| For Deutsche Börse Group, it goes without saying that environmental protection is an unconditional obligation so as to preserve our basic natural resources. Thus our aim is to continue reducing our ecological footprint as much as possible. In recent years, we have already made progress in reducing our resource consumption and with our environmental protection activities. However, we see this as an ongoing process and aim to improve our performance constantly. The environment has been an important element of our corporate responsibility concept since 2008. We are trying to make environmental awareness inherent in the way we think and act throughout the Company in order to meet our responsibility towards the environment and society. Sustainable products: ecological investments We are not only striving to run our business as ecologically as possible, but also to promote ecological trading. We act responsibly on the global capital markets, guided by sustainability criteria. This is why we offer our customers options to invest ecologically, and have created two indices, the ÖkoDAX® and the DAXglobal® Sarasin Sustainability Index. Working in conjunction with the European Energy Exchange AG (EEX), trading in emission certificates has also been made possible. New building: setting ecological standards In June 2008, we decided to relocate our company's headquarters from the Frankfurt suburb of Hausen to Eschborn. Our new building in Eschborn will be among the most energy-efficient and ecofriendly in the whole of Germany. The office block, due to be completed in 2010, will have a primary energy consumption of 150 kWh/sqm, thus saving approximately 60 percent more energy than stipulated in the Energy Saving Directive 2007 (EnEV 2007). The building's own electricity production will cover up to 30 percent of electricity needs. The key to this uniquely efficient building design is an integrative energy concept, combining architectural, facade construction and building equipment features. Protecting resources: constantly improving We take a range of steps in order to reduce energy consumption and to use the resources available in a careful and efficient manner. Here are just some of them: - Reduction of energy consumption, e. g. by system optimization
- Making employees aware and motivating them through an energy savings week
- Ecological materials procurement, FSC paper, or environmentally certified products
- Sustained waste management, e. g. through consistent garbage separation
- Reduction of emissions in the traffic sector, e. g. through free season tickets for our employees and increased use of video conferences instead of business trips
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ÖKOPROFIT: Prize-winning activities In November 2008, ÖKOPROFIT (Ökologisches Projekt Für Integrierte Umwelttechnik, Ecological Project for Integrated Environmental Technology) presented us with the ÖKOPROFIT Enterprise 2007/2008 award in recognition of our efficient and cost-saving environmental management.Further information is available on the key area of Environment in our Corporate Responsibility Report [.pdf]. |
