ATLANTIC DROGA KOLINSKA IS THE CHAMPION OF SLOVENIA IN ESG FOR THE YEAR 2024

The award confirms that Atlantic is uniformly fulfilling its ESG obligations in all three areas – environment, society, and governance.

A total of 22 companies from different branches of the economy applied for the ESG 2024 Champion of Slovenia competition, and in addition to Atlantic Droga Kolinska, A1 Slovenia and Iskra were shortlisted. The award was received on behalf of all employees by Nataša Gladovič, Director of corporate quality and Head of the coordination committee for sustainability at the Group level.

The winner was chosen from among the three finalists by a four-member expert board consisting of Marjanca Repše, Director of the management system at the company BSH Hišni aparati (House Appliances) Nazarje, which used to be the champion in EGU in 2023, Aleš Mesec, Director of the company Unichem, winner of recognition in the field of ESG in 2022, Mitja Pirc, Director of the Kearney company and Peter Frankl, Director and Editor-in-chief of the Finance newspaper.

The event included, among other things, a round table of finalists in which we were represented by Nataša Češnovar Gregorc, Director of research and development in SBU Spreads.

LAST YEAR WE EXCEEDED ESG GOALS

Sustainable development has been an important priority in Atlantic Grupa's business for years, and since 2013 we have been reporting on progress in this area in the joint Atlantic Grupa sustainability report. Sustainability is achieved uniformly in all three principles: environment, society, and management (ESG), and since 2023 it is being defined as a significant strategic priority for the development of all companies operating within the Atlantic Grupa.

The ESG strategy is based on five action priorities that support the global goals of sustainable development and are harmonized too with the European S sustainability reporting standards (ESRS). These priorities are as follows: greenhouse gas emissions, water, and recycling (in the area of the environment), as well as our employees and products (in the area of social responsibility). As priorities in the area of ESG, we have defined approaches to management, commitment to long-term goals and a measurement model using key performance indicators (KPIs). All indicators are connected in the sustainability index of the company, which every year indicates our success in the realization of annual goals. In 2023, we exceeded the set ESG targets by achieving a sustainability index of 102.