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Corporate Responsibility Report 2012 our e ive ne g r g 1 e y W . f e o l r p t o h e e p s r o u c o ie , t y y, m th o e on en ec vironment, the Sustainability Report 2 3 The company 8 Identification and mapping of stakeholders 18 Natural Gas: Energy for the future 20 Market 22 Our people 32 Environment 42 Society 48 Objectives 51 introduction preface 4 The Public Gas Corporation S.A. (DEPA) is the company that introduced natural gas in Greece, thus making an energy investment of great We proudly present the first DEPA Corporate energy map for successful crisis management tions in the years to come. At this point, we 5 significance. Natural gas is the fastest- growing form of primary energy worldwide due to its superiority over the respective forms of energy and it Responsibility Report. In a difficult time for and identification of opportunities. would like to thank all DEPA employees, our contributes decisively to the defense of the triptych “Environment, Society, Economy”, that is, the key elements of Sustainable Development. It is a everyone, that is, people, society, and the partners and our associates, who responsibly fuel that allows greater energy efficiency compared to other fuels, resulting in saving energy and reducing energy cost. country, we, the people of DEPA, believe that Concerning the Environment and how to ad- and decisively contribute to the materializa- especially today it is more important than dress the problem of climate change, we aim tion of our goals and our vision to be not only Today DEPA has created a strong group of companies and is dynamically growing with continuous investments. Its main task is the import, ever not to forget our visions, our goals, our at conducting our business operations in ways a successful company, but also an organization distribution and marketing of natural gas. The company is the largest importer and supplier of natural gas in the region while it also develops values and principles that give us the energy that reduce their impact on the environment, worthy of its role in Greek society. distribution networks aimed at connecting more consumers to natural gas. to persevere in our efforts for a better future and achieving total integration of sustainable every day. development principles in the procedures Our philosophy, our achievements, as well as Being aware of the responsibility entailed by its leading role in the field of energy as well as in the effort to stimulate the national economy, DEPA we follow. The profile of natural gas, which is everything else you will read in this Report, has included Corporate Responsibility Practices in its overall strategy since its establishment. The voluntary incorporation of these values still DEPA’s Corporate Responsibility, with which extremely friendly to the environment since contributed to DEPA’s double distinction in the constitutes a moral commitment to a code of proper conduct that, alongside economic development, ensures that DEPA will impact people and you will be acquainted in this issue, consti- it is the most ecological non-renewable fuel, CR Index 2012 (National Corporate Respon- the environment in a constantly positive manner. tutes one of the basic pillars of the company’s allows us to feel confident that we will realize sibility Index). However, for us, the greatest value-creating efforts. Sustainability, a con- our vision to live up to our share of responsi- reward is the satisfaction stemming from the cept of great importance, is all about growth bility in the collective effort to protect nature. feeling that every day, with small and bigger achieved by taking into consideration the actions, we prove ourselves worthy of the protection of the environment, viability, future Regarding Society, our goal is to implement trust with which we have been honored by the generations and, in a nutshell, the future of actions that limit the impact of the adverse market, society and our country. our world. Especially for DEPA, sustainability economic conditions which make the preser- is something that transcends the confines of vation of high living standards a real challenge. missions or goals – it constitutes an integral DEPA, with a number of actions, strengthens part of the company’s very core, since natural local communities and supports vulnerable gas brings together and combines ideally the groups of people, while at the same time elements of sustainable development. it contributes to the promotion of youth entre- preneurship – a means of bringing about a In DEPA, we are committed to operating and faster economic recovery. acting in line with the belief that corporate report methodology growth and company success should be As far as Human Resources are concerned, combined with the contribution to the proper our objective is to create a safe and just functioning of the energy market, protection working environment that is based on the of the environment, support for the communi- following axes: preservation of jobs, continu- DEPA has prepared the present Corporate Responsibility Report. The report covers the years 2011 and 2012 and refers to strategies and actions ties in which we operate, and of course true ing education, opportunities for development, of the Athens-based DEPA parent company. This report includes data related to the operation of both the company headquarters and the two care for our employees. volunteering, and open communication with refueling stations in Anthousa and Ano Liosia, Attica. The report does not include data related to DEPA subsidiaries or data pertaining to companies every employee so that they are aware of which DEPA participates in. The aim is to illustrate the results attained by strategies and activities in order to demonstrate the positive outcome of Regarding the Market, we aim at fully meet- DEPA’s actions and social contribution. DEPA strategy for its stakeholders. This is the first Corporate Responsibility Report and its objective is to reach out to all stakeholders impacted by ing customer needs, on the basis of their the company’s business activities. The content of the Report, the selection and analysis of major topics to be discussed is the result of a long-term demands and their size, maintaining our high Maintaining the same commitment and commitment of all the company’s departments to the principles of sustainable development. A systematic and specific methodology, in line with consistency levels towards our suppliers and consistency and the same energy, we will keep the overall corporate strategy, constitutes the basis of the consultations on the preparation and completion of the Report. partners, and utilizing our role in the country’s meeting the challenges and demanding condi- history December DEPA signs the first 1988 important agreement for the construction December Natural Gas Interconnector Greece - of a 512-kilometer 2010 Bulgaria EAD (ICBG AD) is established, high pressure gas a company responsible for the An 6 1987 pipeline from the November An Intergovernmental development, construction and 7 Intergovernmental 1995 The first natural Agreement is signed operation of the new natural gas Greek-Bulgarian 2005 An Intergovernmental Agreement is gas law (L. 2364) between Greece and July pipeline between Greece and Bulgaria border to the greater Agreement was signed signed between is passed Italy, regarding the 2007 (IGB pipeline). IGI Poseidon S.A. Athens area. A supply between Greece, Italy Greece and the formulating, 2003 Italy-Greece (a company equally owned by DEPA and agreement of and Turkey regarding Soviet Union to inter alia, the The first two Gas Interconnector (IGI), Edison, responsible for the development 2000 natural gas from the construction of the supply our country framework for Distribution which will connect the and construction of the subsea Turkey is signed Interconnector with natural gas. the establishment Companies (EPAs) Italian and the Greek interconnector gas pipeline between between Greece Turkey-Greece-Italy of regional Gas are established in natural gas networks. Greece and Italy) and Bulgarian Energy and Turkey. (ITGI) pipeline. Distribution the regions of Holding EAD participate in the new Companies in Thessaloniki and company’s share capital. Greece with the Thessalia. participation of DEPA and private investors. September The Public Gas 2005 The Greek Parliament passes 1988 Corporation (DEPA) the Law for the deregulation March Under a Presidential Degree, is established as a 2001 Following the same of the domestic natural gas 2007 DESFA is established as a 100% subsidiary of the procedure, the third market, reflecting the owned DEPA subsidiary, its task Public Petroleum provisions of Directive Signing of the first gas Gas Supply being to operate the National Corporation of 1994 2003/55/EC concerning Natural Gas Transmission sales agreement Distribution (EPA) is The Greece-Italy Offshore Greece (DEP) S.A. November The first customer, common rules for the System (ESFA) as well as the June between DEPA and the established in the Natural Gas Pipeline the Larissa plant of internal European market etc. Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal 2008 Public Power 1996 Attica area. POSEIDON S.A. Company the Hellenic Sugar (YFA). Corporation (PPC), the is established. country’s largest natural Industry, is gas consumer, which connected to the forms the basis for the network. development of the natural gas market in Greece. the company 8 9 The Public Gas Corporation is The Public Gas Corporation is the company of Dual-Fuel or Bi-Fuel technology. Within the that introduced natural gas in Greece, making framework of further expanding the use of the company that introduced an energy investment that was vital for the gas-powered vehicles in Greece, the establish- natural gas in Greece, making country – an investment exceeding a EUR ment of new NGV filling stations within already an energy investment that 1.5 billion book value which brought natural existing liquefied gas stations in Athens, Thes- gas from Thrace to Attica and to all major saloniki, Larisa and Volos is promoted, while was vital for the country – an consumption centers of the Greek mainland.
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