Biodiversity program

Promoting Biodiversity

All energy production has some impact on its environment and biodiversity. EPV’s operations affect biodiversity primarily through land use and emissions. EPV strives to consider biodiversity in land use and how it can be promoted. Considering and promoting biodiversity is an essential part of our activities that impact nature.

EPV’s work to promote the environment and biodiversity is guided by internal operating principles, environmental impact assessments, and cooperation with authorities and other stakeholders. EPV’s guidelines and operating instructions require both our own staff and partners to take responsibility and environmental issues seriously. The safe utilization and handling of by-products and waste, as well as the prevention of environmental pollution in accident and disturbance situations, are also important parts of overall management.

EPV has developed a biodiversity action plan, which includes measures that apply the goals of the EU’s biodiversity strategy, such as increasing carbon sinks by afforesting former peat production areas. The action plan is updated annually, and it is assessed whether the previous measures have been implemented and what their impact has been. A group-level indicator has been set for monitoring the program to ensure that EPV implements projects that promote biodiversity.