main social responsibility strategies (msrs)

Main Social Responsibility Strategies(MSRS)

REPDC GREEN PTE LTDMain Social Responsibility Strategies (MSRS)

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD Main Social Responsibility Strategies (MSRS)

AUTHORED BY REPDC GREEN PTE LTD STRATEGY TEAM

Yossi Edelstien, Managing Director: [email protected]

Dan Anat, Program Manager: [email protected]

Nina Erceg, Assistant Analyst: [email protected]

Reviewed & Modified by: Gordana Radovic Tripinovic, MA [email protected]

Final Reviewed by: Juergen Jelly, Mag [email protected]

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD16 Raffles Quay, #33-03 Hong Leong Building Singapore 048581

All rights reserved.No reproduction, copy or transmission of this Publication may not be redistributed for any other purpose without prior written consent from REPDC GREEN PTE LTD.

October, 2013


Reporting Information

This is the first REPDC GREEN PTE LTD report on Main Social Responsibility Strategies (MSRS) published by the company. The document includes our efforts for growth and future performances in economic, environmental and social areas. This report will serve as a momentum for the examination of the management aims and REPDC GREEN PTE LTD hopes this first report will become a communication channel for co-development with potential investors and stakeholders.

Forward Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements and factual information that are current as of the date the report was originally delivered. REPDC GREEN PTE LTD and its subsidiaries disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the timing and amount of estimated future development activities, expenditures, permitting, and requirements for additional capital and access to data.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks related to actual results of project development activities; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; the ability to enter into joint ventures or to acquire or dispose of projects; future prices of electricity; accidents, labor disputes and other risks of the power industry; ability to obtain financing and delays in obtaining governmental approvals of financing. The Company does not undertake any obligation to review or confirm expectations and estimates or to update any forward-looking statements to reflect the circumstances that arise after the date of this report.

Table of Contents


REPDC GREEN PTE LTD ETHICAL MANAGEMENT 1

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD REGIONAL SUPPORT 4

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 5

• CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY GOVERNANCE 7

• SUSTAINABILITY, MITIGATION AND SOCIAL EQUITY 7

COMPANY STRATEGIC ACTIVITIES - MAIN PRIORITIES AND PROGRAMS 8

IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• HEALTH AND SAFETY 8

• SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 10

• ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 11

• SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES 11

• ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS 12

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

AND STUDENT PROGRAMS – EDUCATION, TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT 15

CORE TEAM INCENTIVE PROGRAM 16

ANTI BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION COMPLIANCE 16

FEEDBACK QUESTIONNAIRE 19

CONTACT 21

REPDC GREEN PTE LTDEthical Management

1 | REPDC GREEN PTE LTD Main Social Responsibility Strategies (MSRS)

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD is devoted to develop hydropower projects. Hydroelectric power is a proven renewable technology which is in use for over a century and which is currently providing about 19% of the world’s electricity. We are well aware that today’s generation of humankind must turn to renewable sources of energy and act more responsibly towards planet and future generations. That is one of the principles of sustainable development and engaging in hydropower is our way of caring and acting responsibly towards future. By engaging in hydropower we are investing in cleaner, more responsible business, and future based on strong ethical principles.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD ethical principles provide the foundations for various modern concepts of work, which broaden individual and corporate priorities far beyond traditional business aims of profit and shareholder enrichment. We believe that ethical factors have also a significant influence on institutions and public sector organizations, which aside of the traditional priorities of service quality and cost management, increasingly take into account ethical considerations affecting the commercial and corporate world.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD modern and innovative concept of running the business outlines the ethical character of the Company and encompasses many related issues including:

Any other aspects of good modern leadership, management and organizations which relate to ethics might be added to REPDC GREEN codes in future.

When engaging in business management and activities, ethics is often placed as top priority. All standards for businesses are based on ethical standards and moral philosophy for transparent and fair operations. Adhering to ethical standards shows that the Company’s decision making is not only based on economic principles, but also on the premise of ethical judgments including transparent accounting, fair terms, legal tax-paying and environment protection. Following the moral philosophy fairly and uprightly, stricter than the law or government regulations, guarantees Company’s strong and high quality position. Thus, ethical management is what executives should implement when engaging in business activities.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD takes full economical, legal and ethical responsibilities to co-develop with all stakeholders of REPDC GREEN including customers, partners, local authorities and associations, employees and respects the code of ethics.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Cooperatives

Ethical management and leadership Employee ownership

Sustainable globalization – contributing to sustainability Micro-finance

Corporate governance Well-being at work and life balance

Social enterprise Psychological contract

Respect for Human Rights Diversity

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Repdc Green Pte Ltd Management Guideline

The ethical management guideline helps employees to correctly understand and implement ethical management. The practical guideline provides assistance in resolving ethical issues that might arise during business operation and a base for decision making.

Having a guideline with set of rules outlining the responsibilities of proper practices for an individual and the whole organization makes the management and investment decision based on multiple-choice scenarios to take into account ethical standards as a priority. Nourishing the ethical spirit in REPDC GREEN makes our employees aware that their actions that would harm ethical standards would be depreciated by the Company and society.

Code of Professional Ethics

We carry out business with honesty, integrity and responsibility. We establish corporate culture of mutual respect and trust. REPDC GREEN strives to increase corporate value and maximize shareholders’ interests by promoting the transparency and efficacy of business management. We put top priority on our clients’ satisfaction, where we serve as service provider, and on providing quality projects and services to communities, where we operate as investor and developer. We make fair and transparent transactions with vendors and strengthen relationships with them in pursuit of co-prosperity.

We respect our competitor’s relevant regulations and business practices and pursue fair and free competition. We strive to achieve sustainable development as an eco-friendly organization and contribute to the preservation of the Earth and the prosperity of humankind. We fulfill corporate social responsibility by complying with the law and contributing to the public interests of the nation and society. Our ethics committee will deliberate under a rigorous and fair procedure to determine the disciplinary measures.

Starting with the beginning of 2015 REPDC GREEN plans to operate an integrated cyber audit system with all REPDC GREEN groups of companies.

Oath of Ethical Management

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD mandates employees to make an oath to comply with the code of ethics in order to raise awareness of ethical management and facilitate its implementation. Being known for respecting ethics contributes to establishing and maintaining a win-win relationship with vendors and a possible receipt of fund or valuables. Unnecessary entertainment is prohibited. Transparent transaction is being implemented by reflecting reasonable procurement prices and open bidding.

Expansion of Ethical Management Co-Prosperity Activities

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD will strive to share the ethical management system with investors, clients and vendors in order to form a transparent, fair and ethical business relationship.

Incentive System

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD will encourage voluntary compliance with the code of ethics. REPDC GREEN provides incentives to selected employees who exemplify ethic management every half year. The incentive system inspires them to implement the ethical management proactively and voluntarily.

Incentive Towards Others

Not only that REPDC GREN PTE LTD is making sure that our own management and employees are working under ethical principles, we are setting ground rules for our vendors and are hoping to set an example by engaging in clean energy such as hydropower, and encourage our clients, vendors and even competition to make their business policies more responsible towards all stakeholders.



REPDC GREEN PTE LTDRegional Support

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD will contribute a minimum of 1% of project profit before tax each year to fund initiatives that benefit the communities associated with our operations, particularly those located in remote areas or in regions with a lower level of social and economic development and infrastructure while we manage our funding so that our community initiatives receive stable and continuing financial support.

REPDC GREEN believes that when acting responsibly, hydropower production also impacts positively on local communities, benefits the local infrastructure, creates jobs and contributes generally to sustainable regional development. Using the energy of flowing water, without depleting it, means all hydropower projects meet the definition of renewable. Technology used has been known and proven for over a century, and the impacts of hydropower are well understood and manageable through mitigation and enhancement measures. Hydropower offers vast potential and is available where development is most needed.

REPDC GREEN believes that from the potential of all renewable energy sources, hydropower is the most important and most widely used. Worldwide, it currently provides 19% of the global electricity supply. In Norway this increases to 99%. Significantly however, worldwide, around two-thirds of economically feasible hydropower potential is currently undeveloped. Untapped hydro resources are still abundant in regions such as Latin America, Africa and Asia. Countries here also have the highest numbers of people currently without access to electricity.

Hydropower improves grid stability and reliability. Electricity generated from hydropower can be placed on the grid faster than any other energy source and can go from zero power to maximum output rapidly and predictably. This makes it well-suited to meeting changing loads and providing ancillary electrical services that maintain the balance between electricity supply and demand.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD helps fight climate change. The hydropower life cycle produces very small amounts of greenhouse gases. By offsetting emissions from gas, coal and oil fired power plants; hydropower can help slow global warming. Hydropower plants produce no air pollutants or toxic by-products. Where replacing fossil fuelled electricity generation, acid rain and smog can be reduced.

Hydropower sector makes a significant contribution to development in general. REPDC GREEN PTE LTD Hydropower facilities bring electricity, roads, industry and commerce to communities, thereby developing the economy, improving access to health and education, and enhancing the quality of life. It contributes to freshwater storage; hydropower reservoirs collect rainwater, which can then be used for drinking or irrigation.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD knows that the long term investment in hydropower projects can benefit several generations. They have low operation and maintenance costs and can easily be upgraded to incorporate the latest technologies.


The Stakeholders of REPDC GREEN PTE LTD are divided into six groups: employees, customers, vendors, local communities, shareholders and investors, local governments and associations. REPDC GREEN PTE LTD will continue to engage in diverse activities to facilitate communication (questionnaires for employees and consumers, meetings, public consultations, presentations for investors…) and build positive synergetic relationship based on openness, respect, fair practice and flexibility.

Vendors

Employees

Customers

Management(Shareholders

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Government, Media,

Associations

REPDC GREEN PTE LTDStakeholder Engagement


Management

Definition Companies and individuals which may hold REPDC GREEN shares

Communication ChannelGeneral shareholders meeting, disclosure and analyst meeting

Major Issues Maximization of shareholders value and enhancement of corporate competitiveness

Commitments of REPDC GREEN PTE LTD Preparation of new growth engines and pursuit of growth and stability at the same time

Employees

Definition REPDC GREEN Executive and employees

Communication ChannelJunior committee, communication with executives, questionnaires for employees

Major Issues Working environment, fair evaluation and reward

Commitments of REPDC GREEN PTE LTD Enhancement of global capabilities, operation of various welfare programs, work-life balance, accident-free sites, establishment of healthy labor-management

Vendors

Definition Equipment suppliers, design and construction partners

Communication ChannelProcurement, purchasing management system and discussion meeting

Major Issues Fair trade and synergy creation by mutual cooperation

Commitments of REPDC GREEN PTE LTD Establishment of compliance programs and enhancement of business partner support programs

Customers

Definition REPDC GREEN, Project owners and partners

Communication ChannelClient’s and customer’s satisfaction survey

Major Issues Improvement of technical skills and quality

Commitments of REPDC GREEN PTE LTD Reinforcement of competitiveness in technology and quality and continuous customer satisfaction management

Governments, Media and Associates

Definition Governments, media and associations, subsidiary organizations

Communication ChannelPublic hearing and consultations, press release and surveys

Major Issues Participation in policy making and prevention of law violations and corruption

Commitments of REPDC GREEN PTE LTD Observance of law and regulations and establishment of anti-corruption corporate cultures

Local Communities

Definition Local residents and governments in the communities where REPDC GREEN operates

Communication ChannelREPDC GREEN wide social contribution activities in which all employees participate and environmental effects evaluation

Major IssuesVoluntary works, environmental protection activates, REPDC GREEN local community’s development

Commitments of REPDC GREEN PTE LTD Systematic social contribution activates, eco-friendly management and minimization of environmental effects


Corporate Social Responsibility Governance

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. CSR functions as a built-in mechanism, whereby a business monitors and ensures its active compliance with the spirit of the law, ethical standards, and international norms. Corporate governance of REPDC GREEN understands the importance of CSR and is preparing this MSRS to implement the social responsibility into the Company policy and working atmosphere. Our actions will appear to further social good beyond the interests of the firm and what is required by law. CSR is a process with the aim to embrace responsibility for the Company’s actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders and all other members of the public sphere. REPDC GREEN’s corporate governance is based on these principles:• Fairness,• Openness,• Equality towards all stakeholders,• Transparency,• Accountability,• Conscientiousness,• Willing to cooperate and• Good faith.

Sustainability, mitigation and social equity

As a conscientious investor the REPDC GREEN PTE LTD will operate on the basic principle that sustainability is achieved through mitigation and social equity. Thus, the appropriate steps will be taken in prior to project implementation to evaluate the sustainability of each project, given REPDC GREEN ability to mitigate related risks in that particular region or community.

Social equity is a key aspect to success in developing countries; REPDC GREEN clearly identifies the key needs of the community and the benefits that our activities will bring on the local level. With forethought, meticulous planning and relationship building, we will be able to ensure success as a strong local partner. Investing in social equity is one of our primary goals, whether it is to employ local labor, create new venues of employment, participate in public programs or develop new programs with the local community; all these aspects and more are part of what we do.

At REPDC GREEN, it is fully understood that through local community sustainable growth and improvement of living standards, everyone benefits in the long run. REPDC GREEN will offer its shareholders and investors the unique opportunity to participate in water to power business which not only provides benefits to the end user by generating electricity but also provides the community with a partner ready to participate in its future growth and development.

REPDC GREEN will maintain the highest standards of integrity, meaning that REPDC GREEN is honest and fair in all our dealings. We shall not permit or tolerate engagement in bribery or other forms of corruption. REPDC GREEN takes this as its social responsibility as a conscientious business established to promote the development of sustainable water to power projects.


“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

United Nations, 1987

REPDC GREEN sees the social responsibility as responsibility to society, its stakeholders, environment and sustainability of global development. This implies efficient use of natural sources and encouraging renewable sources and efficient use of planet’s potentials.

The concept of sustainable development is often broken out into three constituent parts: environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and sociopolitical sustainability. Through our activities, we strive to contribute all the aspects of sustainability:

• Focusing on developing clean power generation;• Careful use of energy sources and saving energy;• Waste reduce and smart waste management ;• Ensuring safe operations of our facilities; • Taking preventive measures to eliminate negative environmental effects;• Avoid pollution of waters;• Caring for water biodiversity;• Caring for wildlife

• Long term contracts;• Accelerating innovative development;• Optimizing HPP’s operations;• Reducing construction cost and time;• Improve O&M services;• Expand REPDC GREEN’s presence globally;• Increasing energy efficiency;

• Developing human resources potential – field-specific higher education;• Contributing to local communities and national safety; • Volunteering and charity work;• Taking care of local tradition and culture;• Caring for our employee’s welfare • Standing out for human rights and labor protection.

Health and Safety

Together, we will ensure that every day is a safe one.

The safety and well-being of our team members are inherent in REPDC GREEN PTE LTD company’s operating philosophy. It is a value embedded in our corporate culture and a

REPDC GREEN PTE LTDCompany strategic activities - main priorities and programs in terms of sustainable development

practice reflected in our health and safety program and our business processes. We are the industry leader in workplace management solutions and our focus on the welfare of our team members has helped to position us there.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD is committed to all of its employees and complying with all applicable health and safety legislation, requirements, codes of practice, internal standards and guidelines subscribed to by ourselves and/or our clients. Through audits, team member feedback, accountability and periodic reviews, we are continually striving to improve upon our safety performance and our program. We set specific performance goals and targets, implement programs and initiatives and provide communication and resources to keep safety at the forefront and move towards a zero incident rate.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD team members are integral part of implementing and maintaining a safe and healthy workplace for ourselves, our contractors and all personnel who enter our workspace. We ensure our employees are aware and understand their rights and their responsibilities with respect to health and safety. To this end, we ensure that this policy is communicated to, and understood by all REPDC GREEN employees and the employees of our sub-contractors who are involved in the delivery of work implemented by REPDC GREEN, that team members provide input and participate in all health and safety related programs and initiatives and that safety and well-being is the fabric of all our activities. REPDC GREEN employees understand the importance of safety and well-being at a personal and organizational level, and REPDC GREEN fosters this culture through our ongoing initiatives.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD aims to operate a safe workplace that is injury- and fatality-free, and to enhance the well-being of employees, contractors and communities. To achieve this:

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD provides and demands from our contractors’ visible safety leadership, and appropriate leadership development and training at every level, fostering and maintaining a positive safety culture, behavior and awareness. We identify and eliminate or mitigate unsafety, occupational and community health and hygiene hazards and maintain operational integrity.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD applies safe work systems and occupational and community health and hygiene programs and actively introduces contractors, suppliers and business partners to health and safety policy, so that they understand and respect our occupational and community health and safety standards.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD reports, manages and learns from injuries, illnesses and high potential incidents and prepares for and effectively respond to emergencies and crises. REPDC GREEN HEALTH AND SAFETY guide will be prepared in cooperation and instruction to cover all aspects related to health and safety policy.

HUMAN RIGHTS AND DISCRIMINATIONREPDC GREEN PTE LTD makes sure that all human rights are guaranteed. Our employees, vendors and all other team members and cooperatives will never be deprived or any of the human rights or discriminated on any ground. Discrimination will not be tolerated whether is it on age, gender, race, religion, sex orientation etc. Each and every one of our team members will be treated with respect and rewarded by the same criteria regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sex orientation etc.



Social and Environmental Responsibility

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD places the society and environment to its highest level of priorities. In order to do this successfully in complex emerging markets, we plan, construct and operate our projects in consultation with key stakeholders, including local communities. We work closely with and engage in partnerships with environmental, human rights and development experts. We undertake an environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA), which complies with the World Bank`s and REPDC GREEN’s standards, on all projects prior to any investment decision. Furthermore we are guided in our endeavors by a set of robust business principles which govern all our decision-making processes and business activities. Risk management processes and social development programs are incorporated into every project we undertake.

Environmental responsibility and impact assessmentRigorous social and environmental impact assessments are conducted on all projects prior to investment. During project assessment and construction the company also works closely with local communities to understand their needs and help ensure that the projects deliver social benefits.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD aims to preserve the long-term health, function, and viability of the natural environments affected by our operations. We act as responsible stewards of our assets and operate to leading practice environmental standards to eliminate, mitigate or remediate the environmental impacts of our activities and continually improving the efficiency with which we use raw materials, energy and natural resources.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD decreased direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions. We work with other organizations, governments and groups to address climate change and reduce harmful emissions to air, water and land in order to avoid net losses or degradation of natural habitats, biodiversity and landscape functions as well. We strive to prevent or mitigate the impacts of adverse environmental incidents.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD will strive not to deteriorate, harm or change existing wildlife with any of our business actions. Indigenous species (animal or plant) will be preserved, and existing conditions intact. We are strongly devoted to sustainable development and will do everything in our power to preserve wildlife.

Responsible and sustainableWe plan our projects to be developed and operated in a responsible and sustainable manner. We therefore conduct regular risk assessments in the form of social and environmental audits, reviews and follow-up of site-specific issues. We also implement programmers alongside all our projects to limit the negative impact on local communities and environments and help ensure that the projects deliver social benefits.


Environmental and Community Involvement

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD aims to contribute to the social and economic development of sustainable communities associated with our operations.

As a responsible corporate citizen, REPDC GREEN considers ethical and social issues in parallel with business development and efficient resource management when developing our projects. In addition to employ mainly local people at all our sites and plants, we collaborate closely with local communities on programs designed to provide them with lasting social and economic benefits.

We identify the communities and other stakeholders associated with our projects and actively engage with them in a culturally appropriate and transparent manner as early as possible and throughout the life cycle of our projects to establish relationships based on mutual benefit and active participation. We respect the culture, customs, interests and rights of communities, including indigenous peoples and vulnerable or previously disadvantaged groups.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD works with governments, local authorities, community representatives, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations and other interested parties to develop and support projects that benefit the communities associated with our operations.

We will contribute a minimum of 1% of project profit before tax each year to fund initiatives that benefit the communities associated with our operations, particularly those located in remote areas or in regions with a lower level of social and economic development and infrastructure while we manage our funding so that our community initiatives receive stable and continuing financial support. We work to minimize the adverse impacts of our operations on the communities in which we operate and to avoid sole dependence on our operations.

Security and Environmental Policies

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD understands it has a responsibility to help protect and preserve the environment for future generations. To this end we endeavor to carry out all reasonably practicable measures to meet or exceed our responsibilities to reduce our impact on the environment. We are making a commitment through this Environmental Policy to:

• Ensure compliance with all current environmental legislation. Seek to identify forthcoming environmental legislation to ensure timely compliance with such new legislation.

• Encourage the use of low carbon forms of transport whenever business travel is required, adopt low carbon procurement practices and work with suppliers to improve performance throughout our supply chain.

• Improve our management of energy, emissions, use of resources and waste performance to prevent pollution and provide resources to support effective improvement opportunities including developing, maintaining and implementing policies, procedures and management systems to assess and monitor, on a continuous basis, the environmental impact of our operations.

• Review our Environmental Policy and other relevant environmental documentation at regular intervals and communicate with our stakeholders, including staff and contractors, on matters of Environmental Policy and Practices.

• Familiarize ourselves with indigenous species of wildlife and ecosystem on site we are about to build power plant, and make sure that any of our activities do not endanger the existing nature around power plant.


REPDC GREEN ResponsibilitiesResponsibility for social, ethical and environmental matters rests with the Programmer Director and as such, the Programmer Director is responsible for the project’s Environmental Policy and Practices.

Review, Improvement and CommunicationREPDC GREEN PTE LTD will continue to monitor the effectiveness of measures implemented under the Environmental Policy. In particular the project will:

• Seek to produce an annual assessment of the project’s energy and emissions performance for the purposes of management review, voluntary reporting to stakeholders and legislative compliance.

• Review energy and emissions performance and trends and consider amendments to the Environmental Policy as part of an annual environmental management review, and to implement amendments as necessary.

• Publish Environmental Policy, Environmental Practices and our progress implementing them on our web site.

• REPDC GREEN PTE LTD is committed to communicating the project’s Environmental Policy and Practices to employees, contractors, suppliers and other interested parties.

Environmental Risks

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD responds to every intensifying environmental issue, the treatments of climate change, then the energy and water which is reflected in research and business development of REPDC GREEN to manage environmental risk and utilize them as business opportunities. Making the ecological awareness and environmental risk mitigation as a safety part of national security and increasing reliable, eco-friendly energy generation benefits Company’s reputation as a social responsible company.

Environmental Risks - LivelihoodREPDC GREEN PTE LTD perfectly understands that the local population livelihoods could be affected by new development of hydropower plant and that the populations are inextricably linked to the region’s natural resources. Any agent of environmental change that compromises these resources will therefore have a profound impact on local livelihoods. Therefore REPDC GREEN will make the outmost to cooperate with the local communities in the regions where REPDC GREEN operates in order to make sure that local population will be impacted positively from our activities.

REPDC GREEN hydropower development activities will make sure that basin’s population has the ability to live sustainably. Through support of local population, we will make sure that standard of basin’s population does not deteriorate. Local communities will not be forced to find alternative livelihoods. Finding alternative living options might lead to environmental destruction, highlighting the unsustainability of continued hydropower development.

REPDC GREEN sees importance of taking an interdisciplinary approach while assessing the impact of natural resource development projects. While environmental impact assessments have often been conducted for hydropower projects, the social impacts have generally received significantly less attention. Assessing only the environmental impacts fails to recognize the value of these natural resources.

Environmental Risks - indigenous populationsIndigenous people worldwide – REPDC GREEN overview from hydro power perspective:

The circumstances of each nation or group of people are so unique that generalizations may not apply to many particular cases. Nevertheless, there are characteristics that distinguish them in their capacity as indigenous people with common problems and challenges when it comes to land expropriation required in the hydro industry for instance.

Increasing urbanizationMany indigenous families have members in their communities of origin and in the cities, and maintain ties with both realities. More and more indigenous people migrate or are displaced to regions or countries more or less distant from their communities of origin and their connection with the land is lost. Amid this diversity REPDC GREEN sees the local population and has plans to integrate it to our development.

Resource extraction threatens the land rights of indigenous peopleContrary to the declarative and legal achievements of the indigenous social movement, the security of their territories and resources has been severely affected in recent decades. REPDC GREEN has the opinion that working together with the local community will maintain good relation and mutual benefit for long life. New intergovernmental trade agreements with the economic powers of the developed world facilitate the dispossession of indigenous land and resources or their exploitation carried out without consultation and in exclusion of the indigenous inhabitants. The current degraded state of many indigenous territories, which are subject to large-scale extractive projects or have been stripped by mega road, port or hydroelectric power projects, affects indigenous people’s fundamental rights to health, food and access to clean water. REPDC GREEN is aware or all these negative repercussions and will join the local communities in order to make the realization of our hydropower plan in full integration and to reduce negative consequences to a minimum.

Environmental Risks - resettlementInvoluntary resettlement may cause severe long-term hardship, impoverishment, and environmental damage unless appropriate measures are carefully planned and carried out. REPDC GREEN will do the most in order to make sure our development project will not make damage to the local communities nearby areas where our hydropower facilities are.

Environmental Risks - cultural heritage and traditionsREPDC GREEN PTE LTD fully recognized that large dams are invariably constructed in river basins where people have lived for long periods of time, often from the prehistoric past to the present. Large dams also may impact very large areas that may encompass one or more cultural regions and tribal or indigenous groups. REPDC GREEN is fully committed to those people that are living close to our project sites. We are doing the outmost to plan and develop our project in full cooperation with the local communities. REPDC GREEN PTE LTD has also fully recognized that the construction of large dams has also led to incalculable loss, destruction, and damage of cultural resources ranging from shrines of local communities to world heritage monuments. The objective of this report is to provide an overview of past and present cultural heritage management in areas impacted by large dams, and to recommend internationally acceptable criteria and guidelines for the future cultural heritage management of dam impacted areas.


REPDC GREEN management team recommendations for purposes of this report, ‘Cultural Heritage’ comprise:1. Cultural resources of living populations (e.g., their mode of subsistence, social

organization, religion, ideology, political organization, language and the material expression of their ideas and practices which range from sacred elements of the natural landscape to artifacts and buildings);

2. Archaeological resources (e.g., occurrences and sites which may include artifacts, plant and animal remains associated with human activities, burials, and architectural elements) which may or may not be an integral part of the cultural heritage of the local inhabitants; and

3. Cultural landscapes which consist of landforms and biotic as well as non-biotic features of the land resulting from cultural practices over historical, or even prehistoric times, by generations of people of one or more cultural traditions.

These resources constitute the cultural heritage of people, of nation, of humanity.REPDC GREEN believes that we cannot rehabilitate or restore what is gone, but we can prevent the loss that is now eroding our experience and strengthen our ability to respond to adverse conditions.

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD is working to make sure that the impact of large dams on global scale will not create the loss and damage of cultural heritage. As the result of innovative way of thinking REPDC GREEN covered:1. Lack of sufficient numbers of skilled and qualified cultural heritage personnel,2. Lack of appropriate cultural heritage management infrastructure,3. Lack of adequate facilities for curtain, preservation, and display of cultural heritage

resources retrieved from cultural heritage projects,4. Absence or inadequate cultural heritage legislation in some countries,5. Scarcity or unavailability of funding for capacity building,6. No enforcement of international cultural heritage preservation agreements, and 7. Lack of active civic pressure to mobilize actions to preserve and sustain cultural

heritage resources.

REPDC GREEN sees the colossal magnitude of the loss and damage of cultural heritage in every case where large dams are constructed. The ongoing impact of dams on cultural heritage resources well beyond the immediate area of the dam and reservoirs and the woefully inadequate means to cope with the ongoing and impending loss of cultural heritage in developing countries is serious. REPDC GREEN has the opinion that the situation must be regarded as a crisis of unprecedented dimensions.

Environmental risk - changing ecosystem REPDC GREEN PTE LTD is aware of the past negative influences that big dams had on nearby ecosystem. Large amounts of water that create a lake would change air humidity which would lead to change of microclimate that would further on have big impact on wildlife in that area. Plant and animal species would lose their habitat and finally expire. Consequences of changing one part of ecosystem can be vast and often unpredictable until it is too late to reverse the process. Those consequences can affect not only wildlife but the nearby community as well. We will make sure not to make similar mistakes in our projects and activities. We will examine the ongoing wildlife on project site and make sure to affect indigenous species and natural conditions as little as possible.


REPDC GREEN PTE LTDHuman Resources Development and Student Programs – Education, training & employment

REPDC GREEN PTE LTD believes that human capital is key to competitiveness in a market economy. Human resource management should place the focus on employees, their needs, motivation and satisfaction. Familiarity with the needs and aspirations of each employee allows the activation of their potential through motivation so that they contribute to the progress and competitiveness of the organization. REPDC GREEN PTE LTD will initiate, in the second half of the 2014, the Human Resources Development center in order to create the highest standard for Employees Development program and will, with Human Resources, engage for that purpose a specialist in order to support the company growth.

Being a part of the worldwide Investment and Development Company, REPDC GREEN will adopt the lifelong learning concept as the basis of its educational strategy and it uses earmarked funding to facilitate the creation of a knowledge-based society.

In this context, the future REPDC GREEN PTE LTD Human Resource Development Centre will place special emphasis on the implementation of a lifelong learning strategy by encouraging and promoting all forms of lifelong learning. Adult education, basic vocational training and continuous education will be available also in the localities and areas of our operations. REPDC GREEN also plans to implement knowledge management as the base of general Company knowledge. A well-organized experience and knowledge data base will help new employees and will strive to maintain ex-employees knowledge after leaving the company or retirement.

REPDC GREEN has already launched student program and plans to expand it and improve it. We believe that offering students jobs and trainings early enough will help them in their educational path, while producing more field-specific experts to encourage the future growth of hydropower sector and REPDC GREEN. Gaining practical experiences early through working and exchanging programs is potential pillar of future collaboration and global-scale problem-solving.

Altogether, this should provide the guidelines for human resource development which promotes a knowledge-based society ready to take on the challenges of the new global economy. At the same time, these activities contribute to the permanent employability and social mobility of human resources of the company.


Core Team Incentive Program

REPDC GREEN sees development of human resources in all of its business areas as highly significant. This is critical success factor and we will be highly devoted to obtain and keep the best talents and experts we need.

REPDC GREEN is currently putting in place an incentive program that will ensure retention of key management personnel.

A part of REPDC GREEN’s Strategic Plan is developing a Team-based Incentive Programs and formulation of vision, mission, core values, goals and objectives, corporate strategies and plans, business strategies and plans and functional strategies.

Anti-bribery and Corruption Compliance

As part of its business philosophy, REPDC GREEN PTE LTD rejects any unethical, unlawful business conduct by its employees, subcontractors, or clients and fully enforces a clear transparent policy to mitigate the possibility of the occurrence of such conduct. REPDC GREEN PTE LTD will apply to approve on anti-bribery and corruption strategy in the near future.

Bribery and Corruption Navigating the Global Risks suggests there is no one-size-fits-all anti-corruption compliance solution. Instead, the book makes the point that global organizations are best served by developing customized, holistic programs.

Bribery and corruption are widely viewed as significant problems and a barrier to economic and social stability in developed and emerging nations. As a result, basic risk mitigation


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structures have evolved into complex anti-corruption compliance programs. But in many instances, global organizations are left vulnerable due to an organizational culture that accepts or ignores signs of bribery, corruption and fraud.

Anti-Corruption Compliance ProgramThere are no quick fixes when it comes to bribery and corruption, but we have identified several elements that should make up the foundation of REPDC GREEN anti-corruption compliance program. These are designed to fundamentally change an organization’s culture, identify and address potential issues before it is too late, and contain instances of bribery and corruption, once they are discovered, with minimal impact to the business.

Bribery and corruption as cultural phenomenaChief among these elements is the need to view bribery and corruption as cultural phenomena. Fraud may manifest itself in seemingly minor transactions across an organization, so the tone set by senior leadership is critical in driving employees to be vigilant. No organization is immune to bribery, corruption or fraud, therefore, a strong reactive element must be in place to execute an internal investigation and cooperate with the appropriate regulatory authorities.

Deter, detect and prevent bribery and corruptionAnti-corruption compliance programs vary widely from company to company. However, over the past decade, a consensus of leading practices has emerged. Anti-corruption compliance goals are accomplished through a structure that includes people, processes, and technology. People focuses on the individuals tasked with developing, implementing and monitoring a company’s anti-corruption compliance program.

Processes are the elements of the anti-corruption compliance program and include conducting risk assessments; the adoption of policies and enhanced financial controls; anti-corruption training, audits and monitoring mechanisms; and continuous review and improvement.

Technology includes the tools used to assist in carrying out the overall compliance mandate and can include the accounting system, the company’s website, the company’s online training system, online travel and entertainment, and vendor payment and approval controls.

Global anti-corruption program must-havesGlobal anti-corruption programs should include a code of conduct and policies regarding gifts, training, political and charitable contributions, and delegation of authority, as well as accounting policies regarding the proper recording of transactions. Specific attention should be paid to risks derived from the nature of the organization’s operations, the degree of business with government entities, business locations and company size, and the regulatory environment it operates in.

An effective anti-corruption compliance program needs to be risk based to ensure that it is properly designed to implement strategies and allocate resources to mitigate the specific and most substantial risks of corruption and bribery facing the organization.


Proactive to be reactiveREPDC GREEN PTE LTD is ready to educate our employees and other team members to recognize harmful effects of corruption. We are certain that a person who is well aware of bad implications of corruption, who is trained to recognize it and with properly embedded moral values will be more efficient in our mutual effort in prevention of corruption. It is equally important to us to have educated and well trained partners in preventing corruption whether they may be employees or any other team members.

A key component of a cohesive anti-corruption program is the establishment of reactive elements. An incident response plan can be basic but it is a necessary tool for global organizations to have on hand. By taking proactive steps, companies may save significant sums of money and prevent irreparable harm to their reputation. The incident response plan should encompass investigations, remediation and uniform disciplinary processes.

Incident Response PlanOur perspective – three aspects of a holistic anti-corruption program:• Setting the proper tone at the top within the organization through policies and

procedures,• Proactively identifying corruption risks and monitoring internal controls to prevent or

detect the risks and• Developing reactive protocols in the event that corruption is suspected.


Feedback Questionnaire & Contact Information

Your opinion is important to us. We would appreciate your opinion and we kindly ask you to briefly answer our questions. Your feedback will help us improve our work and actions to influence the society in the safe and efficient way, for mutual satisfaction.

1. Does the REPDC GREEN’s MSRS in Your opinion fulfill the requirements of corporate responsibility in environment and social fields?

2. Is REPDC GREEN capable, in your opinion, to safely operate hydropower facilities regarding the respect for environment and local communities?

3. Do you think there is a lack of needed information in this document and in which segment?

4. Is REPDC GREEN clear in describing business plans and intentions?5. Was any part of the MSRS useful and is there anything potentially useful missing?6. How would you evaluate the completeness and truthfulness of the information given

in MSRS?

CONTACT INFORMATION

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REPDC GREEN Pte Ltd

16 Raffles Quay, #33-03Hong Leong BuildingSingapore 048581

Tel: +65 6000 064 422Fax: +65 6000 064 411

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IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE

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