AES

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Risk and Solution Services

Public and private operators are increasingly held accountable for their social, environmental and governance impacts, typically called corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance.

AES helps public and private clients in construction, utilities, extractives, transport, chemical, and manufacturing sectors in Africa to understand and manage their CSR risk exposure and gain opportunities and benefits such as:

 
  • Identify and build management of CSR risk into operations
  • Enhance brand and reputation protection with a greener organizational profile
  • Attract new customers and markets
  • Qualify for public recognition and incentive programs
  • Enhance regulatory compliance and minimise liabilities and penalties
  • Win contracts and finance with improved capacity to fulfil management criteria requested by investors and clients
  • Cost savings improved bottom line
  • Reduce resource usage and wastage
  • Maximise efficiency and modernise
  • Reduce negative impact on environment and society
  • Improve social goodwill and license to operate from communities
  • Align sustainable development objectives into corporate strategies and protect shareholders interests

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    AES provides independent and comprehensive risk assessments of social, environmental and governance factors and emerging regulations, liability, and opportunities to guide business and investment decisions. AES also provides services to build clients CSR management systems based on international best practice to manage for impacts such as pollution, resource use, community health, and financial governance based on international best practice.

     

    Categories of CSR risk fall under 4 main impact areas:

     

      Environment

      Risks arising from own operations, projects, products,   manufacturing, distribution, and packaging related to emissions,   resource use, climate change, and biodiversity

      Employment

      Recruitment, training, labour relations, health and safety, and   child/ forced/migrant labour

      Social

      Impacts from operations and products on societies and host   communities, product safety; local recruitment, contracting,   suppliers; human rights; national development plans; stakeholder   consultation; social impact assessments, resettlement;   compensation

      Governance   and Ethics

      Both business ethics and ethical issues relating to own operations

     

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