Microwave Vision S.A.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019)
Reporting Period: 2019
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental Management System (EMS) implementation
- RoHS compliance
- Employee safety and well-being
Environmental Achievements
- Exploring the implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS) to improve environmental performance and pollution prevention.
- Commitment to RoHS requirements for customer products.
Social Achievements
- Prioritized employee safety during the COVID-19 pandemic by implementing broad-based teleworking and maintaining production while adhering to safety and social distancing guidelines.
- No significant loss in revenue or profit reported due to COVID-19 as of the reporting date.
Governance Achievements
- Board of Directors consists of 6 members and 1 observer, with 16.66% independent directors and 2 women.
- Eight board meetings held in 2019 with a 95% attendance rate.
- Internal scientific and technical committees support decision-making.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Commercial risks related to geographic location, market situation, European and international monetary situations.
- Customer risks related to delivery and acceptance schedules, although mitigated by diverse customer base and advance payments.
- Risks related to intellectual property, technological developments, key employees, and fraud.
- Uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on the global economic environment.
Mitigation Strategies
- Diversified geographical and sectoral positioning to leverage opportunities.
- Active new product development to avoid market share erosion.
- Fixed interest rate debt to mitigate interest rate risk.
- Advance payments and staggered billing to mitigate customer risk.
- Investment in R&D (€5,263k) to address technological obsolescence.
- Strong internal controls to mitigate fraud risk.
- Prioritized employee safety and implemented teleworking during COVID-19 pandemic.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: IFRS