Principal memberships in associations and organisations (4.13)

Vattenfall AB participates in a number of associations of various kinds. These include, among others, the Combat Climate Change (3C) initiative, the Global Roundtable on Climate Change, the European Energy Forum and the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).

Furthermore, the company is a member of various standardisation associations and stakeholder organisations, such as the International Standards Organisation (ISO) and GRI Organisational Stakeholder.

Vattenfall AB also holds various positions in a number of industry and member organisations. An example is the Union of European Electric Industry (EURELECTRIC), which is chaired by Vattenfall’s CEO, Lars G. Josefsson, who was elected in June 2008 for a term of 2 years. In addition, Vattenfall is a member of national and international chambers of commerce, national energy associations, and generation-specific associations, such as the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA), as well as heat associations, such as Svensk
Fjärrvärme (“Swedish District Heating”).