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2.4 Strategic
orientations of the
HSE Group
European energy policy
With the adoption of the climate and energy package,
the future European energy policy was given a formal
legal framework at the end of 2008. To ensure sustainable
future, the EU set itself the following binding
goals for the period of up to 2020:
• to decrease the envisaged energy consumption by 20%,
• to increase the share of RES in total energy consumption
to 20%,
• to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20%,
• to increase the share of biofuels to at least 10% of
total motor fuel consumption.
New energy production methods will decrease the
EU's dependence on the imports of fossil fuels, but
oil, natural gas and coal will probably remain an important
part of the fuel mix for a few more decades.
The EU supports this energy policy through additional
investments, extensive research and development
funding, and development and transfer of new technologies
into general use.
HSE Group’s orientations
The HSE Group is facing a period in which adjusting to
the European energy policy will be a priority strategic
area of business.
Its conduct of business will have to be adapted to the
changed legislative framework, structural challenges
and rapidly changing market conditions. The latter
are mainly affected by changes in the markets of SE
Europe, Slovenia’s and EU's increasing energy dependence
on imports, and the calls for improved environmental
responsibility.
Ensuring the production of electricity from RES and
lowering greenhouse emissions in the production of
electricity from fossil fuels play an important role in
meeting the requirements of a sustainable energy policy.
Such orientation of the production capacities of the
HSE Group has already been laid down in the development
plan of the HSE Group for the period 2006-2015.
The conditions brought about by the global financial and
economic crisis require the HSE Group to reconsider its
investments in the new production capacities in light of
changed electricity prices and devote even more attention
to obtaining sufficient funds for the implementation of
HSE Group’s development projects. The basic guidelines
for the future development are expected to be defined at
the 6th Strategic Conference of the HSE Group in the first
half of 2009, when the bases for supplementing the already
adopted development plans will also be known.
A balanced combination of production sources with
emphasis on RES, use of domestic energy sources
and integration of the European energy market laid
down in the third energy legislation package represent
a foundation for the future strategic orientation
of HSE's operations.
In implementing its business policy, HSE will continue
to strive for maintaining the leading position of the HSE
Group within the Slovene energy system, thus responsibly
ensuring secure and reliable electricity supply in Slovenia.
It will maintain the planned growth of the company's
and group's operations to the extent and at the speed at
which growth and development were pursued until now,
and achieve operating results that will benefit all our key
stakeholders: the owner, employees, business partners,
and the community into which it is integrated.
2.5 Quality
management
system policy
The quality management system policy combines
quality, environmental management and occupational
health and safety. The management system manual
complies with the standards ISO 9001:2000, ISO
14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:1999.
The overall system is based on the following principles:
• responsibility for the execution of specific tasks and
the related clearly established authorisations,
• responsibility for the achievement of objectives concerning
quality, environmental management and occupational
safety,
• each individual, irrespective of their position, is
responsible for the implementation of objectives
concerning quality, environmental management,
occupational safety and information security in accordance
with their responsibilities and authorisations.
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