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BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY & SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
Over previous years, however, the Company has also performed LCAs for its solutions of complex systems
such as High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC), Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS), grid
connections, e-mobility solutions, and others. The LCAs helped identify the next focus areas for eco-design
and improvements. The Company is investigating the quantification of the environmental impact and potential
benefits of its service solutions and project installations. It is also implementing highly automated LCA tools
that directly assess project-specific configurations, providing decision support at all project stages and during
discussions with its customers.
EcoSmartTM is the Company’s in-house lifecycle assessment calculator for transformers, components, and
services. This tool is based on lifecycle modeling by ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 standards on environmental
lifecycle assessment and the applicable product category rules (PCR) of the International EPD System. It
evaluates energy and resource consumption and environmental emissions from all lifecycle stages of transformer
solutions (production and transportation of materials and parts to manufacturing sites; unit manufacturing;
assembly and testing; transportation to customer site; product use, maintenance, and end-of-life).
Through its Service and Digital offerings, the Company is convinced that more trusted lifecycle partnerships
will drive increased asset sustainability, given that service activities are designed to improve the sustainability
footprint of installed assets, ensure efficient and safer operation, and extend asset life. To enable circularity, the
Company has introduced eco-design for all new products, following the IEC 62430 approach.
NIC
Code
Name of Product /
Service
% of total
Turnover
contributed
Boundary for
which the Life
Cycle Perspective
/ Assessment was
conducted
Whether
conducted by
independent
external agency
(Yes/No)
Results communicated in
public domain (Yes/No). If
yes, provide the web-link.
27102 Transformer
including Distribution
Transformer / Power
Transformer and
Traction Transformer
90% of
transformer
business unit
(LCA models
available)
From raw material
acquisition, through
production and use, to
waste management
Yes Yes
Published EPD – EPD Italy
27102 Mineral oil immersed
transformers (25
MVA)
From raw material
acquisition, through
production and use, to
waste management
Yes Yes
Published EPD – EPD Italy
27102 PASS M0S 245 kV
(Plug and Switch
System)
From raw material
acquisition, through
production and use, to
waste management
Yes Yes
Published EPD – EPD Italy
27102 Mineral and vegetable
oil immersed
transformers (40
MVA)
From raw material
acquisition, through
production and use, to
waste management
Yes Yes
Published EPD – EPD Italy
27102 Mineral and vegetable
oil immersed
transformers
From raw material
acquisition, through
production and use, to
waste management
Yes Yes
Published EPD – EPD Italy
27102 PASS M0 DCB
145/170kV, hybrid
high-voltage module
standard device and
alternative drive
device
From raw material
acquisition, through
production and use, to
waste management
Yes Yes
Published EPD – EPD Italy
27102 EconiQ™ GIS ELK-04,
145 kV
cradle-to-grave model No Hitachi Energy Publisher
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