2010
AMBATOVY SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
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B2. Key Impacts, Risks and Opportunities
Society
Minimizing and mitigating social impacts of construction have
been a key focus. Compensation, both monetary and in-kind,
has been provided in all Project areas and ranges from cash
payments to crop replacement to resettlement.
Labour Practices and Decent Work
There are two significant impacts where the Project has seen
the need for substantial attention: safety and building skills in
the national workforce. Our key safety goal is to have zero lost
time incidents. This and other related goals will only be reached
with a safety-conscious workforce. More broadly, Ambatovy’s
sustainability is dependent on respect for our employees,
developing their skills and creating a positive spirit of teamwork.
Human Rights
The Project has observed that it can have significant, positive
impact on supply chain accountability, non-discrimination in
labour relations and education on human rights, particularly as it
relates to child protection.
Product Responsibility
As we are not yet in production, many of the areas of impact
are not yet applicable, such as our response to customer
satisfaction. We are putting in place quality assurance
systems that will be applied to our products.
In addition to the critical issues identified above, we have
prioritized engaging Project-Affected Persons (PAPs), an
important group of stakeholders. This engagement has taken
many forms, including the implementation of Ambatovy’s
grievance mechanism.
