Objective
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity commits to becoming climate neutral by 2030
ENISA has made a strategic commitment to become carbon neutral by 2030. This commitment is inserted in the Agency’s Single Programming Document (SPD) of 2022. The Agency’s objective is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the lowest possible amount and to compensate any remaining unavoidable emissions through greening activities.
The EU aims to be a climate-neutral economy by 2050 with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. As an EU agency, ENISA acknowledges its responsibility in positively contributing to sustainable developments and makes it a long-term goal. ENISA is committed to actively contribute to this EU objective by integrating carbon neutrality in its mission.
With this objective, the reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions is the first step of the agency’s broader environmental strategy. In line with this objective, ENISA has built up its environment management system, aiming to become certified under the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), by the end of 2024.
ENISA’s work in actions:
Through daily individual and joint actions, the agency strives to reduce its environmental footprint, and embeds good environmental practices into its operations, actions, policies and procurements.
This requires a series of actions and measures in several areas, such as facility management, travelling, green procurement, modes of working, greener ICT and digital communication. etc. to reduce both direct and indirect emissions.
Actions already implemented:
- Emissions from business travel were decreased;
- Smaller consumption of energy;
- Recycling bins in each floor;
- Dedicated intranet page about the agency’s greening project and EMAS;
- ‘Staff green team’ on a voluntarily basis to serve as a focal point for new ideas and initiatives;
- Environmental activities, such as beach clean-ups to foster shared environmental responsibility;
- Green procurement practises: The ENISA procurement team takes environmental principles into account by introducing environmental clauses as requirements in tender specifications.
Staff participation
To build a sustainable future together, everyone needs to be on-board. The participation of the ENISA's staff is key to the success of the agency’s environmental goals.
The staff of ENISA is constantly encouraged to think and act in a green way and receives specialised training and awareness sessions about EMAS to empower them to act as ambassadors and facilitators of the agency’ s greening project. The induction process for new staff members also provides for an overview of ENISA’s greening project.
EMAS at ENISA
ENISA’s comprehensive Environmental Management System started with an environmental review of all its activities as a basis for future action. Responding to its analysis and results, a comprehensive EMS system was created and implemented across the agency.
About EMAS
The European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a premium management instrument developed by the European Commission for companies and other organisations to evaluate, report, and improve their environmental performance.
Organisations implement an Environmental Management System (EMS), set up procedures to assess and improve their environmental performance. EMAS-registered organisations are organisations to have successfully implemented the guidelines of the EMAS regulation.