OUR COMMUNITIES

As members of the communities in which we operate, we work to contribute to their social and economic development (SED), with the aim to create value and improve the lives of our neighbours.

Hence we are committed to identifying, evaluating, mitigating and, where possible, avoiding the potential negative impact of our projects on our communities and their cultures. Through meaningful stakeholder engagement and SED initiatives, we take a proactive approach to community relations, initiating dialogues and taking action to ensure a positive impact on the communities.

Social Economic Development

A vital part of Sonnedix’s operations is the delivering of SED initiatives. For some projects, SED is mandatory as part of the permitting requirements. However, on most of our projects, it is not a contractual obligation, but something that we choose to do to create meaningful relationships and to benefit the communities for the long term. Our core social objective, set out in the Sonnedix Sustainability Strategy, is underpinned by the following sub-targets to further promote the social and economic development of our communities.

Our commitment: To increase educational initiatives related to renewable energy and climate change, and to improve social and economic development in the communities in which we operate.

2022 Performance

48

+300,000

+€1.5mill

SED ACTIVITIES

LEARNERS REACHED

CHARITABLE GIVING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

TOMORROW’S PROBLEM-SOLVERS

Educating the problem-solvers of tomorrow is crucial to inspiring future generations to overcome the problems of climate change. Aware of this fact, Sonnedix has made education a key tenet of our Sustainability Strategy and facilitates educational initiatives through the Sonnedix Sustainability Academy

The Academy is open to anyone that wants to learn how together we can all power a bright future, and by improving access to skills, opportunities and employment, we have an ambitious goal of reaching 100,000 learners by 2023. This target was surpassed by reaching over 300,000 learners in 2022 alone thanks to the deployment of our digital immersive learning experience SolQuest.