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This accessibility report applies to content published on the domain: ‘https://covenant-of-companies.ec.europa.eu’

It does not apply to other content or websites published on any of its subdomains. These websites and their content will have their own specific accessibility statement.

This website is managed by the Directorate-General for Energy. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including persons with disabilities.

You should be able to:

  • zoom up to 200% without problems
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using a modern screen reader and speech recognition software (on your computer or phone)

This website is designed to comply with the technical standard for websites and mobile apps, EN 301 549 v.3.2.1. This closely follows level ‘AA’ of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with technical standard EN 301 549 v.3.2.1 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA. See ‘Non-accessible content’ for more details.

The website was last tested on 31 December 2023.

Preparation of this report

This report was prepared on 03 March 2024.

The report is based on a review of a representative sample of web pages by an IAAP-qualified accessibility expert, using a combination of manual and automated testing.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Covenant of Companies for Climate and Energy website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

  • Contact form: Write to us (please refrain from providing sensitive information in the form, e.g. any information that would reveal personal financial information, information related to your health, or any other sensitive topic).

We try to respond to feedback within 15 business days from the date of receipt of the enquiry.

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

The Covenant of Companies for Climate and Energy website is designed to be compatible with the following most used assistive technologies:

  • •    the latest version of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari browsers;
    •    in combination with the latest versions of NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack.

Technical specifications

The accessibility of the Covenant of Companies for Climate and Energy website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Non-accessible content

Despite our best efforts to ensure the accessibility of the Covenant of Companies for Climate and Energy website, we are aware of some limitations, which we are working to fix. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions. Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for the Covenant of Companies for Climate and Energy website:

  1. Video player – keyboard accessibility: We are aware of some issues with the keyboard accessibility of our video player (when selecting the caption language from the menu, it is not possible to use the arrow keys to move between languages, this can only be done with the TAB key).
  2. Videos: Videos on this website do not have audio description.
  3. Not all ARIA attributes have valid values.
  4. Not all <img> elements have alternate text or a role of none or presentation.
  5. Contrasts between foreground and background colors in some images do not meet WCAG 2 AA contrast ratio thresholds.