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 recognise the importance of identifying and understanding the diverse communities that may be affected by our renewable energy projects. Our operations and value chain may impact various communities, leading to human rights concerns and other social impacts. Through our DMA process, we have identified two key groups that are subject to our material impacts: Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Indigenous Peoples are affected by our own operations, such as wind or solar farm development, and throughout our value chain, where we may work with suppliers operating on or near Indigenous lands. They are particularly vulnerable and face heightened risks of harm due to their cultural heritage and traditional land rights. Local communities can also be impacted negatively by living near extraction sites for minerals and metals used in renewable energy infrastructure, such as rare earth elements for wind turbines and solar panels.