Measuring up: the case for standards in transparent sustainability claims
Overview
As with any major development, hydropower has been faced with criticism and scrutiny for projects that have brought harm to local communities and the environment. As a result, hydropower developers are being held to higher accountability standards when it comes to measuring and reporting on their environmental and social impacts. With growing concerns around greenwashing, independent ESG standards must be used to promote transparency and trust in sustainability claims.
This session will bring together internationally recognised sustainability standards to discuss best practices and how those can be applied to the hydropower sector.
By the end of the session, attendees will have a better understanding of how rigorous sustainability standards can be used to ensure transparency and trust in sustainability claims, and how this can help to improve hydropower’s reputation.
Speakers
- Country Director Indonesia, Greenpeace Indonesia, Leonard Simanjuntak
- Director, LIHI, Shannon Ames
- Founder, Tonibung NGO, Adrian Banie Lasimbang
- Secretariat, Hydropower Sustainability Alliance, Joao Costa
- Accredited Lead Assessor, Hydropower Sustainability Alliance, Bernt Rydgren
- Senior Communications Advisor and Spokesperson, Hydro-Quebec, Lynn St-Laurent
- General Director and Senior Researcher, Tindzila Land Governance Resources & Training Centre, Alda Isabel Aníbal Salomão
Session objectives
- Discuss the benefits of sustainability standards to promote transparency and increase public trust
- Understand the challenges companies face in adhering to sustainability standards and how those can be addressed
- Explore lessons learned from sustainability standards and how those can be applied to hydropower
- Discuss the characteristics of rigorous sustainability standards that make them qualified to avoid and mitigate false and misleading claims.
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