Vestas Wind Systems
ESRS disclosure: ESRS E1 \ DR E1.IRO-1 \ Paragraph 21
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- Has the company evaluated the extent to which its assets and business activities are exposed and sensitive to identified climate-related hazards? This evaluation should consider the likelihood, magnitude, and duration of these hazards, as well as the geospatial coordinates specific to the company's locations and supply chains, in accordance with Disclosure Requirement E1-9 and ESRS 2 IRO-1. Additionally, clarify whether the anticipated financial effects from material physical and transition risks, as well as potential climate-related opportunities, have been assessed, noting that quantification of financial effects from opportunities is not mandatory if it does not meet the qualitative characteristics of useful information as outlined in ESRS 1 Appendix B.
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Question Id: E1.IRO-1_06
The physical risks are assessed on site level using geospatial coordinates for our manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and critical suppliers, while they are assessed on a national level for our construction and service sites. Detailed desktop analysis, including assessments of a wide range of climate metrics, is always conducted in the initial phase of a development project. The analysis of transitional climate risks follows TCFD’s recommendations and covers Vestas at entity level, our supply chain, and key stakeholders, such as customers and investors. No transition risks are excluded from the analysis.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%
- Provide a detailed explanation of the processes utilized to identify and assess material climate-related impacts, risks, and opportunities. Specifically, describe how climate-related scenario analysis, incorporating a variety of climate scenarios, has been employed to inform the identification and assessment of physical risks and transition risks and opportunities over the short, medium, and long term, as required under ESRS 2 IRO-1, paragraphs 20 (b) and 20 (c).
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Question Id: E1.IRO-1_08
The scenarios used are the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Emissions by 2050, representing a climate scenario in line with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, and the Stated Policy Scenario, representing a more conservative benchmark for the future, not taking for granted that governments will reach all stated goals and energy-related objectives.
These scenarios are all relevant to Vestas as they cover both a very optimistic and a more realistic future scenario. Opposite to physical risks, transition risks and opportunities are more extreme in scenarios that assume successful mitigation of the worst effects of climate change, as drastic political and regulatory measures are necessary to change the current path. Therefore, these scenarios prepare companies well to adapt to changes in status quo.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 65%
- Provide a detailed explanation of how climate-related scenario analysis, incorporating a variety of climate scenarios, has been utilized to inform the identification and assessment of physical risks, transition risks, and opportunities over the short, medium, and long term, in accordance with the disclosure requirements outlined in ESRS 2 IRO-1.
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Question Id: E1.IRO-1_15
The scenarios used are the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Emissions by 2050, representing a climate scenario in line with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, and the Stated Policy Scenario, representing a more conservative benchmark for the future, not taking for granted that governments will reach all stated goals and energy-related objectives.
These scenarios are all relevant to Vestas as they cover both a very optimistic and a more realistic future scenario. Opposite to physical risks, transition risks and opportunities are more extreme in scenarios that assume successful mitigation of the worst effects of climate change, as drastic political and regulatory measures are necessary to change the current path. Therefore, these scenarios prepare companies well to adapt to changes in status quo.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 70%