WELCOME TO ESG AT ENVIROSUSTAIN

A message from our Managing Director, Dr. Birgit Memminger-Rieve

"In 2021, the recovery of the global economic markets after the COVID pandemic has clearly been at the expense of the climate and the environment. CO₂ emissions have never been higher with 36.3 billion tons of CO₂ equivalents - an increase of 6% from 2020.

We are at a crucial point where action is required NOW. No one can tackle the crisis alone, and with the building and construction industry responsible for around 39% of all carbon emissions in the world, taking positive and robust action should be the prime concern for the sector.

At ES, we believe the key to solving the climate and biodiversity crisis is to use resources efficiently and promote the circular economy. Of course, this is not an easy undertaking. The first step for any business operating in the building sector should be to meet current and expected regulatory and reporting requirements – EU Green Deal, SFDR, EU Taxonomy – and we are pleased to be supporting our clients through this process.

Further to this, businesses need to begin pushing beyond the minimum requirements. What does this look like for the sector? We must begin to mitigate climate change by

prioritising net-zero carbon strategies (including embodied carbon) – reusing and retrofitting existing buildings, focusing on reusing and recycling materials and phasing out fossil fuels and switching to renewable energy. We also need to adapt to climate change and confronting the stark realities of our future by looking at climate risk and resilience.

This year, ES celebrated its 20^th anniversary, and it is our overriding belief that now the time for talking is over. In the 20 years since ES was founded, progress has been made but there has been so much talk in the industry, with clients, partners and from our world leaders about what we should do and not enough action.

As we enter a new decade as a business, our focus is on making an impact through our own actions and with our clients by focusing on the solutions set out above. We see it as our duty to constantly improve our actions and continue to live our values in order to create a healthy, sustainable world for everyone.

We invite you to take a look at our progress through 2021 in this ESG report and we look forward to reporting even more positive impact for 2022."

OUR IMPACT

OUR VISION

Healthy, sustainable space.

For everyone.

THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals (officially known as the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs). These goals have the power to create a better world by 2030, by ending poverty, fighting inequality and addressing the urgency of climate change. Guided by the goals, it is now up to all of us, governments, businesses, civil society and the general public to work together to build a better future for everyone.

Source: https://www.globalgoals.org/