Event “Europese ontwikkelingen en de Impact op ons elektriciteitsnetwerk” Dutch Power - 26 maart 2024

1. © ESMIG 2023
© T&D Europe 2023
T&D Europe Circularity Activities
“European Developments and the Impact on Our Electricity Grid”
26 March 2024
Diederik Peereboom (T&D Europe)

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Europe’s Grid Technology Providers
T&D Europe’s members enable the energy transition to a climate-neutral Europe by
2050.
Over 200,000 people in our industry manufacture, innovate and supply smart
systems for the efficient transmission and distribution of electricity.
Our technologies and services future-proof the grid and make clean electricity
accessible to all Europeans.
We put out collective expertise to work to craft a brighter, electric future.
Ready for the Green Deal

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Our members
National associations
Corporate members
Associate members
www.feei.at www.gimelec.fr www.swissmem.ch www.zvei.org
www.afbel.es www.anie.it www.animee.pt www.beama.org.uk www.emsad.org www.fedet.nl
www.schneider-electric.com www.siemens.com www.siemens-energy.com
new.abb.com www.eaton.com www.ge.com www.hitachienergy.com www.kytepowertech.com www.ormazabal.com
www.ganzelectric.com
www.wika.com www.climalife.com

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Circular economy and sustainability
Our focus includes:
1. Ecodesign for transformers (WG Transformers)
2. Restriction of Per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) (TF REACH)
3. Anhydrides authorisation process (TF REACH)
4. Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) (WG Circular Economy)
5. Green Claims Initiative including Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method
(WG Circular Economy)
6. EU Taxonomy
7. Recognising sustainability in tenders

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EU Taxonomy
• T&D Europe’s main manufacturing activities are now
included in the EU Taxonomy
• T&D Europe is closely engaged in clarifying a number
of issues.

6. • Large companies and listed SME's
• Required to publish regular reports on
the social and environmental risks
they face
• According to the European
Sustainability Reporting Standards
(ESRS)
Proposed in April 2021 ➞ Adopted in June 2022 ➞Entry into force January 2023
ESRS
• Governance: impacts, risks and
opportunities
• Strategy: business model
• Impact, risk and opportunity
management
• Metrics and targets
What is the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
(CSRD)?

7. Business Europe (Industry view)
• Support clearer reporting obligations at EU
level
• Concerned about proposed directive's burden
on companies
• Propose changes for a more balanced
approach
• Worried about costs and feasibility of timeline
• Emphasize need for transparent standard-
setting process
• Encourage EU to consider real economy
companies' needs
Economy for the Common Good (NGO view)
• Urges co-legislators to define ambitious social
and ecological standards.
• Recommends using the ECG Matrix as a
template for future reporting standards.
• Emphasizes the need for quantified,
comparable results visible to all stakeholders.
• Calls for externally audited sustainability
reporting
• Suggests linking legal incentives to corporate
sustainability performance.
• Highlights the importance of transparent,
comparable, and audited sustainability
reporting.
• Believes economic incentives should promote
sustainability and internalize external costs.
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CSRD – Stakeholder views

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Orgalim involvement on CSRD
1. Responded to the public consultations
2. Further input of high-level messages and
priorities on corporate sustainability
3. Online Orgalim event on corporate
sustainability on Q1 2025.

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Orgalim asks for next legislature
1. Implementation and the cumulative impact of the
Taxonomy, CSRD & CS3D
2. Sustainable Finance
3. Transition finance and plans

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Embedded carbon – UK measures
Input from BEAMA
• UK Regulated market and Non-Regulated Market now requesting data on Supply chain
Product Embodied Carbon.
• Embodied Carbon is the Carbon associated with the manufacture of a finished product i.e.
Cradle to Gate – incorporates data from raw materials, sub-components and sub-assemblies
from 3rd parties in addition to data from the finished product
manufacturing/assembly/customisation and all logistics.
• UK Non-Regulated Market prefers data in the form of Environmental Product Declarations or
equivalent.
• Regulated Market TNO’s/DNO’s prefers data to input separately into Carbon Calculator Tools
– Working to standardise this process.
• Not forming part of the tender assessment yet more Post Tender or Pre-Qualification but this
will come.

11. The European Association of the Electricity
Transmission and Distribution Equipment
and Services Industry
+32 2 206 68 67
secretariat@tdeurope.eu
@bettergrids
T&D Europe
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