Human Rights Overview

Why is this Important?

The electricity and utilities sector faces human rights challenges and responsibilities across many dimensions, ranging from the direct impacts of projects on local communities to issues with a large scope, such as climate change and information security. As companies in the industry will play an important role in affecting human rights, it is therefore crucial for human rights to be taken into consideration with the corporate strategy. This is to ensure that operations are beneficial for both business and society. EGCO Group focuses on respecting human rights and treating everyone equally, which is an essential part of the organizational culture and has created policies to promote knowledge and understanding of human rights, as well as principles of conduct towards employees and suppliers in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on a continuous basis.