2022 Sustainability
Report

Sustainability Report 2022

Message to our Stakeholders

Adhering to our commitments and our vision, we continue to work together with our people and our stakeholders to forge a path towards a sustainable and better future for all.

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The Group at a Glance

At HELLENiQ ENERGY, we envision a future with long-term access to sustainable energy for all. In a world that is constantly changing, we address the challenges of the future with faith in our strong heritage, while pursuing a new wave of energy, to provide innovative products and services for everyone.

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Sustainable Development

HELLENiQ ENERGY is playing an important role in the energy transition of Southeast Europe by maximising returns in its core activities and developing a diversified energy portfolio.

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Sustainable Development
Vision 2025

  • Upgrading
    corporate governance

  • Adjusting
    the business strategy and capital allocation

  • Redefining
    the ESG strategy & the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets

  • Adopting
    a new corporate identity

  • Establishing
    an appropriate corporate structure

Environment
At a Glance

  • Guarantees of origin
    corresponding to ~25% of a Group Refinery’s indirect (Scope 2) CO2 emissions

  • CDP A-
    Ranking improvement at the Leadership A- level on climate change issues

  • ISO 50001
    energy management system certification for HELLENiQ ENERGY’s three refineries and EKO S.A.’ facilities

  • >€170 mil.
    investment in Renewable Energy Sources projects

  • >1.66 mil.
    tons of oily waste have been re-refined since 2013

  • € 24 mil.
    investments in the Group’s facilities to reduce its environmental footprint

  • up to 49%
    reduction in key air emissions since 2013

  • >85%
    utilisation of generated waste

  • 125 charging facilities
    for electric vehicles in EKO/ bp fuel stations and points of interest

  • Introduction of SAF
    (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) by 2% in volume content in JET A1 aviation fuel for AEGEAN flights from Athens and Thessaloniki airports

  • 340 MW
    total capacity in the operating PV and wind parks

  • >400.000 tons
    total cumulative avoidance of CO2 emissions from RES

Society
At a Glance

  • € 2.91 bil. 
    contribution to the state’s tax revenues

  • € 11.8 mil. 
    in Corporate Responsibility activities in Greece and abroad

  • >32,000
    jobs the direct, indirect and induced contribution of the Group to employment in Greece

  • € 2.9 bil. 
    added value to the Greek economy

  • 141,755
    man-hours of training, of which 85,375 man-hours of Health and Safety training for HELLENiQ ENERGY’s employees and associates

  • >€ 17 mil.
    for safety improvements in all Group facilities in Greece and abroad

  • 3,519
    direct jobs in the Group

  • 22%
    average percentage of women in management positions in the Group

  • 26,337 quality checks
    on EKO lubricants

  • 17 market surveys

  • 90,478 qualitative analyses
    on 7,980 fuel samples and quantitative delivery accuracy checks on 7,192 fuel station pump nozzles

  • 7,037 quality checks
    on aviation fuels

Governance
At a Glance

  • Annual cooperation/ training
    with the Fire Academy and the Armed Forces

  • Introduction of new technologies
    to improve systems and equipment as well as Internal Emergency Plans

  • ZERO
    Major Industrial Accidents

  • 103 drills
    to deal with emergency situations (major accident, marine pollution, etc.) in all installations

  • 97%
    attendance at the 20 meetings of HELLENiQ ENERGY’s Board of Directors

  • 36%
    of HELLENiQ ENERGY’s board members are independent and non-executive

  • 81.8%
    of HELLENiQ ENERGY’s board members are non-executive

  • 11 board members
    (2 executive ones) serving a 3-year term in HELLENiQ ENERGY

  • >70
    Digital Initiatives on the program roadmap, 36 of which completed by 2022

  • >1,200 hours
    of training on digital initiatives to date, 560 of which in 2022

  • € 42 mil. 
    total investment (with the program having started in 2020)

  • € 27 mil.
    cumulative benefit for the Group over the last three years