Terberg Magazine 2023/2024

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Sustainability and the Royal Terberg Group: synergy and taking the long-term view

It is in the DNA of the Royal Terberg Group to ensure the continuity of the family business. This also involves taking responsibility for people and the environment. The foundations of our sustainability ambitions and strategy are defined in the RTG Mission and strategy 2023 - 2027 document.

Jeannette Paul, Group Sustainability Manager, RTG

The 34 Terberg operating companies under­ take many initiatives to make our products, services and business operations more sustainable. Examples include the growth of the e-drive product portfolio, the generation of solar energy and the reduction of waste with new stillages. Our companies inspire each other and benefit from each other’s experience. In addition, sustainability expecta­ tions and requirements are increasing world­ wide. These demands come from society, our customers, suppliers and partners, employees, governments and legislators, and - last but not least - the demands that Terberg places on itself. All this was the reason for the Royal Terberg Group to intensify group- wide collaboration on sustainability. This was kicked off in the spring of 2023. The senior management of all Terberg companies have communicated their priorities in the three

Sustainability domains: Environment, Social aspects and Governance.

Terberg. Our internal Sustainability SharePoint site provides valuable information on, for example, sustainability legislation. Additionally, a Life Cycle Assessment project is being set up with all heads of engineering. Terberg companies work tirelessly on local improvements such as process optimisation to increase energy efficiency, training to support the development of our people, robust anchoring of the Terberg Code of Conduct, social impact initiatives in local communities, ISO certification on sustainability-related topics like ISO 45001 and 14001, and sustainability or ESG rating.

These priorities are summarized in our sustainability ambitions: • Enabling our customers to transport goods safely and sustainably • People-centred and sustainable operation • Responsible business conduct • Social impact initiatives Goals, strategic choices, KPIs and actions are being defined for each ambition. Group-wide, our Greenhouse Gas footprint scope 1 (our own, direct emissions), 2 (emissions due to purchased energy) and 3 (other, indirect emissions) is assessed by a dedicated project team with members from all Terberg companies. They received training through webinars specially designed for

An overview of all these efforts will be presented in the spring of 2024 in the Royal Terberg Group’s first group-wide sustainability report.

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