Second yearly progress report International RBC Agreement Renewable Energy Sector: Powering change together

This is done by jointly identifying human rights, environmental and biodiversity risks in the value chain and taking action to address them, for example through collective projects.

Accelerating the use of renewable energy is key to achieving global goals for a green and sustainable economy. However, producing, installing and deploying the renewable energy technologies involve risks for people, nature and biodiversity. The supply chains of such green technologies are complex and often lack the necessary transparency to enable the effective identification and mitigation of the associated impacts.

The Agreement is growing

Two years ago, The International Responsible Business Conduct Agreement for the Renewable Energy Sector was launched to address and prevent risks of human rights abuses and environmental damage in value chains. Today a total of 59 companies, industry associations, governments, knowledge institutions and NGOs are working together to achieve this and set responsible business conduct as a firm standard in the sector.

Powering change together

In the second year of the International RBC Agreement for the Renewable Energy Sector, the parties focused on developing due diligence tools, joining forces in collective actions and impact projects, and sharing knowledge and expertise with each other. What has been developed to support the parties and what has so far been accomplished through the Agreement is published in the second yearly progress report. We are now full steam ahead in year three, aiming a.o. to further increase insight in and improving due diligence practices of our participating renewable energy companies. With this shared sense of purpose, the parties to the Agreement for the Renewable Energy Sector continue, committed to powering change together towards a fair energy transition.

Shaping the future in a responsible way

“The renewable energy sector plays a unique role in today’s world. It not only provides the foundations for a climate-neutral economy but also shows how that future can be shaped in a responsible way. In this sector, sustainability comes to life—through innovation, through collaboration, and through the will to do what is right”, says Kees Vendrik, chair of the International RBC Agreement for the Renewable Energy Sector.