WE+do

DNV addresses climate change in several ways; through its services, through its operations and through taking an active role in shaping and enhancing regulations and standards. Furthermore, DNV addresses its environmental footprint through encouraging and supporting its employees in reducing their personal environmental impact.

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“Not only through our operations and services, but also in our daily life, must we work towards fulfilling DNV’s vision of making a global impact for a safe and sustainable future. That is why we have launched WE do,” says President and CEO of DNV, Henrik O. Madsen.

WE do is an environmental project that helps people working in DNV limit their personal environmental footprint – which is estimated to be larger or at least comparable to the footprint from DNV’s operations.

DNV wants to help employees act in a more environmentally friendly manner in their daily lives. To achieve this, DNV will partially finance personal environmental actions. The upper limit for 2008 was NOK 10,000 per person, per year, regardless of location. The first round of the 2009 WE do applications will open shortly.

How WE do works
All permanent employees can apply for WE do funding to help implement an environmental action plan. Funding is available worldwide, and DNV can provide up to NOK 10,000 per employee or two thirds of the cost of the action that you have selected.

The amount received is considered additional salary and therefore subject to local tax regulations.

Examples of WE do projects below:

Saripaka Srikanth, Surveyor, Mumbai, India

WE do project: Low emission car.
"In India, more and more cars run on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). I save 20 Rupee per litre compared to petrol and I am polluting far less this way. I simply had a second fuel tank installed on the car."

Davide Busani, Food sector manager, Milan, Italy

WE do project: Bicycle:
"I used the environmental fund WE do to buy a bicycle. I realised that I could use a bike instead of the car for many small errands: Like buying bread Saturday morning or seeing friends at the other end of the village."

Tara Podnar, Project Engineer, Columbus, Ohio, USA

WE do project: On-demand water heater
"With the funding provided by DNV, I installed an on-demand water heater. This has not only kick-started an effort to make our home more energy efficient, but also impressed our friends and family."

Guo Kang, Technical Manager, Climate Change Services, Beijing, China

WE do project: Solar water heater
"In China, we have a saying that ‘children is our future’, so I used the WE do funding to install a solar water heater in my daughter’s school. It benefits almost 1,000 school children, who also get increased environmental awareness."

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