With even more ambitious targets for our green transformation, sustainability remains a clear driver of our new strategy.
Since 2005, we have successfully achieved 71% reduction in direct CO2 emissions across Europe. However, this accomplishment is merely the starting point. To become greener faster, we have set ourselves ambitious climate targets. We want to be carbon-neutral by 2040 - 10 years earlier than previously planned. By 2035, we plan to be Group-wide carbon-neutral for Scope 1 & 2 emissions. By 2030, we want to have already achieved a significant part of this journey and have reduced over 55% of carbon emissions in the generation portfolio compared to 2019. To achieve this, we will phase out coal-fired power generation by 2029 - eight years earlier than previously planned. To accelerate the green transformation, we will have invested over 8 billion euros by 2030. This is more than triple the average growth investment of the last three years.
Michael Lewis, Uniper's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
Our 2022 sustainability highlights at a glance
PLANET
PLANET
49
We were working on 49 projects whose main aim includes decarbonization at year-end.
Biodiversity
We calculated an initial global biodiversity footprint of our existing operations.
PEOPLE AND SOCIETY
PEOPLE AND SOCIETY
DEI
Uniper developed You Belong, a company-wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training curriculum.
Security of supply
In December 2022, Uniper opened Germany’s first LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven.
RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE
RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE
5
We conducted five formal dialogues with critical stakeholders.
Sustainability Committee
The new Sustainability Committee of Uniper's Supervisory Board met for the first time.
2022 Sustainability Report
Our 2022 Sustainability Report provides more information about these and other matters.