Dansk Energi Management & Esbensen Sustainability Report 2015-2016

COMMUNICATION FROM OUR CEO

Danish Energy Management & Esbensen is very excited to be getting involved with the Global Compact, with the initiation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, and looking towards the sustainability targets for 2030. Our internal initiative tow­ards sustainability measurement was spe­arheaded by our participation in the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015, in New York.

However, the principals of the Global Com­pact have a long tradition in the organizati­on as a whole. In 2003 the Danish Manage­ment Group adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Integrity Management System, which was created following the ten (then nine) principals of the United Nations Glo­bal Compact, and the OECD’s Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, using these as a standard for business practice. In this way, our membership to the Global Compact builds upon more than a decade of work that has been done to systematically ensure that human rights are respected, labor stan­dards are upheld, environmental impacts are minimized in all activities, and corrupti­on is combated in all forms.

As we move forward, participating in the Global Compact and working with the SDGs gives us a platform to take the Business Integrity Management System further, by adopting a company vision and strategy that addresses sustainability directly. It is an op­portunity to create a clear picture for all of our employees and stakeholders regarding our passion and purpose for working with energy, and how we can measure and ben­chmark our progress.

At Danish Energy Management & Esbensen we are perfoming our daily work in a com­pany that actually can and does make a dif­ference toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals laid out by the United Nations. We work sustainably with Inte­grated Energy Design of new buildings and urban planning, Energy Policy, Energy Effi­ciency, Renewable Energy and Monitoring & Evaluation - in accordance with OECD-DAC criteria - worldwide, and with specific sup­port for SDG number: 7) affordable and clean energy, 11) sustainable cities and communities, 13) climate action and 17) partnerships.

Working in full support of the Global Com­pact’s ten principals and Sustainable Devel­opment Goals is very important to us becau­se we are now able to measure the impact of our daily work AND put it into perspective. This includes our domestic and international markets and all of our stakeholders globally. We are motivated to embark on this jour­ney, and look forward to where it will lead us in the future.