Mercuria CSR Report 2020 - Flipbook - Page 63
For new business dealings our due diligence efforts
to reduce our consumption of paper and single use
span a broad range of perspectives, including not only
plastics by 80% by the end of the year. In addition to
the current compliance status and operational risks, but
that, 100% of our offices are participating in a recycling
also looking forward through the full expected life cycle
program that has been put in place. We have learned
of the asset.
to work differently, which is why we feel confident that
our reductions in consumptions will continue once we
Mercuria also looks to conduct ongoing due diligence
are back fully in our offices. Our staff have become
of its asset holdings through regular, recurring meetings
accustomed to largely working without dependence
with the local leadership for each asset, engaged
on printers, relying instead upon digital documents.
participation to ensure adherence to the principles
Our company dispersed personalized re-usable water
expressed in Mercuria’s Code of Conduct, and to offer
bottles globally and we know that this initiative will
best-practice knowledge sharing between assets.
contribute to the reduction in consumption of single use
plastics.
| EVOLVING OFFICE ENVIRONMENT AND
SUSTAINABILITY POLICY
| FOLLOWING OUR GREEN AND
SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT POLICY
In the last twelve months, the Covid-19 pandemic has
caused massive disruptions in our lives, our economies
We have become a signatory to the World Economic
and our office environments. We are consistently
Forum’s ESG reporting metrics. Mercuria is supporting
providing guidance from the World Health Organization
industry collaboration and standardization to help
and the Center for Disease Control & Prevention to
facilitate the energy transition and to help progress
ensure our employees are safe and supported. We have
towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
had to navigate working remotely, have incorporated
to which we, along with many other corporations,
desk check-ins, and have implemented social distancing
are committed. This report is written in a way that is
protocols for those that have continued working in the
consistent with our plan to align with the WEF reporting
office. The Mercuria team has operated flawlessly in
metrics that are most relevant to our business.
what has been a busy and challenging year.
In 2020, more than 20 community outreach programs
Our people have ensured continuity of business
were promoted throughout the company and we will
and minimal disruption to our activities despite the
continue to promote these efforts in 2021. These
challenges and difficult working conditions that many of
initiatives will not only make a difference in the local
us have faced. Mercuria was globally able to manage
communities but will also allow employees to continue
the sudden lockdowns better than some organizations
to engage and support with one another.
as our IT infrastructure had already been strengthened
and tested as a result of previous crises (e.g., hurricanes)
causing us to work remotely across various offices. We
continue to further improve our organizational structure
to be resilient, providing for business continuity that’s not
wholly dependent upon a physical office infrastructure.
Two major goals we set to accomplish in 2020 were
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