Vestas Wind Systems
ESRS disclosure: ESRS S3 \ DR S3.SBM-3 \ Paragraph 11
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- Provide a detailed account of whether and how your organization has developed an understanding of the potential risks faced by communities with specific characteristics, those residing in particular contexts, or those engaged in specific activities, as part of your materiality assessment under ESRS 2 SBM-3. This should include an analysis of the main types of communities that are or could be negatively impacted, in accordance with Disclosure Requirement ESRS 2 IRO-1.
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Question Id: S3.SBM-3_07
The affected communities in scope of this disclosure are limited to (i) communities living or working around the wind farms which are impacted directly or indirectly through our construction and development operations and (ii) communities of indigenous peoples. These impacts affect communities near our wind power project development and construction activities and are all systemic in nature due to our business model.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 80%
- Identify and disclose any material risks and opportunities that arise from impacts and dependencies on affected communities, specifying which of these pertain to particular groups within those communities, as opposed to the broader community, in accordance with ESRS 2 SBM-3.
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Question Id: S3.SBM-3_08
We identify and manage any material actual or potential impacts on affected communities through our human rights based approach. On a corporate level, we conduct our Corporate-Wide Human Rights Assessment, while Vestas conducts project-level social due diligence on certain projects in scope. Our 2024 double materiality assessment identified two key impacts related to affected communities: negative land-related impacts and negative impacts on the right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent of indigenous and tribal peoples.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%