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We continue to commit to the highest standards of sustainability governance and have due regard to continuing developments and ongoing performance against the commitments we have made.​

sustainability go​vernance 

We continue to commit to the highest standards of sustainability governance and have due regard to continuing developments and ongoing performance against the commitments we have made.​

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executive responsibility

Each executive member has the responsibility of ensuring we deliver on all of our commitments for sustainability.

Specific responsibilities are as follows:

General Manager
• The intensity of carbon dioxide emissions from electricity production will be reduced by 10% by 2020, in comparison with the level of the emissions measured in 2011.
• The carbon dioxide emissions from our transport will be reduced by 10% by 2016.
• We will continue to inform and educate our customers regarding efficient use of energy.
• We will commit to keep our prices competitive and will provide enduring support for our most vulnerable customers

• We will continue to operate with full transparency, ensuring the safety, good health and high quality of our services to our customers

Executive Generation Manager
• The intensity of carbon dioxide emissions from electricity production will be reduced by 10% by 2020, in comparison with the level of the emissions measured in 2011.
• We will continue to operate with full transparency regarding the safety of the power stations equipment by taking into account all the relevant standards.

Executive Network Manager
• Commit to minimize the environmental impacts on the natural and human environment through the choice of the transmission lines network and the position of transmission substations.
• Make best effort to remove, as much as possible, transmission lines from residential areas divert the network through arid and waste lands.
• Commit to avoid, where possible, protected areas with special regime or areas that are of great natural beauty.
• Make best effort, whenever it is economically viable, to avoid for aesthetic reasons, the diversion of transmission lines through or in parallel with main traffic roads.

Distribution System Manager
• Commit to use insulated conductors in wooded areas, in order to avoid pruning and to eliminate the risk of fire.
• Commit to minimize the aesthetic burden of distribution lines with appropriate routing options and underground cables in urban areas.

Human Resources Manager
• Commit to ongoing education of our employees in sustainability issues.
• Commit to reduce the accident indicators by 10% by 2015.
• Commit to reduce the personnel absence indicator by 5% by 2015.

Sustainability, Quality and Environmental Coordinator
• We will reduce carbon dioxide emissions from our offices and warehouses by 10% by 2016.
• By 2015, 30% of our employees will understand how they can achieve our commitments for sustainability.
• We will send no office or warehouse waste to landfill but only to the appropriate places in accordance with Legislation.

GOVERNANCE BODIES

As an organization, we have a responsibility towards the environment, society and economy as well as responsibility for ethical management of our activities.
To ensure compliance in the commitment and in the continuous improvement in sustainability, will establish three governance bodies.

Sustainable Development Council (SDC)
The SDC meets twice a year, or during the review of the quality and environmental management results and its purpose is to provide leadership to the organization for implementation of our commitments for sustainability, to act as champions in sustainability and to oversee our sustainability performance.
The SDC consists of the EAC's executive team, with the General Manager of EAC being the Chairman of the Committee,

Sustainability Committee
This Committee meets every four months and oversees the policy and direction of our performance on key operational objectives for implementation of our commitments for sustainability. The Committee also reviews our progress on our commitments and objectives and recommends to the Board of Directors functional recommendations and future design considerations. The Committee is chaired by the Management System Coordinator and consists of the relevant Owners of the Critical Processes or other Managers responsible for the implementation of the decided goals.

Environmental Excellence Group
The group is responsible for ensuring compliance with the legal requirements regarding the environment and supports the implementation of the Organization’s commitments for sustainability. The group consists of all the Environmental Coordinators of all geographical areas/units.

OUR STAKEHOLDERS

We have three key stakeholder groups: our customers, our employees and the Government. We have a duty to all, plus a responsibility to the broader community.
In addition to these key stakeholders, others include:

• local authorities
• the Regulator (CERA)
• unions
• suppliers
• business and charity partners
• the media
• the Transmission System Operator (TSO) and others

We’re committed to building strong and lasting relationships and to genuine communication with a wide variety of stakeholder groups to help improve our performance and develop our future strategy, products and services. Understanding our stakeholders’ priorities also helps us to make sure our communications and services meet their needs.

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

Investment in our communities is an integral part of Our Commitments for Sustainability. Our work is supported by the programs which are outlined below.

pol​icy and regulation

We communicate regularly with many Cypriot political institutions, specifically Members of Parliament, Government Ministries and departments, and other local authorities.
As the major Cypriot energy company, we continually take into consideration the views of our stakeholders, especially Members of Parliament and Ministries. We mostly communicate with Members of Parliament who are interested in energy policy issues or are members of the competent Parliamentary Committee on energy issues. We aim to:

• ensure  Members of Parliament  have a good understanding of us and our business
• understand their views
• explain how we can help them support their constituents

We also deal with government departments and Ministries, principally the Ministry of Energy, Industry, Commerce and Tourism, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture (Department for Environment) as well as the General Auditor.
We maintain a close relationship with our industry’s regulatory body, CERA and TSO as their decisions can fundamentally affect our business. We have contributed to all of the recent major energy policy areas, addressing security of energy supply, and supporting vulnerable customers.

OUR SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVEMENTS

Our sustainability journey is constantly improving in many different areas including minimizing the adverse effects on the environment from our day to day activities and monitoring our consumption of transport fuel, water and energy.​

Environmental Indi​cators