A Closer Look at the Recently Launched Social Sustainability Programmes

In alignment with Trinidad and Tobago's National Development Plan and COVID-19 Roadmap to Recovery, the Heritage Here We Grow Agri-preneur Training & Capacity Development programme was established to promote sustainable agricultural practices within the communities in which the Company operates.

As a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, the programme reinforces Heritage’s commitment to developing sustainable communities. The project also supports the mindset that the economic diversification necessary to secure the well-being of future generations is a collective responsibility.

Through the Here We Grow venture, Heritage continues to foster strong and meaningful relationships with various stakeholders in the Company's operating communities, including residents, elected officials, suppliers and schools, who will in turn become advocates for better, stronger and more resilient communities. The overarching objective of the Heritage Here We Grow initiative, is to do our part in increasing food stability in our communities and ultimately, in our country.

The Heritage Information Technology Training (HITT) programme is the Company’s latest technology-based social sustainability programme. Aimed at improving information technology awareness and addressing the digital divide issues that impact people within its operating communities, HITT provides an opportunity for Heritage to engage community stakeholders, including schools, seniors, young adults and adolescents, and provide knowledge in Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

In 2023, HITT will partner with the National Energy Skills Centre (NESC) to equip learners between ages 7 and 65 with essential Information Technology (IT) skills. In keeping with the UN Sustainability Goals, the programme aims to empower future leaders and build participants' capacity by delivering quality digital literacy training well beyond basic ICT skills. Upon successful completion of the programme, the NESC will present everyone who takes part with a certificate of participation.

• To improve digital literacy and competencies amongst stakeholders through quality education programmes.

• To reduce the digital divide within Heritage's neighbouring communities by increasing participants' life skills training in IT.

• To align with Heritage's INSPIRE Values, the innovation needs of the ever-evolving digital landscape, and the collective ICT needs of the communities in which Heritage operates.

• To provide an opportunity to forge relationships with a wide array of community stakeholders, including students, parents, schools and youth groups, as well as public and private agencies.