Ørsted listen to their stakeholders “ We listen a lot to our stakeholders ,” commented Krabek , which she says is an intrinsic part of her team ’ s role . “ You have to be curious and you have to genuinely listen to other people ' s perspectives , as that is what shapes sustainability .” She leads an empowered team at Ørsted to navigate the complex landscape of sustainability – as she points out “ no single department or single person can do it alone ”.
“ We work as a team to make sure the company knows best practices and we look at how the sustainability space is moving and then work with relevant business functions across the organisation to make sure we have the right programmes and initiatives in place .
“ We are very focused on what our different stakeholder expectations are relating to sustainability from investors , non-profit organisations ( NGOs ), local communities , the regulators or governments , who ask for the energy project and are our main customers .”
Krabek points out that renewable energy projects such as wind farms rely on a huge infrastructure which , in many cases , will become a significant part of local communities .
“ We are committed to engaging in early dialogue with local communities , to understand both the perspectives and also the concerns and interest they have in the project that we are going to embark upon together . We want the projects to create
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