Annual report - HSE

Ekomobil
Within the framework of promoting E-RES use, the HSE company set a goal, with regard to
the adopted traffic policy in the Republic of Slovenia, to become an energy company which
will stimulate the use of E-RES in turnover together with optimisation of traffic system.
Therefore, in 2011 HSE started the Ekomobil project with the support of the Government
Office of the Republic of Slovenia of Climate Change, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of
Transport and Eco Fund. The Ekomobil project provides Environmentally friendly e-mobility
and it is a part of campaign “You Are Energy, Be Effective”. The project devotes special
attention to the source of energy for electric vehicle. Therefore, a filling spot was placed in
front of the business building, which is charged by Blue Energy. With the presentation of
sample electric car and filling spot of the HSE Group, we wish to present the beginning of
long-term planned action Ekomobil aimed at promoting environmentally friendly mobility,
which is based on renewable energy sources and other advanced technologies of ecological
mobility which we wish to establish within the entire HSE Group. In the following stages of
Ekomobil action we expect that the initiation of environmentally friendly mobility will not
only be followed by government institutions, but also the companies and establishments
which recognise their challenge.
Ekomobil action was initiated by signing the letter of intent as at 18 April 2011 for cooperation
in demonstration project of setting filling spots for electric battery vehicles and the purchase
of electric vehicles related to the use of RES with the purpose to decrease greenhouse gas
emissions in traffic and electricity production. Through the Ekomobil project, the signatories
of the letter (HSE, Government Office of the Republic of Slovenia of Climate Change, DEM
and Elektro Maribor) aim to create common ground to enable coordination of different
interests in the area of energy consumption and mobility. Changes in technologies and
habits in order to assure environmentally friendly mobility will be gradual. Therefore, the
support and cooperation of government institutions and companies is of key importance
for achieving the highest possible extent of joint environmental protection effects with
group efforts.
3.3 Responsibility to the broader
social community
Not only standards prescribed by the State, but mostly the organisational culture have
bound us to socially responsible behaviour since the beginning.
In cooperation with the agency Informa Echo, we continued with the activity ‘Blue Energy
for heat pumps’ within the projects ‘You Are Energy, Be Effective’ and EKOMOBIL –
promotion of utilisation of electric vehicles. We participated in renovation of the website
pozitivnaenergija.si (positive energy) and establishment of a new partner application
Consume less. We financially supported the research of energy efficiency in Slovenia
(REUS 2012).
Throughout the whole year, we have helped organisations, associations, individuals, who
especially need help or support, meetings and conferences from the area of electricity,
renewable energy sources and energy efficiency utility, in the form of dedicated
sponsorships and donations.
We do not act responsibly only towards external participants and environment, but also
towards or employees, additionally supported by obtaining the ‘Family-friendly company’
certificate that we confirmed with additional measures that help our employees to balance
their professional and private life.
We concluded the year of 2012 with the charity event 13 Reasons for Happiness: on the
website www.modri-jan.si, we collected stories about one of the 13 reasons for happiness,
written by children. The stories were then converted in money that we gave to 13 swimming
associations in Slovenia, in order to help them facilitate swimming programmes for
children.
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