Our approach to managing our negative impacts on affected communities and our processes for identifying what is needed and appropriate to respond to these impacts help us to avoid, mitigate, and remedy negative impacts while creating lasting positive impacts for these communities.

To effectively remediate material negative impacts, including those that may affect Indigenous rights or disrupt local livelihoods within our value chain or operations, we engage directly with impacted communities, listen to their concerns, and provide appropriate remedies to support their well-being and resilience. We continuously work to strengthen our processes for providing or contributing to appropriate remediation to affected communities where we have identified that we have caused or contributed to a negative impact.

We actively work to implement initiatives that foster community development in consultation with communities to best address local needs. Involving local communities in the planning and development phases of renewable energy projects allows us to address their concerns, align our activities with community interests, and promote shared benefits, such as job creation, economic development, and enhanced community well-being. For instance, we provide education and upskilling programmes to develop competences in renewable energy technologies through community benefit funds. This enables community members to gain employment in our projects or the wider renewable energy industry, generating local jobs and fostering innovation. Additionally, we invest in community infrastructure to enhance public facilities and improve living standards, such as the Grimsby Youth Zone in the UK.