Vattenfall has launched its first policy for human rights...

The policy covers all of Vattenfall’s operations, including all stakeholders, from the local communities from which Vattenfall sources, to employees and the local communities in which the company operates.

The sections on identifying and managing the human rights risks and impacts describe the most prominent risks and impacts throughout the value chain – upstream in the supply chain, in Vattenfall’s own operations, and downstream in the local communities in which the company operates.

“Our most prominent risks are in the supply chain, particularly in high-risk countries, though there are salient risks in our own operations as well, such as our impacts on local communities and indigenous peoples,” Ramsköld [Head of Sustainability] says.

The policy also contains descriptions of concrete actions being taken to improve the ability to assess and manage these risks...