In 2012 Athlon started with Mobility Consultancy to help customers shift from car policies to
mobility policies. The Charged program has been extended by establishing the partnership
with Tesla Motors Inc. Currently Athlon has in excess of 1000 electric vehicles in contract.
Athlon took a stake in peer-to-peer carsharing start up Snappcar and is currently
implementing several car sharing projects.
DLL has also been making inroads on providing leasing services for circular business models
with a limited number of partners. The so called Life Cycle Asset Management (LCAM) strategy
actively supports partners in managing assets during their first and second life in our western
economy. It contributes to a more sustainable product cycle by providing financial solutions
for refurbished and remanufactured equipment.
Our way of doing business
With respect of ESG risk policy development, DLL has taken concrete steps to implement their
ESG risk policies even for very small transactions that are automatically approved through
automated decisioning systems. Further, DLL has also in 2012 revised the armaments policy
framework, updating its commitment to refrain from business involving controversial
weapons manufacturers. DLL has also enhanced transparency towards customers on these
issues by producing a formal DLL Sustainability Review 2012.
Eco effectiveness
The head office of DLL in Eindhoven is as of 2012 officially a BREEAM green certified building.
The renovation resulted in a 'BREEAM good' rating for existing buildings. In this category DLL
is one of the first companies in the Netherlands that obtained a certificate.
To ensure that DLL improves their C02 performance globally, DLL has incorporated specific
sustainability criteria in the global real estate policy, focusing on issues such as lighting,
energy consumption, and building accessibility and are updating their mobility policy to
incorporate sustainability issues. New DLL offices in Germany and Canada, are already
concrete examples of applying most of the sustainability real estate criteria.
By getting ISO 14001 certified in 2012, Athlon has a framework in place to structure
environmental management within the organisation. Targets are set to improve on energy
performance and to further develop sustainability in the value chain.
Community involvement
In 2012, DLL introduced a global Community Involvement framework based on a number of
themes that are closely aligned with the core business. One of the key goals is to better
engage staff through an employee volunteering program. In the Netherlands, DLL partnered
with the Eindhoven municipal government to organise on a structural basis Corporate
Responsibility'matchmaking'events which proved successful in establishing greater
community involvement partnerships between social charities and businesses in the
Eindhoven region. As part of the global partnership with WWF, DLL organised joint activities
for the global Clipper Race events and raised EUR 100,000 through the staff-led DLL4WWF
Challenge. DLL and the Rabobank also lent technical and financial support to WWF in the
development of the annual Clean Economy, Living Planet Report. Finally, in partnership with
the Rabobank Foundation, DLL provided technical assistance to four micro finance institutions
in the development of microleasing in Rwanda.
External recognition
At the international Leasing Life Awards, DLL won three awards: Vendor Finance Provider of
the year, Green Finance Provider of the Year, Asset Finance Innovation Award. The Green
Finance Provider of the Year award was received for the third time in three consecutive years.
With this prize, DLL was once more awarded for making the biggest inroads into green
technology finance, while also reducing the impact of day-to-day operations on the
environment. The other two awards were mainly recognised based on the LCAM vision of DLL.
Lastly, Athlon Mobility Consultancy won the Smart Mobility Award for innovation for its
Mobility Management System 'Momas'.
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