERCON, we contribute significantly to the worldwide availability of clean energy; which, in turn, makes a fundamental contribution to achieving the UN's
SDGs. We also help to achieve those goals through our efforts to minimize our impact on biodiversity and our approach to carbon waste management, sustainable
water management and emissions. Our efforts in the area of environmental aspects
are steered entirely by our Global Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) and Sustainability function, while the operational responsibility lies with the regions and production facilities. Furthermore, we have a certified environmental management system according to IS0 14001 in Germany. Relevant environmental topics for ENERCON include waste management, life-cycle-assessments, water, biodiversity and emissions. Due to changes to our production network and supply chain, as well as the ongoing reorganization of several ENERCON entities in 2021, water, energy and carbon footprint data is not directly comparable with data from 2020. In 2021, we reported for the first-time data from international service and administration entities to our evaluation. Going forward, the 2021 data will serve as a baseline, while we are further improving our data quality.