EcoVadis, WindEurope and five wind energy industry companies have launched an initiative to accelerate the uptake of sustainable practices.
The Wind Energy Initiative aims to foster strong collaboration between trading partners and amplifying positive impacts across their value chains.
The five companies are Hitachi Energy, Siemens Gamesa, Statkraft, Vestas and Engie.
The initiative aims to accelerate the uptake of sustainable practices by fostering strong collaboration between trading partners and amplifying positive impacts across their value chains.
The initiative’s members will work together to enhance supply chain transparency and bring up the wind industry’s performance standards on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) topics.
To underscore its “commitment to exemplary sustainable practices”, the Wind Energy Initiative sets the following strategic goals to:
Enhance the wind industry’s contribution to the global effort in combating climate change by prioritising carbon emission reduction, emphasising the integration of renewable energy, and embracing circular practices.
Continue to advance the well-being and fair treatment of all individuals involved in the wind energy supply chain.
Continue to promote biodiversity conservation to protect ecosystems impacted by activities related to the wind energy sector.
Foster substantial membership growth in the coming years.
These strategic goals present a shared vision of sustainable, ethical, and environmentally responsible practices and will guide the Initiative’s endeavours.
To achieve these goals, the Wind Energy Initiative will implement the EcoVadis sustainability ratings methodology as a voluntary standard for assessing their suppliers, and support suppliers in their sustainability journey by communicating a clear strategy and targeted enhancements to drive their ESG performance improvement.