At ESB, people are central to our mission to deliver a clean, secure and affordable energy future – from the employees and value chain workers building and operating the energy system, to the customers using clean power in new ways, to the communities hosting generation or network infrastructure.
Our People-Centred Sustainability Roadmap sets out all we are doing to place people at the heart of the energy transition.
We have a presence in every community in Ireland and believe we have a vital part to play in supporting these communities to build a brighter future by helping them to reach their full potential.
We are proud to support projects like the restoration of Ballyfad Community Centre, through our Wind Farm Community Fund.
It's just one of the ways we contribute over €2 million to community projects and initiatives across Ireland every year.
At ESB, we are stepping up to deliver bold energy solutions that create a more sustainable future for everyone. Through our Sustainability Leadership Plan, we have set out clear actions to strengthen engagement with communities and stakeholders, helping to deliver our strategy and support the transition to a clean energy future.
Some of our actions include:
- Embedding Community Impact Assessment across all capital programmes.
- Expanding our portfolio of community-focused initiatives through targeted support and sponsorships.
- Developing and implementing a Stakeholder Engagement Strategy for ESB Group.
We are committed to supporting communities, seeking to transform lives, and enable social, economic and environmental progress. We aim to deliver and create a brighter future for all through our sponsorships which range across STEM, the arts and the energy transition.
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Our fund sees more €1 million per year disbursed across a range of community and issues-based initiatives through a bi-annual fund to charities working in the areas of social inclusion relating to access to education as well as access to employment, and homelessness.
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We award approximately €1million annually through our Wind Farm Community Funds, helping communities to become more sustainable through the support of positive local initiatives and activities.
Learn how our fund helped the development of the Limerick Regional Athletics Club grounds.
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ESB Science Blast, delivered by the RDS, encourages children’s natural curiosity by empowering them to investigate the science behind a simple question that interests them, using essential 21st Century skills. It’s a non-competitive, whole class-led STEM programme that is free to enter for primary school classes from 3rd to 6th (ROI) and Key Stage 2 (NI).
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We have created bespoke workbooks as a resource for teachers and parents to support conversations around sustainability and climate change. It provides the vocabulary, definitions and activities to enhance learning for children whether in the classroom or at home.
We are committed to empowering, enabling and supporting customers and communities to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040. This reflects our long-standing commitment to providing the latest and most innovative infrastructure, products and services to help our customers live more efficiently and sustainably.
ESB Networks has been tasked with the delivery of the National Smart Metering Programme, which involves upgrading all of Ireland’s electricity meters to smart meters. Part of the Government’s Climate Action Plan, smart meters will support Ireland's transition to a low carbon future by enabling the development of smart grids, and supporting the electrification of heat and transport, local renewable generation and microgeneration.
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We are currently investing more than €30 million in electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the island of Ireland and Great Britain, cementing our ongoing commitment to driving electrification of transport and providing a best-in-class network for the increasing number of EV drivers.
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Through Electric Ireland Superhomes, we plan to deliver more than 35,000 deep home energy upgrades by 2030 in support of the Government’s Climate Action Plan to transform our housing stock for a low carbon future.
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We are committed to building and sustaining an increasingly diverse workforce and a strong values-based inclusive culture, where people engage, thrive, and feel connected to our purpose and to each other. We now employ more than 9,000 people across all our operations on the island of the Ireland and the UK.
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