A Better World for Future Generations

“I am convinced that a successful company is purpose-driven, transparent, continuously learning and improving, as well as promoting and prioritizing ESG. “
Krasimira Petkova – Head of ESG
ESG
We strive to create the most sustainable solutions

At Enery, we integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into every aspect of our day-to-day business. As a renewable energy leader, we believe it’s our duty to maintain the highest environmental and social standards while inspiring our business and supply chain partners to do the same.

Our dedication to ESG principles allows us to attract and retain the best people, infuse our team with a strong sense of purpose, and maximize our overall productivity.

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Enviroment

We are committed to addressing some of the world’s most critical environmental challenges, including climate change, global warming, air and water pollution, and biodiversity loss. Through our ambitious and forward-looking culture, we strive to make positive environmental impacts that directly contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Social

In addition to reducing carbon emissions, we also build strong, long-lasting relationships in the communities where we operate. As a socially responsible company, we seek to create sustainable local jobs that provide meaningful work and accelerate the growth of renewable energy.

Within our company, we nurture a diverse and inclusive working environment that makes every employee feel valued and motivated. We believe that by creating a positive culture and investing in our employees’ professional and personal development, we will continue to improve and grow.

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Governance

Our transparent company processes are underpinned by clear roles and responsibilities that allow us to mitigate any risks associated with our business activities. In addition, we ensure all of our employees understand these policies and promote our “best practice” culture to our stakeholders, business partners, and supply chains.

If you would like to learn more about our ESG approach and policies, contact our team via sustainability@enery.energy.

Our Commitment
We’re driven to create positive environmental, social, and economic impacts
Climate change and carbon emissions

Human activity is changing the climate in many profound and far-reaching ways. Around the world, the frequency and severity of wildfires, floods, droughts, heatwaves, and storms are increasing, causing widespread environmental damage and putting human lives at risk. These factors also impact the availability of natural recourses, placing growing pressure on supply chains and creating uncertainty for all businesses, including our own.

To adapt to a changing planet and minimize our climate impact, we are committed to increasing the amount of renewable energy we produce while reducing the carbon intensity of the energy we consume. In addition to minimizing our own carbon footprint, we’re also addressing our indirect emissions generated by our business partners and supply chains.

Biodiversity and nature loss

Our daily lives and business activities rely directly on the services provided by nature: clean air and water, healthy soil and food, and green spaces for us to live and work. Although environmental damage and biodiversity loss have the largest impacts on industries such as farming and agriculture, we believe every business – including ours – has a responsibility to do its part.
To minimize our impact on biodiversity, we strive to maintain and restore natural habitats while working in harmony with their surrounding ecosystems. Throughout our expanding portfolio, we carefully assess each site’s unique characteristics and avoid any development work that may impact protected areas. In addition, we’re developing a growing number of multi-use renewable energy sites that incorporate animal habitats, sheep grazing areas, and pollinator fields. We also focus on minimizing waste by utilizing recycling programs and diverting materials from landfills wherever possible.

Responsible employer

At Enery, our people are our most valuable resource. Our employees shape our unique culture, ensure our operations run smoothly, and help our business succeed and grow. For these and many other reasons, it’s vital for us to ensure the health and safety of our employees and provide guidance and resources to support their professional and personal development.
Since our inception, we have continually improved the working conditions at our sites and offices, including various health and safety initiatives, regular COVID-19 testing, and vaccination rate monitoring. In addition, we are working to enhance our learning and development processes to share and promote knowledge at both the individual and organizational levels.

Responsible corporate citizen

As one of Europe’s emerging renewable energy companies, we carefully evaluate all environmental, social, and economic impacts associated with our business activities. In addition, we extend this view to our business partners and external stakeholders, looking across our entire value chain and the communities where we operate.
We strive to add value to every community where we work by providing clean and affordable electricity and creating sustainable jobs for local residents. We also take our commitments a step further by undertaking meaningful social and environmental projects that make positive, long-lasting impacts.

Our stakeholders have the right to receive relevant, comprehensive and transparent ESG performance data. We are therefore committed to publish an annual Sustainability report outlining our strategy, goals and commitments as well as any progress we’ve made in this regard.

At Enery, we pride ourselves on our integrity, professionalism, and character.
While we ensure our employees feel empowered to report any unethical business behaviors or suggest potential improvements without fear of retaliation or unfair repercussions, we want to make sure other stakeholders can also report any perceived business misconduct safely and anonymously.

As our renewable energy portfolio expands, we will continue to report our progress towards our ESG targets. In the meantime, here are some key figures based on our current energy generation.
This is the equivalent of:
189,583
Households powered
176,430
tCO2e emissions saved
6,859,975
mature trees
884,276,440
km driven in an average car
766,867
standard intra-European flights
The figures above are calculated using the specific grid emission intensity factors of the regions where we operate. For example, power networks with a higher use of fossil fuels result in higher emissions savings from our renewable energy plants.
Here are some of the projects and developments we currently have underway.
Solar Donation for the Hospital in Corabia

January 2024 

At Enery, we’re passionate about making a meaningful difference in our local communities through impactful social projects. 

That’s why we jumped at the chance to help our local Corabia Municipal Hospital in Romania cut down on energy costs and go green. We’ve installed a 25.6 kW solar panel system on their rooftop, and we’re excited about the difference it will make. 

The installed solar panels will help the hospital spend less on electricity and invest in other needs. It’s a straightforward change that brings them one step closer to sustainability without complexity. 

Road safety coloring book

Commitment to education and supporting children and young people in their development is a primary
part of our ESG strategy. We prepared a book dedicated to road safety for kids, featuring streetlights,
road signs, crosswalks, and safety gear to color, along with exciting games and tasks reinforcing essential
safety lessons. In addition to having fun coloring and playing, children will also learn how to make safe
choices when navigating the streets, making this book both entertaining and educational.

Light for Romania: Empowering Lives through green energy

June 2023

Thanks to our employee Luiza Lazea, Enery found a new great partner in the face of Free Miorita NGO in Romania.

The organization helps households with no access to electricity to improve their living conditions by installing autonomous renewable energy systems. Together, we donated and installed solar panels for six households.

The campaign “Light for Romania” outlines the underestimated issue of underprivileged people in rural regions who are unable to connect to the electrical grid due to their remote living areas and cannot afford to pay for permits, grid connection fees, projects, and utility bills.

This initiative is an example of how renewable energy can improve life quality quickly and efficiently.

A Gift of Solar Power

July, 2022

We are delighted to announce that the Byala Slatina Medical Center and Hospital now boasts its very own 40 kW rooftop photovoltaic system.

This solar installation is a significant leap towards enhancing the facility’s energy self-sufficiency. In the days to come, a substantial portion of their energy needs will be met by this system, resulting in substantial cost savings, and bolstering their energy independence.

This initiative is an integral part of Enery’s Corporate Social Responsibility program, reflecting our commitment to supporting the communities where we operate in Europe. The project was successfully coordinated by our partners at Enery Element GmbH, who have been diligently working on the development of a large-scale PV project in the villages of Gabare and Drashan, located to the northeast of Sofia.

Empowering Our Future Eco-Heroes

June 2023 

At Enery, we firmly believe that education is the key to a sustainable future. By introducing children to renewable energy and teaching them how to keep our environment clean, we empower them to become advocates for positive change.

That is why we created the Let’s Color with Energy coloring book which is suitable for kids in elementary school age.

Feel free to print out the book from our webpage. Parents, educators, and anyone who is passionate about nurturing young minds can use the file.

Let’s create a greener tomorrow, one coloring page at a time!

Help Ukraine Project

March – October 2022

The Help Ukraine project has become one of Enery’s flagship social projects for 2022. It was initiated in response to the war in Ukraine which started in February 2022. Since then, Enery has provided temporary accommodation, document (visa), and general integration support, including language courses to many Ukrainian refugees entering Austria.

Our colleagues in Slovakia provided breakfast to 130 Ukrainian students from a Slovakian-Ukrainian school. They also organized a youth volleyball tournament where they explained to the teams how solar energy is produced and how it can help Europe decarbonize.

In Bulgaria, we supported a green educational center, working with children and families from Ukraine to integrate them. We covered expenses for textbooks, meals, and integrational summer camp.

In total, our efforts supported 440 people through diverse initiatives.

Chance for Bright Future with Omamas

June 2020 – till now

The Omama Project in Slovakia, led by Cesca Von NGO, is dedicated to addressing the challenging circumstances in which children from underprivileged Roma families are raised. Its mission is to provide these children with the opportunities to receive a quality education, secure stable employment, and ultimately become valuable contributors to society. At its core, the project seeks to empower mothers within the community by training them to mentor other mothers and their children.

Cesta Von NGO currently employs approximately 35 Omamas who work in 25 Roma communities throughout Slovakia. Enery has been actively supporting and collaborating with Omama Janka since 2020, and she is now responsible for nurturing and guiding 20 children in the village of Huncovce.

Nedyalko’s co-workers in Rose valley

August 2021 – till now

In our ongoing commitment to enhance pollinator habitats and combat the overall decline in their populations, we embarked on a bee project at our Karadzhalovo power plant in the Thracia region of Bulgaria.

With the invaluable expertise of external bee and vegetation specialists and the dedication of one of our plant employees, Nedyalko Dyalkov, our team in Bulgaria has successfully introduced multiple bee colonies to the solar park and established a pollinator-friendly area.

The success of this project motivated us to replicate it in other countries of operations, like Austria and Romania, and marked the beginning of our Solar honey label.

Bio grass mowers at work

August 2021 – till now

Working in harmony with our surrounding ecosystems and protecting biodiversity is at the core of our ESG strategy. That is why we decided to focus our efforts on multiple land uses for our photovoltaic power plants.

Along with an experienced local farmer, our Czech team introduced a flock of sheep that replaced the traditional grass mowing with machines at the Určice solar park in Moravia. Grazing on fresh green grass, the sheep prevent vegetation from shading the solar panels and impacting their productivity. At the same time, our waste is turned into food for the animals.

That set an example we later used for engaging the same “bio grass mowers” in our power plants in Bulgaria and Romania.

Now, sheep have become a symbol of our efforts to implement a working, sustainable value chain with dual land use at its base.

If you want to know more about Enery and our sustainability culture, feel free to contact our team: sustainability@enery.energy