Environment

ESG COMPLIANCE

Ensuring our projects compliance

The development of our solar power plants begins with a simple premise: they should not degrade valuable ecosystems.

Since 2022, we have implemented a set of strict criteria, including the protection of natural forests and key biodiversity areas, engagement with local stakeholders, responsible purchasing and supplier selection practices, and a strict ban on the use of pesticides in the operation of our solar plants.

These criteria are designed to prevent any form of degradation that would jeopardise our ability to achieve positive results on the regeneration index.

All our projects must meet these criteria and all employees and partners are responsible for ensuring that their projects are compliant at all times.

1 Protect old-growth natural and secondary forests

2 Protect natural wetlands

3 No forced resettlement of population

4 No construction on indigenous people’s land

5 No change in zoning from a protected natural area to constructible land

6 Regenerate soil and implement micro forests on all relevant sites through the ECHO Program

7 Promote the transition to agroecological practices on AgriSolar sites

8 Inform local communities about the project and the ECHO Program from the outset

9 No use of chemical pesticides or herbicides at any stage of the project

10 Include the carbon footprint as a decision criterion from the initial design phase and beyond

11 Conduct a systematic Environmental Impact Assessment or, at least, an ecological screening

12 Incorporate landscape and biodiversity impacts as decision criteria from the initial design phase and beyond

13 Minimise land artificialisation from plant design to project lifecycle

14 Ensure compliance with the Supplier and Subcontractor Code of Ethics by all suppliers and subcontractors involved in the project, at least up to level 2

15 No involvement in controversial activities (weapons, human trafficking, terrorism) throughout the project lifecycle, including investment sources, land ownership and off-takers’ activity