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.

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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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Our 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.

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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:

Sustainability - United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Affordable-and-clean-energy
Sustainability - United Nations Sustainable Development Goal climate-action
Sustainability - United Nations Sustainable Development Goal decent-work-and-economic-growth
Sustainability - United Nations Sustainable Development Goal gender-equality
Sustainability - United Nations Sustainable Development Goal peace-justice and strong-institutions
Sustainability - United Nations Sustainable Development Goal quality-education

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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