Orsted
ESRS disclosure: ESRS S3 \ DR S3-1 \ Paragraph 16 b
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- Provide a detailed description of your company's human rights policy commitments relevant to affected communities. Include information on the processes and mechanisms in place to monitor compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, or the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Focus on material matters and outline your general approach to engaging with affected communities.
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Question Id: S3-1_04
Overall, our 'Code of conduct for business partners' and policies on human rights and stakeholder engagement describe our approach to:
- respecting Indigenous Peoples, minorities, and other vulnerable groups in line with international law and standards as described in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including the principles of FPIC
- respecting land rights of legitimate tenure rights holders as set out in the UN Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests
- ensuring the safety and protection of defenders of human rights, the environment, or Indigenous Peoples
- mandating that our business partners take measures to protect environmental and human rights defenders and other interested parties who lawfully exercise their freedom of speech.
We engage in early and ongoing dialogue with local communities and Indigenous Peoples by hosting e.g. consultation sessions, attending community meetings, and conducting surveys. This approach helps us gather insights to better understand their external perspectives on our projects and the local impacts. We aim to build an approach based on transparent communication, co-creation of mitigation measures, and on ensuring that feedback is integrated into project planning and execution.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%
- Provide a detailed account of the processes implemented to track and monitor issues raised and addressed, as well as the measures taken to ensure the effectiveness of the channels available for affected communities to raise concerns. Include information on stakeholder involvement, particularly those who are the intended users of these channels.
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Question Id: S3-3_13
We work closely with materially affected communities to monitor issues raised and addressed while also assessing the effectiveness of these grievance channels. We currently assess the effectiveness of our mechanisms and communication channels through our ongoing dialogue with local stakeholders. We want to further improve our processes of assessing the effectiveness of these efforts and are working to establish a global methodology for aggregating community feedback and grievance management. This will allow us to systematically track and monitor the effectiveness of our efforts. Specifically, we aim to implement a standardized process for receiving, addressing, resolving, and providing remedies to affected communities when necessary. We also plan to pilot a grievance reporting channel for a select supplier to collect workers’ grievances via a digital solution by 2025.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%