CSR organisation
EVN has long been committed to the objective of sustainable corporate management.
Advisory Board for Environment and Social Responsibility
Established in 1992 as the Advisory Board for Environment, the scope of this platform was enlarged in 2006 to create the Advisory Board for Environment and Social Responsibility. The Board is composed of representatives from the worlds of business, the sciences, health and government and advises the Executive Board in questions relating to environmental protection and sustainable company management. It also provides fresh impulses in these areas and meets twice yearly, when presentations concerning current issues are held and then debated. The Executive Board ensures that the feedback from these valuable contributions is used in the company.
A list of the members of the Advisory Board is provided here.
CSR organizational structure
EVN first implemented a CSR organizational structure at the beginning of October 2005. This defines the basic mechanisms and responsibilities within the system, while nevertheless allowing the flexible further development of processes, a reaction to current developments and prioritization. Accordingly, individual process steps and responsibilities were optimized and concretised with the involvement of CSR network officers from throughout the Group.
Structure in overview
––––––– CSR steering committee (entire Executive Board, heads of the Group functions Communications, Human Resources and Environmental Controlling)
Provides impulses for new CSR measures and determines sustainability strategy. Establishes the CSR organization, releases budget funding and communicates measures and decisions to the management team.
––––––––––– CSR advisory team (CSR officer and representatives of the Communications, Human Resources, Investor Relations, Environmental Controlling and Legal Departments)
Provides reporting and CSR consulting for the steering committee, raises and evaluates CSR measures in co-ordination with specialist units and provides internal and external information concerning ongoing activities.
––––––––––––––– CSR network officers (employees from all areas of the Group)
The CSR network officers secure the involvement of all corporate units and identify potential for the further development of CSR and co-ordination in the respective specialist units. The officers serve as contact persons for the CSR advisory team.
––––––––––––––––––– Temporary working groups
Support of the CSR advisory team during the actual preparation of measures approved by the CSR steering committee.