How does your organization ensure that its own practices avoid causing or contributing to material negative impacts on affected communities? In your answer, please describe your approach in areas such as planning, land acquisition and exploitation, finance, extraction or production of raw materials, natural resource use, and environmental impact management. Additionally, explain how you address tensions between mitigating negative impacts and other business pressures.
CSRD
This indicator requires you to disclose:
Avoidance of Negative Impacts:
Explain whether and how your organization takes action to avoid causing or contributing to material negative impacts on affected communities through its own practices.
Relevant Business Practices:
Where applicable, detail your approach in relation to:
Planning and land acquisition (e.g., ensuring free, prior, and informed consent for indigenous communities).
Finance (e.g., responsible investment policies to prevent harm to communities).
Extraction or production of raw materials (e.g., ethical sourcing, minimizing displacement).
Use of natural resources (e.g., water consumption, biodiversity protection).
Management of environmental impacts (e.g., pollution control, climate adaptation measures).
Balancing Business Pressures:
If relevant, describe how your organization manages tensions between preventing or mitigating material negative impacts on communities and other business pressures (e.g., cost efficiency, resource availability, regulatory compliance).
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