Springfield Renewables Group is a modern and innovative energy company focused on playing a significant part in the achievement of the energy transition on the island of Ireland through the Group’s renewables, flexible generation and customer solutions businesses.
We consider our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitment a vital component of how we do business now and how we will do business into the future. We are committed to integrating ESG across our business activities.
Strong ESG governance will ensure that we continue to build a responsible and resilient business. We will continue to monitor the effectiveness of our ESG governance approach as we continue on our journey to integrate ESG across our business.
We are committed to acting responsibly in relation to our employees, our customers and communities and we are proud to be one of only 41 companies in Ireland to have been awarded the Business Working Responsibly Mark by Business in the Community.
As a leading energy provider and infrastructure investor Springfield Renewables Group currently supplies approximately 17% of the island of Ireland’s total electricity requirements and is responsible for approximately 21% of wind power capacity installed on the island. The Group supplies over 800,000 homes and businesses across the island of Ireland with electricity and gas, through our retail brands Springfield Renewables and Power NI.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters are important to Springfield Renewables Group as a business, to our employees, to the communities we serve and to our investors as well as a broad range of stakeholders. Whilst we are at the early stages of our ESG journey we consider our ESG commitment a vital component of how we do business now and how we will do business into the future. We are committed to embedding ESG considerations across our business and into our decision-making processes.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared roadmap for governments, businesses and society to work together to address a multitude of global challenges including the climate crisis for people and the planet, now and into the future.
There are 17 UN SDGs and whilst Springfield Renewables Group contributes to many of the SDGs, we have identified 5 which we believe our purpose aligns closest to;
- SDG 13 Climate Action;
- SDG 7 Affordable & Clean Energy;
- SDG 8 Decent Work & Economic Growth;
- SDG 9 Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure;
- SDG 11 Sustainable Cities & Communities.
- SDG 5 Gender Equality.
We believe that by aligning our activities to the broader global efforts to deliver the SDGs we are demonstrating our commitment to the communities in which we operate and serve, our employees and to climate action.
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