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Qatar Electricity & Water Co.

Qatar

Energy and Utilities

Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) is the first private sector company in the region, engaged in the generation of electricity and desalination of water. It was founded in 1990, as a Qatari shareholding company, in accordance with the provisions of the Commercial Companies Law, for the purpose of owning and operating power generation and water desalination stations and sell their products.

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	2024	2023	2022	2021
Environment
Does the company publish and follow an environmental policy? Yes/No		Yes	Yes	Yes
Energy used (GJ/employee) Annual total direct energy consumption per employee		253,133	230,560	223,512
Specify the primary source of energy used by the company		Natural Gas	Natural Gas	Natural Gas
Total amount of energy used (GJ)		108,087,705	106,518,512	100,580,521
Total greenhouse gas emissions (tonnes)		5,681,754	5,769,430	5,217,011
Total waste produced (kg)		14,238,000	3,243,000	0
Total water use (m3)		6,307,052	5,825,305	5,899,672
Social
Average hours of training per employee		50	28.90	25.50
Disclosure and adherence to a Human Rights Policy? Yes/No		No	No	No
Does the company prohibit the use of child or forced labor throughout the supply chain? Yes/No		No	No	No
Does the company publish and follow a policy for occupational and global health issues? Yes/No		Yes	Yes	Yes
Employee turnover rate (%)		11.50	5.90	8
Employee wages & benefits		51.92	54.93	56.85
Nationalisation rate (%)		34	31.20	32.20
Number of grievances about human rights issues filed, addressed and resolved		0	0	0
Pre-tax profits invested in the community (%)		0.06	0.08	0.07
Spending on locally-based suppliers (%)		85	87	84
Total number of injuries and fatal accidents (contractors)		0	0	0
Total number of injuries and fatal accidents (employees and contractors)		1	1	0
Total number of injuries and fatal accidents (employees)		1	1	0
Total workforce (FTE)		427	462	450
Women in the workforce (%)		5.40	5	5.30
Corporate Governance
CEO pay ratio		10.12	9.83	9.64
Disclosure of the voting results of the latest AGM. Yes/No		Yes	Yes	Yes
Does the company publish and follow a Bribery/Anti-Corruption Code? Yes/No		Yes	Yes	Yes
Does the company publish and follow an Ethics Code of Conduct? Yes/No		Yes	Yes	Yes
Executive compensation linked to performance indicators. Yes/No		Yes	Yes	No
Female directors on the board (%)		0	0	0
Independent directors on the board (%)		55	55	55
Median male salary to median female salary		0.50	0.47	0.52
Role separation of Chairman and CEO. Yes/No		Yes	Yes	Yes
Sustainability report published. Yes/No		Yes	Yes	No