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People positive: At Drax, we care about being a socially responsible business. By making a positive contribution to the communities in which we operate, and by supporting good causes, our intention is to play a part in helping to shape a better future for people living in areas which have a connection with one of our businesses.
To support this objective, Drax commits to:
Respecting human rights through all levels of our supply chains, including safeguarding the labour rights of workers and not engaging in any form of discrimination, nor compulsory labour or child labour
Being a Responsible Business Partner and Neighbour in the supply chains and communities in which we operate and biomass sourcing contributes to local prosperity
Following our Indigenous Peoples Policy which includes the concept of Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC)
Compliant, Traceable and Transparent: Drax recognizes sustainable sourcing goes beyond legal compliance and that traceability and transparency within the supply chain is core to sourcing biomass responsibly.
Therefore, as a minimum, Drax commits to:
All biomass sourcing complies with all applicable local and national legislation
All biomass sourcing is traceable across the supply chain so that we comply with our sourcing policy and can extend this confidence to our customers
Sourcing areas will be mapped and sustainability related risks to sourcing biomass from those areas will be known and mitigated