EN_2024 Environmental Statement_final

The rise in in-person presence, more meetings in the Committees’ buildings and an increase in visitors were balanced by the implementation of new energy-saving measures, the digitalisation of procedures and the adoption of new working methods. [...] THE COMMITTEES The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) are two consultative bodies of the European Union. [...] Environmental objectives and indicators Based on the environmental policy and the results of the environmental management review, environmental objectives in the form of indicators and actions are set, which take into account legal and other requirements applicable to the Committees. [...] The EESC and the CoR share the same buildings and have assigned the management of EMAS to the Directorate for Logistics, one of the Committees’ joint services. [...] More precisely, the scope of the EMS at the Committees includes: The 707 people working at the EESC and 573 people working at the CoR as of 31 December 2023, as well as trainees and interim staff, and the staff of external contractors who work in the premises.