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EDF Energy is one of the UK’s largest energy companies and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the EDF Group.

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EDF Energy - Reducing emissions

EDF Energy is taking action to reduce its own carbon emissions, and is introducing products to help its customers take action too.
EDF Energy - London Warm Zone

EDF Energy’s London Warm Zone assists vulnerable households suffering from the effects of fuel poverty. In 2006 18,500 doorstep assessments were carried out resulting in more energy efficiency measures for vulnerable households. At the same time EDF Energy made improvements to its customer service, reduced debt levels and helped improve the company’s profile.
EDF Energy – creating a sustainable energy culture

EDF Energy has committed to reduce the carbon footprint from its own use of energy by 30% by 2012, and is extending its impact through innovative projects to help its customers reduce their energy use.
EDF Energy & Accounting for Sustainability – managing and measuring

EDF Energy’s “Climate Commitments”, launched in June 2007 set out how the company will reduce its own environmental impact to make a major contribution to achieving the UK’s carbon reduction targets by reducing the intensity of its carbon emissions by 60% by 2020.
EDF Energy & Accounting for Sustainability – managing and measuring

EDF Energy’s “Climate Commitments”, launched in June 2007 set out how the company will reduce its own environmental impact to make a major contribution to achieving the UK’s carbon reduction targets by reducing the intensity of its carbon emissions by 60% by 2020.
MERLIN - partnership consisting of BT, EDF Energy, Channel 4, Department for Children Schools & Family, Ernst & Young, London Councils and Merrill Lynch.

Minority Ethnic Role-models for Learning and Inspiration (MERLIN) is a business-led community programme that aims to inspire and raise the aspirations of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) youth.
EDF Energy – delivering a best in sector supply chain

EDF Energy identified three concerns about the sustainability of its supply chain: the increasing talent gap in its industry, inconsistent health & safety standards, and environmental performance. In taking action on these issues strategic suppliers were prioritised, new operations systems were adopted and sustainability targets were embedded into supplier performance measures and improvement plans.
EDF Energy - Be safe, be careful around electricity

Electricity supply networks are essential but can be dangerous, and when power cuts or accidents happen frustration is usually directed at the network operator rather than the individual causing the incident.
EDF Energy - Delivering Climate Commitments

EDF Energy’s mission is to bring sustainable energy solutions home to everyone. The activities and targets to meet this goal are outlined in their “Climate Commitments”, a public pledge to reduce the intensity of CO2 emissions from electricity production and to inspire the company’s stakeholders to also play their part.
EDF Energy - engaging customers

EDF Energy increased customer retention by 23%, as well as its sales, by running energy efficiency programmes and offering toolkits for customers.
EDF Energy Networks, Safety in Education

In 2007, twelve children aged 10-19 died on the UK’s electricity supply network and around 100 more were injured. EDF Energy Networks are responsible for a large proportion of this network and believe they have a responsibility to prevent incidents that cause harm.
Great Yarmouth Business Action on Employability & Skills Case Study - Zoe Alcock

Zoe Alcock was referred to the Business Action on Employability and Skills (BAOES) programme in Great Yarmouth.
EDF Energy - British Red Cross Community Support Partnership: Example of Excellence 2010

EDF’s sector first partnership with British Red Cross has grown from a suggestion by an employee to a programme that has provided support to nearly 100,000 EDF customers during power cuts in less than two years. This unique partnership provides the practical and emotional support needed in this situation, which can be distressing and even life-threatening for vulnerable community members and helps the British Red Cross raise awareness of their services in the UK.
EDF Energy - Building a culture of learning and excellence in the nuclear industry - Highly Commended 2010

EDF Energy has turned around its performance by successfully creating a culture of learning and excellence, saving £100m and is independently recognised as global best practice within the nuclear industry.
EDF Energy- Serving our Rural communities

EDF Energy’s ambition is to develop two new nuclear power stations at Hinkley Point which it hopes will make a major contribution towards an affordable lower carbon future.
EDF - Zero Harm

EDF Energy has introduced an ambitious strategy to achieve zero harm – no incidence of workplace injury and no form of work casual or work aggravated illness. The strategy involves management training, internal communications and wellbeing programmes, and has helped achieve a fall in sickness absence by 88%, saving the business £4 million since 2005.
EDF Energy - a CommunityMark company

EDF Energy CommunityMark case study

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Briefing note - health inequalities

This briefing note sets out the key health inequalities issues in the UK, the relevance of these to the private sector and what role business can play in tackling the problems.

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