Aware of the urgent need to combat climate change, Efacec joined the United Nations Business Ambition for 1.5ºC movement in 2019, committing to establish Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction targets to limit global warming to 1.5ºC.

Joining forces to limit global warming and to promote the transition to a low-carbon economy are central objectives of this initiative.

Efacec has set emissions reduction targets and they have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative – an international reference that defines and promotes best practices in science-based target setting and independently assesses companies’ targets.

The SBTi is a collaboration between Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI), the We Mean Business Coalition and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Short and long-term targets
(from the base year of 2019)

• Reduce absolute scope 1 GHG emissions
  50% until 2030*
• Increase annual active sourcing of renewable electricity from 0% to
  100% until 2030
• Reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions**
  55% until 2033
• In the long-term, reduce absolute scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions
  90% until 2045

*the target boundary includes land-related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.
**from purchased goods and services and use of sold products

Our Action Plan includes several initiatives:

• Electrifying operations
• Adopting zero-emission mobility
• Contracting renewable energy
• Increasing energy efficiency
• Reducing the carbon footprint of products

The transition to a low-carbon economy is part of our strategy and reinforces our goal of contributing to a more sustainable future.

Aligned with its decarbonisation strategy, Efacec has joined the Porto Climate Pact, an initiative that intends to awaken citizens and organisations to take action as well as create a large community of learning, sharing, and mutual support.

Porto’s neutrality can only be achieved with concrete actions carried out by all stakeholders, which is why Efacec is committed to innovating its portfolio with green solutions that reduce its ecological footprint.

To boost the reduction of its carbon footprint, Efacec joined the EV100, a global initiative that brings together companies focused on accelerating the transition to electric vehicles.

Efacec is gradually converting vehicle fleet to electric vehicles. Simultaneously, it has supported and encouraged employees to adopt electric mobility by installing charging points at its two main industrial units.

As a global reference in the production of charging solutions for electric vehicles, Efacec also delivers solutions that directly contribute to EV100’s mission of contributing to the electrification of the future.

This guide challenges the leaders of large companies to be increasingly ambitious in promoting Human Rights in their organisations and in their value chain.

The aim is to go beyond compliance and promote positive transformations in people’s lives.

Efacec supports the objectives of the Modern Slavery Act and is fully committed to operating free from all forms of human rights violations, in all its business operations and supply chains.

Through the Modern Slavery Declaration, which can be consulted in the link below, it is possible to understand the steps that the company has taken to prevent modern slavery.

You.manity is Efacec’s corporate social responsibility project that aims to support employees in carrying out spontaneous and structured initiatives.

It brings to life projects that foster team spirit and strengthen the company’s purpose and values, while at the same time creating value in the community and in society.

Efacec is a subscriber to the Charter of Principles of BCSD Portugal, which establishes the principles that constitute the guidelines for good business management. It encourages signatories to go beyond legal compliance, adopting standards in line with the highest management, ethical, social, environmental and quality requirements.

Efacec incorporates several policies a set of commitments that promote ethics and transparency in its business.

• Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Policy
  Equal opportunities, inclusion and non-discrimination are fundamental principles for Efacec’s success and growth. We endeavour to guarantee access to opportunities for professional and personal growth, in a way that is fair and free from discrimination, and to promote an increasingly heterogeneous and more inclusive working environment.
• Anti-Corruption Policy
  Efacec is committed to a policy of transparency and zero tolerance towards any form corruption of bribery, regardless of geography and the public or private nature of the business. Aligned with Principle 10 of the UN Global Compact and the OECD Anti-Corruption Convention, this Policy lists the internal rules that translate Efacec’s commitment against corruption, ensuring that all actions and decisions are taken in the best interest of customers, the market and society.
  
  
• Policy on Gifts and Hospitality
  The exchange of gifts and hospitality in the commercial sphere are not inherently illegal or ethically reprehensible. However, it may create (or appear to create) conflicts of interest or inappropriate influences, as well as legal and reputational compliance risks. This Policy defines what may be offered or received, in the commercial sphere.
  
  
• Conflict of Interest Policy
  Although, in general, conflicts of interest are not inherently wrong or inappropriate, they can cause damage to a company. At Efacec, all situations of conflict of interest, real or apparent, shall be immediately declared in writing, by filling in the Conflict of Interest Declaration, prior to any decision making that may reveal the potential conflict.
  
  
• Privacy and Data Protection Policy
  Efacec is committed to ensure the security of the personal data of its partners, both commercial and non-commercial, and its employees, in compliance with the data protection legislation applicable in all the jurisdictions where it operates. Procedures and tools are therefore in place to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  
  The company also has a Privacy Team, whose main mission is to ensure the rights of the holders of personal data, promoting clear and objective communication with all employees regarding compliance with the GDPR and other applicable legislation.