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“ Wheelchair users can use the same charging station as a car ,” enthuses Nicola . “ That ' s how we totally rethink the solution through the prism of sustainability .”
Change is coming Enel X not only seeks to evolve through innovation ; the company also strives to modernise sustainability itself .
Nicola says : “ A lot of people become entrenched in an old approach to sustainability , such as a cost-based system or offsetting carbon emissions by planting trees . My view was very clear on this – we need to move away from the concept of offsetting , not because we don ’ t believe in planting trees , but because we need to concentrate on actually reducing carbon emissions . It ’ s this kind of logic that we are using to take employees with us .”
“ This is why we are introducing circular economies – they have a powerful mechanism that generates incredible business opportunities . The company is already making a saving in terms of CO2 , and when the business unit realised that we were saving costs , it sent out a very compelling message to the entire company ,” he notes .
Consequently , different business lines of Enel X have been completely rethinking their processes , which has led to rebooted training , changes in communication and a widespread cultural shift across the company .
Digital love Digitalisation is one of the greatest milestones of positive sustainability – as Enel X is discovering . “ I use digitalisation in all our

" THERE IS NOTHING MORE SUSTAINABLE THAN A SAVED KWH . I USE DIGITALISATION IN ALL OUR STRATEGIES , BECAUSE DEMATERIALISING AND SMART DEVICES WITH DIGITISED INSTRUCTION MEAN THE USE OF FEWER RESOURCES AND SO EFFICIENCY "

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