Our Approach to Sustainability

POLICY-DRIVEN. ACTION-ORIENTED. ACCOUNTABILITY AT EVERY LEVEL

Our comprehensive sustainability policies are the backbone of our sustainability strategy. These policies extend beyond our factory floors and corporate offices to encompass our entire value chain—every employee, contractor, partner, and supplier. Overseen by our Board of Directors and senior leadership team, our governance framework ensures that environmental and social responsibility is embedded into our operations decision-making process.

We don’t just set goals, we set standards. Each year, our policies undergo rigorous review by subject matter experts to ensure they remain both relevant and ambitious. This continuous improvement cycle helps us not only stay compliant but lead by example in a fast-moving global landscape.

At EnerSys, sustainability isn’t just a goal, it’s how we power the future, everywhere, for everyone.

Our Sustainability Goals & Commitments

Alignment With SDGs

The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is a call to companies to align their business strategies and operations with ten universal principles on human rights, labor, the environment and more, and to take actions to advance societal goals. More than 20,000 companies in over 160 countries participate in the Compact, including EnerSys. Our corporate policies adhere to the UNGC. Our corporate policies and actions adhere to the UNGC’s 10 Principles.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, embraced by United Nations (UN) member states in 2015, outlines a global plan for peace, prosperity, and sustainability for current and future generations. Central to this agenda are the 17 SDGs, urging global action across developed and developing nations to address climate change, eliminate poverty, enhance health and education, reduce inequalities, and promote economic growth.

EnerSys is dedicated to advancing the SDGs, aiming to make a positive impact through our products, operations, community involvement, and workplace. We are focused on contributing significantly to the top three SDGs where we believe our impact is most substantial:

• SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
• SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
• SDG 13: Climate Action

We aim to leverage the UNGC and the SDGs to further the transition to a low-carbon, clean energy future everywhere, for everyone. 

Sustainability Initiatives

As part of our growing sustainability commitment, EnerSys joined the following initiatives:

Our Sustainability Journey

This report builds on our commitment to labor and human rights, sound governance and accountability, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility. The timeline below illustrates the steps we have taken since the launch of our sustainability program, and our adherence to internationally recognized frameworks, and demonstrates our commitment to rigorous and transparent disclosures.

Our Stakeholders

Enhancement & Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

European Sustainability Reporting Standards

Double Materiality Assessment

EnerSys engaged a third-party (Tracera) to conduct its Double Materiality Assessment using a structured six-step methodology aligned with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Aligned with recognized best-practice, the process began with topic identification, informed by leading sustainability frameworks such as the ESRS topical standards, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), SASB, and ALLUVE.

Stakeholder engagement played a central role, with 63 participants contributing to the impact materiality survey and 11 to the financial materiality survey. These stakeholders, drawn from across the value chain included employees, customers, investors, NGOs, governments, and suppliers. These stakeholders helped assess impacts based on severity (scale, scope, and irremediability), likelihood for impact materiality, magnitude (across financial, operational, reputational, and regulatory dimensions) and likelihood for financial materiality.

The assessment encompassed the company’s full value chain, from upstream tier 1 suppliers to downstream customers, ensuring both direct and indirect impacts were captured. Internal validation through interviews and expert input reinforced the rigor and alignment of the assessment with ESRS principles. Topics were deemed material if they exceeded predefined thresholds, supporting strategic prioritization and sustainable decision-making.