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From an environmental point of view, making business in the digital field has an implicit advantage<\/strong>: the absence of manufacturing, transports or transformation operations and all this minimizes all the possible negative impacts that can be generated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite this, Growens has a large number of activities and initiatives in place to reduce its carbon footprint<\/strong> – from the choice of offices with low environmental impact to the self-production of energy from renewable sources, through to the compensation of carbon dioxide emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n

But let’s go in order.<\/span><\/p>\n

Low impact offices\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Group offices around the world are designed according to advanced principles of ecosustainability<\/strong>, in order to minimize any form of environmental impact. In particular, the Milan and Cremona offices are housed in new buildings, engineered with the utmost attention to environmental performance. The Milan building is NZEB<\/strong> – Nearly Zero Energy Building and LEED Gold certified. The Cremona headquarters present a sophisticated system of smart rooftop <\/span>solar panels<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hybrid cars & charging stations\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Overall, Growens has a fleet of 16 cars, 5 of which are hybrid and one is full electric. Further contracts are currently being evaluated. For recharging electric vehicles, 2 charging stations<\/strong> are available at the Cremona site and 3 at the Milan site, including 2 wall boxes from ABB<\/strong> and 1 wall box from Enel X<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Energy consumption\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u00a0In order to achieve the transition towards a low-carbon, more sustainable, resource efficient and circular economy, the global community has set global goals to limit temperature rise and the impacts resulting from climatic change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the Group’s activity does not have a significant impact on the environmental capital, the Company has taken steps to limit its negative impacts through various activities, including for example the self-production of energy from renewable sources. 2022 consumption equalled 2,480 GJ<\/strong>. A significant delta was recorded between 2021 and 2022, due both to the Company’s growth and Contactlab’s acquisition, and to the change in methodology in calculating electricity consumption from renewable and nonrenewable sources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This change was made in a continuous improvement effort, in order to make the Group’s reporting increasingly aligned with evolving international standards. The following is a summary of the 2020-2022 trend in energy consumption(GJ).<\/span><\/p>\n

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CO2 emissions<\/b><\/h2>\n

CO2 emissions derive from the consumption reported in the previous paragraph. As specified below, CO2 emissions are partly offset by planting trees. Growens calculates its carbon footprint in terms of CO2 by reporting:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n