Page 9 - KELAG Annual Report 2019

company. With a broad and attractive product range, an turbines, we are today avoiding around 120,000 tonnes of
expanded offering of comprehensive energy solutions for CO2 per year compared to electrical power generation from
households, companies and residential buildings as well as fossil fuels. We consider it our duty to raise awareness for
targeted customer retention, we have succeeded in the expansion of renewable energies and to demonstrate –
maintaining our strong competitive position in the market. as seen in the “Generation Klimaschutz” (climate protection
In the financial year 2019, we also made intensive use of generation) campaign – how sustainable action can work in
content commerce as an online sales channel to provide everyday life. This is why we have also decided to support
the various customer groups with the best possible the climate initiative. We need binding principles so that
information and offers in the future, to draw potential environmentally friendly behaviour is encouraged and we
customers’ attention to relevant topics and involve them in can assume our responsibility to provide sustainable
a potential buying process early on. energy. Sustainability and acknowledging social
responsibility for us also means meeting the demands of
Freitag: Another focus in 2019 was on continuing our modern human resources management. We work to
digitalisation strategy. In addition to several digitalisation implement a range of measures on balancing work and
measures in the corporate functions and the digital trainee family life and systematically invest in ongoing training for
programme, we held a “Digital Day” event for the first time, our employees. This year, the “audit berufundfamilie” (work-
at which employees received first-hand information on and-family audit) once again honoured KELAG’s efforts on
current digitalisation topics and projects in the KELAG balancing work and family life with certification as a
Group. Another important area of focus for the next few “family-friendly company”. In the financial year 2019, we
years is the preparation for SAP S/4 HANA. We expect also began expanding the training centres of our
extensive opportunities for the optimisation and apprentice school in St. Veit an der Glan to meet the future
simplification of business processes through the demands placed on training programmes.
conversion. SAP S/4HANA is an essential building block on
the road to the successful digital future of our company. In
Carinthia, we have also established ourselves as an ideal
and reliable partner for ultra-fast fibre-optic Internet. The
Wiersma: Strict emission limits for vehicle fleets and new
demand for 100% fibre-optic Internet provided by Kelag-
technologies are getting the market moving. Established
Connect is steadily increasing, and we connected more
manufacturers are increasingly developing electric mass
well-known companies throughout Carinthia to the fibre-
production vehicles. At the same time, battery
optic network in the financial year 2019.
manufacturers are working on improving battery
technology, which should enable longer ranges but cost
less. We are working systematically on the expansion of
public charging infrastructure concentrating on rapid
charging infrastructure near road networks classified as
Freitag: We all have to take action, as each and every one
higher-ranking. To date, around 1,200 customers have
of us can and must contribute to climate protection. For
concluded automotive electricity agreements with KELAG.
KELAG, as the leading energy service provider in Austria,
Together with business partners, we implemented the first
the journey towards an energy efficient and
project for e-mobility in residential units in Carinthia in
environmentally friendly future began some time ago. We
2019. The residential unit is fully prepared for e-mobility –
supply our customers with electricity stemming exclusively
residents can thus charge their electric vehicles directly in
from hydroelectric power and green energy. With our wind