DP WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE REPORT 2021
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WE ARE COMMITTED TO CHANGING WHAT IS POSSIBLE BY ENGAGING WITH OUR MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, WHICH INCLUDE OUR EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS, CUSTOMERS, INVESTORS, PARTNERS AND HOST COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE.
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS & MEMBERSHIPS
We are driven by always challenging ourselves to help solve real problems and making tangible links to our overall strategy for each initiative we undertake. We have mapped each of our ten areas of sustainability engagement against both the UN SDGs and the UNGC’s Principles, to ensure our stakeholders can verify our strategy’s alignment with international best practices in sustainability. The Group has made long-term commitments to three areas where it believes it can leave a legacy of positive impact. These three areas – Women, Education, and Oceans – form the ‘Our Future’ sections of our sustainability strategy and are where the Group directs the majority of its community engagement efforts globally. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Our sustainability strategy is bound and defined by the materiality assessment we completed at Group level in 2019,
in line with global best practice. This materiality assessment included input and engagement with numerous stakeholders – including Board members/executives, employees, partners, non-governmental organisations, NGOs, industry bodies and business associates, suppliers and customers – and provide the key insights that frame our strategy. The materiality of each topic was considered from two perspectives – its importance to external stakeholders and its importance to DP World. The issues that met the materiality threshold of the study were then plotted on a materiality matrix. The ten material issues identified by this stakeholder engagement exercise continue to drive the Group’s ‘Our World’ sustainability priorities and remain relevant and important. They also guide our daily interactions with the communities in which we operate, and set the parameters for optimal risk management of our business footprint.
CASE STUDY: THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE
DP World together with Expo 2020 Dubai has become a Global Alliance Founding Partner of The Earthshot Prize, the most prestigious environmental prize in history, incentivising worldwide change with a decade of action to repair our planet.
• DP World took part in the 2021 nomination process for the Earthshot Prize submitting over 16 entrees. • Supported the communication and amplification of the Earthshot Prize winners and finalists through our communication channels.
“OUR SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS ARE INSPIRED BY, AND ALIGNED WITH, GLOBAL STANDARDS. EACH ADDRESS SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING GLOBAL CHALLENGES FACED BY HUMANITY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRIORITISE MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ENHANCE OUR COLLECTIVE ABILITY TO RESOLVE THESE CHALLENGES, AND TO WORK WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO CHANGE WHAT IS POSSIBLE.”
AYLA BAJWA, HEAD OF GROUP SUSTAINABILITY & IMPACT
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