About the Report
Purpose of the report
2021 was the year in which we established our Sustainability Strategy and committed ourselves to ambitious targets aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals addressed by the 2030 Agenda. We also want to join forces with other organizations and fight for the ambitious targets set by the European Climate Protection Strategies. Operating in a sensitive sector, i.e. the mobility sector, we are aware of the negative impact generated by the main services we offer, but we want to make known our efforts towards a sustainable development of the business without harming the environment, as well as our contribution in the community to create a long-term positive impact.
The report includes a compilation of performance using both qualitative and quantitative indicators so that stakeholders can find useful information about our company. Where possible, and where we considered it relevant, we compared operational indicators over successive years, inserting data for years prior to the 2021 reporting year.
Our commitment to report annually on proposed targets and performance indicators is an important step in our strategy to contribute to a sustainable future, a more responsible society and a more developed community. At the time of reporting, the company reports on a voluntary basis and is not subject to the mandatory criteria under Directive 2014/95/EU.
Applicability Area
This is Autonom Services S.A.'s first sustainability report (hereinafter referred to as "Autonom" or "the company/organization"), whereby we provide the general public with detailed information on the activity of the principal entity, Autonom Services S.A., in terms of economic, social and environmental impact, as well as a number of non-financial key performance indicators relevant to our business.
Reporting period
The report includes qualitative and quantitative data on Autonom performance for the year 2021 (1st of January
Autonom Services S.A. will report non-financial performance annually, concentrating the data in a sustainability report released by mid-year following the financial year ended.
References and reporting guidelines
The report has been produced following the methodology proposed by the GRI 2016 (Global Reporting Initiative) Standards and meets the requirements of the Core option.
The report complies with national legislation (requirements of Directive 2014/95/EU, Order of the Minister of Public Finance 1938/2016 and Order of the Minister of Public Finance 3456/2018) and has been integrated considering the applicable industry standard SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standard Board).
The GRI and SASB Index at the end of the report indicates the types of disclosures covered in this report, the pages in the report where auditors can find information about specific disclosures.
Definition of the reporting framework
The report is based on a company-wide materiality analysis process. The analysis was conducted in two stages: a first stage value chain analysis with determination of material themes, risks and opportunities, involving the organization’s management in the second quarter of 2021 to identify relevance to the business and a second stage, involving and consulting extensively with the organization’s internal and external stakeholders, conducted between February and March 2022. This defined the sustainability performance reporting framework.
As this is the organization’s first sustainability report, we have no updates to the data reported.
External support and insurance
Throughout this process, Autonom has received external support from the specialists of the denkstatt Romania team, an experienced European consulting company, and progress towards our company's main long-term goal in the area of carbon emissions has been confirmed by the international consultant Sustainalytics, through the Annual verification Report available at https://www.autonom.ro/assets/uploads/sustainability/Opinie_Autonom-Sustainability-Linked-Bond-Annual-Review-2022.pdf. The design of the report was created by Zebra Corporate Communications Ltd.
Thank you to all those who contributed to this report, the internal Autonom team, the external team of consultants and last but not least to all stakeholders who are with us. Their suggestions and active involvement are for us current and future development elements that will lead to the sustainable growth of our business.
Contact: For any details or further information related to the content of this report, we invite you to write to us at the e-mail address dedicated to the sustainability area within Autonom: green@autonom.ro, the contact person for questions and clarifications: Magdalena
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