Seeking to make a positive contribution to the lives and livelihoods of our colleagues, communities, and workers in our supply chain.
We believe the energy transition can and should benefit everyone. We believe in creating opportunities and ensuring respect comes above all.
Building an inclusive workplace
First, we’re acting for our colleagues, building a fair, safe and inclusive workplace for everyone. That means continuing to prioritise the health and safety of our colleagues, building a workforce that better represents the communities we operate in, and aiming to exceed the sector benchmark for employee engagement.
Promoting fundamental rights
Second, we’re acting to uphold human and labour rights across our supply chain. As part of this, we’ve developed an Indigenous Peoples Policy, which enshrines the concept of Free and Prior Informed Consent as fundamental in our sourcing decisions.
Partnering with our communities
Finally, we’re seeking to make tangible improvements to the lives and livelihoods of the communities we operate in . This goes beyond providing jobs at Drax sites – it requires social investment, collaboration, education and long-term support.
In 2023-24, we donated £6.3 million to non-profit organizations and community improvement projects, and our community support programmes continue to grow. We’re improving access to Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education and green skills training within underserved communities through the Drax Foundation. We’re also implementing Community Engagement Plans across the communities where we operate.
Our commitments
We will keep building a fair, safe and inclusive workplace.
P1  |
We will keep prioritising the health and safety of our colleagues. |
| P2 |
We will work to represent the communities we operate in at Drax, supported by achieving our agreed commitments and targets. |
| P3 |
We will aim to exceed the sector benchmark for employee engagement and wellbeing in our employee survey. |
We will continue to collaborate with our supply chain to promote fundamental human and labour rights, including those covered by the principles of the UN Global Compact and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
| P4 |
We will enhance our third-party onboarding experience and optimise our systems and associated data to strengthen the transparency of our higher risk supply chains by the end of 2026. |
| P5 |
We will consolidate our Responsible Sourcing Strategy across our supply chain by the end of 2026. This will include how social considerations will be/are integrated into the assessment of new business opportunities. |
We will partner with the communities we operate in, seeking to make a positive contribution to their lives and livelihoods.
| P6 |
We will continue to support the communities in which we operate through investment, delivered primarily through the Drax Foundation and Community Fund. |
| P7 |
We will contribute to a Just Transition by improving access to STEM education and green skills training for people in under-served communities in the regions where Drax operates, by the end of 2030. |
| P8 |
We will implement Community Engagement Plans in each of the communities where Drax owns and operates an asset, including a consultation and informed participation process, by the end of 2027. |
