Donkey Republic business activities are within the eligible criteria
“Climate Change Mitigation” of the EU Taxonomy

see details on how Donkey Republic is in alignment

Substantial contribution: Sustainability benefits to society

Healthier lifestyle

Healthier lifestyle by riding a bike instead of a transportation mode which emits harmful emissions to the air. Besides, research has proven that just 30 minutes of biking per day improves health, reduces stress and makes people more productive (WHO, 2021). Reduction of noise pollution, which causes stress related health issues to society.

Minimising GHG emissions and material footprint

Replacement of other modes of transportation which contribute greatly to climate change. Donkey replace car trips by >5%, bus trips by >15% and train trips by >25%. Furthermore, the materials needed to make a bike are far less when compared to heavy motorized vehicles, reducing impacts from consumption and production.

Reducing Congestion

Apart from traffic loss time affecting productivity. Toxic emissions from vehicles present higher concentration levels in congested roads, mainly due to cars, affecting negatively citizens and residential areas. Bicycles offer a far more sustainable alternative.

Reducing space consumption

Public transport (PT) and non-motorized transport (NMT) can be up to 20 times more space-efficient compared to a typical car.

Materiality Assessment

The materiality assessment was done by reaching out to internal and external stakeholders of Donkey Republic through a Survey Questionnaire focusing on Environmental, Social and Governance material issues. Each question could be answered as “not at all important” to “extremely important” (1-5).

The survey was designed to include ESG material factors relevant to the transportation & mobility industry by referring to: UNGP, SASB standards, MSCI, peer companies in the micro-mobility industry, as well as including those material topics that are already important to Donkey Republic and relevant stakeholders. The insights were analysed and weighed as follows:

*Note, all the ESG material issues shown in the materiality matrix are important to both Donkey Republic and external stakeholders (>4), however, those closer to the top right are the ones marked as higher priority.