The Australian Government has introduced the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018 that requires large entities such as PLUS ES to report publicly on their actions to assess and address modern slavery risks in their operations and supply chain. We will report each year on our actions to assess and address modern slavery with our Modern Slavery Statement.

Modern slavery describes situations where victims are being deprived of their freedom through threats, coercion or deception.

In servicing our customers we have a significant procurement footprint. Our relationship with our external partners who supply us with goods and services from overseas and locally is important in assessing and addressing modern slavery risks.

Our External Partner Code of Conduct, Sustainable Procurement Policy and regular engagement forums with our suppliers provides us with the governance tools and engagement to support our management of modern slavery risks. See or Modern Slavery Statement to find out more about what we are doing.

Our Environmental Management System (EMS) is certified to international standard ISO 14001 in NSW. It is used to identify environmental risks and put measures in place to effectively manage these risks.

The EMS includes policies, procedures and training to provide a basis for continual environmental improvement.

The scope of our EMS applies to all activities, products and services carried out by PLUS ES which may impact on the environment. Our EMS applies to all of our employees and operations, including those carried out by contractors.

We develop an annual Environmental Sustainability Improvement Plan, which sets objectives and targets to improve our environmental performance in areas such as pollution control, energy and water reduction, waste and carbon emissions.

Our Sustainability Policy, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy and Environmental Code of Conduct outline our commitment to the environment.

Through our services, policies and organisational culture, PLUS ES genuinely works to providing safe, reliable and affordable energy to our customers.

Health and Safety

PLUS ES’s commitment to the health and safety of our employees, customers and communities is our top priority and linked to the KPI’s of our key managers and executives.

The nature of our work and services is inherently dangerous and this requires robust and innovative safety management systems to ensure a safe working culture and that we provide a safe and reliable service to our customers.

PLUS ES’s governance framework is designed to ensure that it is effectively managed, that statutory obligations are met and that the a culture that lives our values is remains reinforced.

Our Board assumes overall responsibility for PLUS ES’s corporate governance overseeing the performance of the organisation, our management, employees and the interests of our shareholders and stakeholders.

The Board maintains four committees:

• Health, Safety and Environment Committee
• Remuneration Committee
• Risk Committee
• Audit Committee

Underpinning our approach to governance are strong risk management principles and our Code of Conduct which helps ensure we consistently live our values.