Corporate Social Responsibility at E&C
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E&C's 4 key CSR pillars |
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We are Teal |
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Our company We work by our core values: flexibility, integrity, transparency, caring and empowerment. Our ethical charter is the cornerstone of our internal training. We have in place non-opportunistic practices to safeguard anti-corruption. We have a strict cyber-security policy and procedures. |
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Our people Wellbeing, especially stress management, is a focus and steps are taken to ensure the health and safety of our people. Personal development, performance and salary are actively fostered to ensure a sense of value for everyone. Our diversity is important to us. Part of nurturing this is to learn from each other and promote equality. |
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E&C considers itself to be a Teal organization. This is a type of structural model coined by Frederic Laloux in his book Reinventing Organizations, which embraces a flat structure as opposed to the hierarchical structure seen in many traditional companies. The Teal organization is based on three key ideas: self-management, wholeness and evolutionary purpose. As such, E&C embraces a bottom-up approach and is less reliant on documented processes and procedures, preferring instead to encourage empowerment and ownership. To find out more about what this looks like at E&C, you can take a look at the Management Vision document shared internally by our CEO in September 2023 (link below).
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Our planet Our responsibility to the planet is two-fold. Firstly, we are in the crux of an energy transition where smarter energy for us needs to mean a better world. We assist our clients in getting there. Secondly: internally, we look to improve practices including greening mobility, materials and waste, using initiatives on a local level. |
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Our society A big part of what we do is share knowledge. We use this drive to help our wider communities; by hiring interns, volunteering at universities, etc. Working in the energy industry, and with such large volumes of energy, we feel strongly about energy poverty and want to do what we can to help eradicate it. We have partnered with an NGO, Solar Sister, who activity works in areas of the world particularly affected by energy poverty. |
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Working to eradicate energy poverty
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Solar Sister is an NGO dedicated to the eradication of energy poverty in remote communities in Nigeria and Tanzania. Solar Sister tackles energy poverty in two ways:
We are proud to be partnering with Solar Sister in our aim to tackle energy poverty - together we not only help our clients in procuring smarter energy for a better world, but we also ensure we leave no one behind. To find out more about this organization, visit our news page: Solar Sister partnership.
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Our CSR in 2022
Our 2022 audit focused on actions we as individual E&Cers can do to make E&C a more responsible organization, not only regarding our sustainability but also concerning our wellbeing, safety and feelings of inclusion. Take a look at our 2022 CSR highlights below. Download our 2022 CSR report hereWould you like to take a look at our 2021 CSR report? |
Diversity in 2022The gender spread at E&C has gradually and naturally been equalizing. We can now boast a 50:50 workforce, with 51% of women making up the management team. We can also see that the flexible working measures introducing during Covid made an impact on our office diversity, with a 6% drop in non-nationals but an 8% rise in remote workers, making team bonding an even greater necessity. |
Energy povertySince partnering with Solar Sister in 2021, we have continued to support this fantastic NGO. One way is by raising awareness of energy poverty through our channels. Another is contributing 5% of our pre-tax profits and raising funds. In 2022, we raised 2,247 Euros. Read our interview here with Solar Sister CEO, Katherine Lucey. |
World Cleanup DayWe went international with our litter picking by encouraging our offices to participate on World Cleanup Day. As a result, Kortrijk (BE), Madrid (ES), Melbourne (AU), Valencia (ES) and Wrocław (PL) made their parts of the world a little greener. |
Wellbeing awardIn 2022, we won the Family & Human Wellbeing Humanities Award for our Polish office. The award focuses on the concept of the "integration of professional and private roles" as an alternative to the notion of work-life balance. The proudest element for us is that this award is the result of direct, confidential feedback from our E&Cers and how they feel about working here. |
FundraisingOur charity events in 2022 included: |
Electric carsAs part of our mobility policy, we are switching our corporate petrol cars for electric ones. In 2021, we turned 3 of our 13-car fleet green. In 2022, another 2 went green and 1 hybrid. |
Green wheelsTo support greening our mobility, we encourage our E&Cers to opt for a more sustainable and heathier mode when travelling to work. Our ´Tour d´E&C´ competition ran for 7 months and included 18% of our people. Participants travelled 2,994 km; saving 1 tonne of CO2 compared to car travel. |
InclusionOn the back of our diversity survey done in 2021, we launched an internal webpage dedicated to raising awareness on diversity issues. We started with a focus on gender/sexual stereotyping and LGBTQ+ support. Not only that, in 2022 we launched our Pride Club to better represent our LGBTQ+ community. |
WellbeingWe take stress management serious at E&C, where the dynamics of the energy markets affect pressure and workload. To tackle this, we initiated a flash hiring process that resulting in 20 new E&Cers; gave time management training, facilitated more social time with colleagues; launched a new holiday policy that introduced extra ´balance days´; gave access to physical activities including online yoga classes; and to OpenUp, a platform with access to mindfulness sessions and certified psychologists. |
E&C bondsOur company event in 2022 once again allowed us to come together, meet new colleagues, strengthen bonds and catch up on company news, achievements and plans. Such events cannot be underestimated in their importance – each time, we come away with a renewed sense of purpose and camaraderie. |
Blood driveDid you know that donating blood has benefits for your emotional and physical health? This was one of the messages highlighted in our call for donators for World Blood Donor Day. We had a great response, beautifully depicting our E&Cers´ (like Juan pictured in Melbourne) regard for our societies. |
Salary equityWith the new salary policy, we use benchmarks to ensure our pay is competitive and fair regardless of the residing country. An in-depth task of benchmarking every role in the company was undertaken, with the benchmarks based on relevant years of experience and level of competence. |