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ESRS disclosure: ESRS E4 \ DR E4-1 \ Paragraph 15
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- Provide the transition plan detailing how the business model and strategy will be aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and the planetary boundaries concerning biosphere integrity and land-system change.
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Question Id: E4-1_07
Transitioning away from fossil fuels to renewable energy is fundamental to solving the biodiversity crisis, as climate change is a main driver of biodiversity loss. The space required for the renewable energy transition is significant, and, with a nature in crisis, it is vital that we make sure our energy projects benefit nature. In 2024, we continued taking action to deliver on our ambition to achieve a net-positive biodiversity impact from all new renewable energy projects from 2030.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 50%
- Provide a detailed account of how your organization contributes to addressing biodiversity and ecosystem impact drivers. Include potential mitigation actions aligned with the mitigation hierarchy, and specify any main path-dependencies and locked-in assets and resources, such as plants or raw materials, that are associated with changes in biodiversity and ecosystems. This information should be part of your transition plan and consideration of biodiversity and ecosystems within your strategy and business model, as required under Disclosure Requirement E4-6 regarding anticipated financial effects from material biodiversity and ecosystem-related risks and opportunities.
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Question Id: E4-1_11
Our business model is to develop, construct, operate, and own renewable assets, and we are committed to doing this in an environmentally and socially sustainable way. However, we recognise that expanding our operations also implies a greater pressure on natural ecosystems. Therefore, protecting and restoring these ecosystems must be part of the solution, and we remain fully committed to effectively manage our impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems. Biodiversity management is an integral part of our business model and decision-making processes throughout the full life cycle of our projects. This ranges from early-stage site selection and planning, over project design, construction, operations, and eventually to decommissioning.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 65%