Annual Report 2008 Sustainable design & engineering - Grontmij

Corporate Social Responsibility
The selection of which indicators to report against was taken
following a process of internal and external stakeholder engagement.
We determined which of the GRI core indicators were of
material importance to both the Group and its key stakeholders of
staff, clients and investors. Specifically, this process determined
which indicators had key strategic significance for the Group when
considered against our core values and mission statements, the
expectations of staff and clients and the opportunities we may
present to investors. Similarly, our priorities for CSR were derived
from a stakeholder-engagement process across the Group. We have
defined these in terms of our CSR objectives, which are shown above
in our opening paragraph and in the following sections.
The CSR report is based solely on the operations of our home
markets (these are Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands,
Sweden and the United Kingdom). Legal entities with fewer than 100
staff and non-incorporated joint ventures are omitted. In many
regions we adopt a proactive approach to engaging only with
suppliers and sub-consultants who can contribute to our corporate
goals and objectives. However, since we have determined that we
have no direct influence over their performance, we have excluded
our supply chain from our reporting. We are not aware of any specific
limitations to our report other than those stated in the detailed
report for each of our chosen indicators.
We are modernising the Öresundsverket power plant in Malmö for
E.ON. A new gas-fired plant replaces the old facility, saving
1 Mt of CO 2
per year. Working at approximately 90% efficiency, it
will supply 3 TWh of electricity and 1 TWh of heat per year to
Malmö’s district heating network. Grontmij has been responsible
for making the environmental impact assessment included in the
environmental license for the project. Together with the client we
drew up environmental criteria and goals. Grontmij carried out all
the studies, technical specifications and planning required to
design a highly efficient production facility that minimises carbon
emissions.
On page 66 and 67, we summarise the GRI indicators selected and
how we score per indicator. Pages 68 and 69 present our GRI content
index, with references to the pages in the annual report where they
are documented.
CSR and customers – delivering
sustainable consulting
Grontmij’s approach to CSR is aimed at playing our part in a more
sustainable society. The most tangible way we can achieve this is by
adding value to our clients’ efforts in this regard. Our own carbon
footprint, for example, is small and so our efforts to manage and
reduce it may only have modest impacts. However, the indirect
effects we can set in motion through being at the forefront of
sustainable development technology and thinking are significant.
To this end, we have put active project management systems in place
in many of our operations to ensure that we consider and deliver
designs and outputs that enhance sustainability. To illustrate this,
64% of employees are covered by procedures for minimising the
environmental impact of appropriate projects. We intend to
increasingly share best practices across our operating regions and
widen the coverage of our formal procedures for managing projects
in a way that enhances their contribution to sustainability.
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