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14 INFINITY POWER 2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT | LEADING THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION
Creating local jobs and opportunities Fostering a supportive workplace
Contractors play a key role in building and operating We want every employee to feel valued, respected,
our projects, and we work closely with them to maximise and empowered to reach their full potential with Infinity
local hiring and procurement. Wherever possible, Power. Our comprehensive labour policies, which align
we prioritise local workers, ensuring communities with ILO conventions and international human rights
benefit from every stage of our projects. Together standards, form the foundation of our commitment to
with contractors, we provide training to equip workers employee wellbeing.
with the skills needed for construction and operations,
creating more employment opportunities. In 2024, we conducted our first anonymous employee
engagement survey. We are pleased that 83% of staff
To strengthen regional economies, our procurement would recommend Infinity Power as a great place to
process favours local businesses, ensuring lasting work. We collected valuable feedback on how we can
socio-economic benefits. In Senegal, local contractors support employee satisfaction, and we will explore
are leading our first community projects, including new strengthening areas including training, reward and
and renovated marketplaces. In South Africa, we have career development.
trained and helped local community members secure
permanent jobs in monitoring and evaluation around We also have a separate grievance mechanism so that
our sites. staff and contractors can report concerns confidentially.
Anyone inside or outside our business can also contact
our independent Speak Up whistleblowing line.
Grievances trend
In 2024, our staff and contractors raised 11 minor
11 11 grievances. Only 54% of issues were resolved within
12
10 our 30-day target timeframe, making timely grievance
100%
8 resolution an important area for us to improve. While
6 no serious employee grievances were reported, some
54%
4
cases took longer to investigate and resolve, highlighting
2
0 0
0 the need to improve our processes.
2023 2024
Serious employee grievances
Minor employee grievances
Minor worker grievances resolved within 30 days