259994 Phoenix Energy Responsible Business Report 2025.pdf

Responsible Business Report 2025

2. Responsibility in our Operations Across our operations Phoenix are targeting a reduction in energy consumption of over 50% by 2030 * . This will be delivered across:

Fleet Management • We are committed to transitioning our entire commercial fleet to renewable fuels by 2035. • We have incentivised the selection of plug-in hybrid and fully Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the company car scheme supported by the provision of EV charge points at our office building. Business Delivery • We help our customers reduce the energy they use and undertook over 3,500 Home Energy Audits with customers in 2024 as part of our pre-connection process. • Working with our partners at Shredbank to ensure the safe disposal of paper records, we recycled 12 tonnes of paper. We continue to look at ways in which we can further reduce our paper usage. • In 2024, we procured 446MWhs of renewable electricity. This equates to 99% of renewable electricty. Partnership Working • Working with our partners we are committed to reducing the volume of waste sent to landfill by more than 75% by 2030. • In collaboration with our construction partners we ensure excess materials are reused where possible, and in 2024 we recycled or reused more than 1,600 tonnes of material. • Alongside our construction partner and the other gas distribution network operators. We joined the NI Gas Cross Contract Sustainability Forum to identify and implement sustainability improvements right across the wider local natural gas industry. Employee Support • Helping employees make use of public transport, we provide a free shuttle bus between Belfast City Centre and our operational control centre each day. • Helping to make cycling more cost effective for employees, we are part of the Bike to Work Scheme which provides tax savings on bikes and cycling equipment. We also provide a secure bike shelter, lockers and changing facilities for employees to make cycling to work as easy as possible.

* Excluding shrinkage

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