Our Sustainability Report 2022
Implementing the Transition to Renewable Energy – our fifth Sustainability Report is out.
See how we create positive, long-term value for our stakeholders and society through socially and environmentally sustainable project development.
About this report
Published on April 24, 2023, our latest annual Sustainability Report showcases our efforts to implement a green energy transition while creating a planet-positive impact.
The report takes account of entities in which we have control, those in which we have significant influence, and activities that are important for Mainstream, from an economic, environmental, and social perspective.
It is structured according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics and its four pillars of:
Good Governance
Our systems help achieve economic, environmental, and social impact, while monitoring risk and identifying new opportunities.
Respect for People
We aim to provide optimum health, safety, and wellbeing conditions and strive to achieve zero harm throughout the value chain.
Planet-Positive Impact
We deliver projects that go beyond net zero emissions and contribute to biodiversity net gain.
Planet-Positive Impact
Mainstream worked systematically to strengthen, coordinate, and invest in our sustainability efforts.
Prosperity for All
We support local value creation and contribute to higher levels of economic productivity in markets where we operate.
Prosperity for All
Mainstream worked systematically to strengthen, coordinate, and invest in our sustainability efforts.
BY THE NUMBERS
2.7m
(tCO2e) in avoided emissions
187,951
learners / community members assisted
€2.7m
Research & Development spend
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All ReportsOur approach to sustainability
We strive to position ourselves as the industry leader on sustainability entrepreneurship, to reduce business risk and increase our competitiveness by implementing sustainability initiatives across our projects.
Building a planet-positive Company culture, and integrating sustainability in all our business processes, tools, and management systems, are key approaches to achieving that leadership position.
Our goal for 2023 is to turn Mainstream’s key value of Sustainability into a key value-creator through supporting every Mainstream employee with both the mandate and the expectation to deliver sustainability improvements in their field of expertise.
Ingrid Lomelde, Group Head of Sustainability
In alignment with these UN Sustainable Development Goals
This is the decade when the global community is faced with a tremendous task: the achievement of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Through the development of renewable energy projects and through our community development programmes, Mainstream supports the implementation and achievement of several SDGs.
We have prioritised six goals towards which we believe we can make a particularly meaningful impact:
Good Governance
Mainstream is committed to creating long-term value for our shareholders, local communities, and the planet with integrity and respect.
Good governance systems provide the mechanisms for achieving economic, environmental, and social impact, while monitoring risk and identifying new opportunities.
We are integrating sustainability in our company strategy, decision-gate processes, management systems and procedures, including compliance systems and training.
Planet-Positive Impact
Mainstream is committed to the development of a planet-positive Company which delivers projects that go beyond net zero emissions and contributes to biodiversity net gain.
We are working to develop innovative ways to reduce our own carbon footprint and that of our contractors and supply chain, in order to reach our ambitious target of net zero emissions.
Respect for people
Mainstream is committed to powering a fair and inclusive energy transition which delivers clean and affordable energy for all.
We work systematically for optimum health, safety, and wellbeing conditions and strive to achieve zero harm and continuous improvement throughout the value chain.
We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind, including gender expression, sexual orientation, disabilities, race, or religious beliefs.
Prosperity for all
We will seek measures to support local value creation and contribute to higher levels of economic productivity in markets where we operate.
We recognise the Freedom of Association & Right to Collective Bargaining and support employees’ rights to form and join trade unions and to be represented in collective bargaining agreements.
We actively contribute to skills development through our projects, including through supporting local apprenticeship.
Sustainability in Mainstream Renewable Power for 2022 has been a year of establishing the building blocks to create a firm foundation for the development of a Sustainability Framework for the organisation. At Mainstream, we are well-positioned to deliver a green and sustainable energy revolution to the world.
Keristena Grewan, Group Sustainability Manager