The Btc Company Sustainability Report 2018 Table of Contents
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Together we create the future. misija: zeleno THE BTC COMPANY SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS A NOTE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BTC 4 We are but guests on this Earth misija: ABOUT MISSION: GREEN 7 Sustainability is the ultimate measure zeleno of success ECO INDEX 12 Consume less, share better MISSION: ENERGY EFFICIENCY 16 Renewable resources: a solution for the present that doesn’t endanger the future MISSION: SAVE WATER 20 Water is the driving force of all nature MISSION: WASTE TO RESOURCES 22 Recycle the present, preserve the future MISSION: GREEN TRAFFIC 26 Compulsory direction: sustainable mobility MISSION: SAFETY FOR ALL 30 Playing with safety is playing with life MISSION: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 33 The more we share, the more we have MISSION: INNOVATION FOR PROGRESS 43 Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others Mag Damjan Kralj, Chief Executive Officer at BTC 01 »At BTC, we are proud to be among those who strive for the green future of planet Earth.« A NOTE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BTC Throughout its history, which be implemented right now. do regular lighting upgrades by We are but spans almost 65 years, BTC switching over to more efficient has been undergoing constant BTC has already been an actor in LED-lighting, we regularly upgrade transformation, just like our planet. sustainable development for the central monitoring and control guests on With the environment in mind, we past 18 years. During this time, we systems, and we replace older founded the business unit Mission: invested no less than 53.9 million heating and cooling devices with Green in 2014 to help us pursue Euros in sustainable projects. This is modern ones. We also dedicate a this Earth the environmental goals set in our our contribution to a green future, lot of attention to the protection of company’s development strategy chiefly encompassing the following drinking water, and in the past six by 2020. In this 2018 Sustainability areas: improving energy efficiency, years we have reduced the annual Report, we would like to share the saving water, managing waste water loss to an average of only Sitting down to write this introduction, I was reminded of activities we carried out for a better, responsibly, developing sustainable 6.7%. the quote that says: “The earth does not belong to man, more energy efficient, nicer and mobility solutions, ensuring safety, man belongs to the earth.” We people are but guests on safer world in 2018. supporting socially responsible We strive for a clean environment this planet, and as manners would dictate, we have to projects, and encouraging for our visitors and society in innovation. Our environmental general. In 2018, BTC collected 5,587 treat our host with respect. But that doesn’t mean just The average global temperatures are already one degree higher than efforts are also measured, and we tonnes of diverse waste, carefully behaving decently. It also means conserving and giving in the pre-industrial era. Scientists are proud that our Eco Index score separated into 31 fractions at our back to the environment in which we live. I am proud estimate that the maximum still keeps rising every single year. In ecological stations. As much as that BTC is among those who strive for the green future tolerable limit of global warming 2018, it amounted to a record 497 68% of total waste was sorted at of planet Earth, not least with respectful actions. lies at 1.5 degrees Celsius above points. source into secondary raw materials, pre-industrial levels. It is a limit contributing to the circular economy. for which the 2018 UN climate A huge part of BTC’s environmental conference, held in Poland, adopted success are activities promoting We have also been successful with the so-called climate change efficient energy use. With three regard to security, with regular rulebook, which provides a set of solar plants and the cogeneration upgrades of the centrally controlled guidelines for implementing the of thermal energy, we produced video system and our anti-theft Paris Climate Change Agreement. 1,677,655 kWh of green energy in and fire protection systems. We Countries around the world are 2018. In addition, we saved 11,147,376 refurbished our security lighting growing ever more conscious of the kWh of energy compared to the and modernised the fire protection fact that measures to save the world 2010 baseline by implementing systems at many of our venues. are a matter of urgency and need to efficient energy use projects. We 4 5 KEY NUMBERS OF BTC’S ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS IN 2018: • 1,677,655 kWh of green energy generated from renewable sources, • 11.147.376 kWh of energy savings from efficient energy projects 02 compared to the 2010 baseline, • relieving the carbon dioxide burden on the environment by 5,781,922 kg compared to the 2010 baseline, • reaching an annual water loss average of only 6.7% in the past six years, • 68% of collected and sorted secondary raw materials at source, • three new two-way streets for slowing down traffic and improving the safety of visitors, • 13 new trees, 400 shrubs and 1,900 honey plants, • more than 170 different events in the business centre ABC Hub. In 2018, we implemented a number Thinking of our youth, we organised cheering for our incredible women’s of projects and organised several the BTC Campus, a programme cycling team BTC City Ljubljana, and prominent events related to aimed at supplementary business pedalling along the routes of the ABOUT MISSION: GREEN transportation and the promotion education. Out of 270 participants, 37th Marathon Franja BTC City. of sustainable mobility. One of them as much as 75% found employment was the Future Day, at which visitors within six months of finishing the However, we don’t help only could test ride the autonomous programme, which testifies to its athletes but also businesses and Sustainability electric vehicle Navya for the first success. entrepreneurs. Between 2015 and time on Slovenian soil. We also the end of 2018, the ABC Accelerator is the ultimate arranged three new two-way streets We are also happy to note that upon enabled the breakthrough of over in BTC City Ljubljana and set up six its 10-year anniversary, SiTi Teater 130 startups. Just as in previous electric vehicle charging stations in BTC can take pride in 17 own theatre years, we encouraged innovation measure of BTC City Ljubljana, BTC City Novo productions and co-productions, among our employees. We are mesto and BTC City Murska Sobota. including several blockbusters, while happy to note that they submitted We further greenified our streets by our 2017/2018 music programme 57 visionary ideas and 11 visionary success planting new trees and shrubs. comprised no fewer than 24 projects. All of them seek to concerts. In addition to culture, we promote and improve cooperation As society has grown to realise that long-term business success In 2018, BTC received the AAA feel close to sport, which brings among BTC’s personnel. We are also requires us to develop sustainably, caring for the social and natural Gold Creditworthiness Certificate, people together, improves fair play, happy to see the high level of user environments has become a cornerstone of the operations of many awarded by Bisnode, for the third and reinforces beliefs about same interconnectedness and the growth an organisation. In addition to the principle by which we have to year in a row. This certificate attests rights for all. That is why, in 2018, of a true entrepreneurial community be the green transformation we want to see in the world, BTC has to our reliability with respect to our we kept supporting numerous in the ABC Hub co-working offices. business partners. athletes and sporting organisations, In 2018, the ABC Hub hosted more put this awareness in the forefront of its business processes many than 170 events, trainings, seminars, years ago. Every year we undertake numerous green projects, which We also give back to the very workshops and hackathons. contribute to a better everyday life and a brighter future for the environment which gives us the environment, ourselves and our descendants by caring for nature. power and inspiration to grow and “Countries around the These are only some of the ways develop. In the past eight years, world are growing ever in which we follow the guidelines we have invested no less than 8.8 of environmental and social million Euros in socially responsible more conscious of the responsibility. You can read more projects. Every year, including fact that measures to about them on the following pages. 2018, we supported more than 300 At the forefront of our activities is organisations, individuals, events, save the world are a always the thought of a better world and other activities and projects matter of urgency and and the conservation of our planet. from different domains. We really do need to be implemented But we also want our green stories believe that the more we share, the to inspire you. Because we believe more we have. right now.” that every single green action counts, and together we can change the world for the better. 6 7 SEVEN MISSIONS FOR COUNTLESS GREEN GOALS 2018 was a year marked by innovative approaches to the environmental and societal challenges of modern times, with all of BTC’s employees striving to reach common sustainable goals to the best of our abilities. In collaboration with our business partners, we implemented a number of sustainable projects and activities contributing to environmental and social advancements.