Sustainability
Environment & Climate Change
Hellenic Cables is committed to environmental protection and climate change mitigation, as part of its strategic approach towards a Net-Zero, circular future.
Hellenic Cables adopted a strategy to guide its future actions, consisting of updated policies and carefully designed performance indicators to effectively monitor and improve its performance. In addition, the Company is investing in engagement with its suppliers to support improvement in the products’ whole life cycle journey.
Hellenic Cables continuously strives to improve its own environmental footprint and performance, but in addition aspires to act as enabler and accelerator of the transition to a resilient, connected, digital, sustainable future. We operate responsibly, aiming to minimize potential impacts to the environment and to establish and adhere to mechanisms for monitoring environmental aspects and risks.
Hellenic Cables submitted its commitments to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 to the Science Based Targets initiative and became one of the first companies worldwide to secure approval for its Net-Zero target.
From offshore wind farms to smart networks, we provide the required connectivity to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable and smarter future
By engaging with the SBTi, we ensure that our path to Net-Zero is aligned with the latest climate science and the 1.5oC trajectory
We monitor and improve our environmental footprint by working collectively with our suppliers and partners to achieve our targets
As low carbon economy drives Hellenic Cables’ environmental approach, quality and innovative solutions go along toward a green portfolio of products, whereby in 2030 its production will be supplied with 100% renewable electricity through direct purchase agreements, enabling this green transition.
Hellenic Cables’ responsible production is based on smart green networking, on responsible and environmental management systems, creating and maintaining a culture of continual improvement.
Reducing the consumption of natural resources
Waste reuse and secondary materials recycling
Increasing recycling rates focusing on post-consumer materials
Tracing and eliminating hazardous substances and chemicals
Increasing waste landfill avoidance ratio
Carbon Disclosure Project
Hellenic Cables supports transparency in all its endeavors and among reporting frameworks. Committed to reduce the operational environmental impact, in 2021, Hellenic Cables disclosed its carbon emissions performance to Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) in climate change category.
Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
Hellenic Cables emphasizes in integrating sustainability aspects to cable products, including carbon footprint assessments and fostering recycling activities. Adapting an holistic approach and with the intention to continuously improve our products’ environmental performance, Hellenic Cables has started to conduct Life Cycle Assessment studies on main cable categories.