Acting for the earth Front pageActing for the earthEnersense aims to build a future society powered by clean energy and based on sustainable solutions. We act for the environment by reducing the environmental impacts of our own operations and by helping our customers cut emissions in their projects. Minimising climate impact Enersense’s climate targets for 2035 approved by SBTi: Absolute GHG emissions (Scope 1–2) from own operations -63% from the 2023 baseline Absolute GHG emissions from the value chain (Scope 3) -38% from the 2023 baseline Combined, these targets will reduce Enersense’s emissions by 40% Maximising carbon handprint Developing offering with increased carbon handprint Increasing demand of low-emission steel and other construction materials Share of offers including low-emission materials > 50% Minimising climate impact We are committed to science-based emissions reductions. Our target is to cut emissions by 40% by 2035 compared to the 2023 baseline, and our targets have been approved by the international Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). More than 90% of Enersense’s emissions originate from sources other than the company’s own operations, so-called Scope 3 emission sources. The greatest single source of emissions is steel used in green energy transition projects, such as power lines and substations. Steel accounts for about one-third of the company’s emissions. Enersense has drawn up a climate roadmap that defines the actions needed to achieve emission reductions. The shift to low-emission steel, the electrification of our vehicle fleet and getting our material and service suppliers committed to emission reduction are the keyways to achieve our climate targets. We have identified numerous ways to reduce emissions from the investments, operation and maintenance of clean energy transition and telecommunications networks. We do not yet have all the solutions for reducing emissions, so we remain open to innovation and new ways of working. Towards a stronger carbon handprint Our aim is to improve our customers’ carbon handprint, meaning their positive climate impact. This involves developing offerings with a greater handprint and increasing demand for low-emission steel and other lower-emission construction materials. More than 50% of our offers include a low-emission material option. As a lifecycle partner to our customers, we support them in achieving their own sustainability targets. Not all solutions are yet widely available, but we are progressing step by step and piloting new ways of working together with our customers and partners. We also require our suppliers to commit to Enersense’s Supplier Code of Conduct. How are we helping customers reduce emissions? We are the first in Finland to pilotrecycled steel structures in substationsWe are building the steel structures ofthree Fingrid substations using recycledsteel. More than 80,000 kg of recycledsteel will be used in the structures, withemissions approximately 40% lower thanthose of conventional steel.Lower-emission concrete in transmission line foundationsWe have built more than 200 km of transmission lines using over 6,000 tonnes of lower-emission concrete foundations. These foundations generate approximately 15% lower emissions compared to conventional concrete.Emissions from aluminium conductors can be reduced by more than 60%In a transmission line project in Estonia, we are using more than 1,300 tonnes of lower-emission aluminium conductors. The emissions of these conductors are more than 60% lower than those of conventional aluminium conductors, resulting in a total reduction of 16,800 tCO₂e.Data analytics reduces maintenance-related emissionsWe have piloted condition-based maintenance for telecom equipment shelters in Finland. By utilising data analytics and artificial intelligence, we have extended asset lifetimes and reduced unnecessary maintenance visits.
