FGEN seeks to encourage positive relationship-building between portfolio assets and the communities in which they sit.
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Contribution to ESG indicators:
• community engagement procedures; and
• accessibility of community fund documents.
In order to support FGEN’s stated objective of developing positive relationships with the communities in which FGEN operates, this year a number of changes have been made to increase the availability of information online and to make it easier for communities to contact the asset managers to address questions or concerns. So far, FGEN’s AD portfolio now has a series of project websites that local communities can view to see more about the project itself as well as contact details and information on available community funding.
Next steps
FGEN is working to ensure that each project has an online presence to help it connect with the local community. FGEN intends to host information about each of these projects centrally through its own website, making it easier for communities to access grievance procedures, contact the asset managers and apply for community funding for local projects.
Case Study
Training to upskill operatives at the ELWA waste processing plant
In the financial year just passed, the ELWA waste plant, which provides more than 190 full time equivalent jobs across its plants, has provided over 4,000 hours of training. This included a wide range of training from the management team through to operators and maintenance teams. It also included both new starter inductions and refresher training along with training provided to upskill operatives and the management team and/or train operators/maintenance teams on new equipment that has been installed.
This programme of training helps to keep ELWA’s workforce skilled in the various areas of the business and also helps to prevent health and safety and environmental incidents from occurring.
