EDP’s Valuable 500 Commitment:
EDP is a socially responsible company committed to having a positive impact on the planet and people’s lives. The principles of Diversity and Inclusion are central to our values and practices, and we are determined to drive change in our industry and beyond. For EDP, diversity stands as an enabling and differentiating factor that will drive innovation, and is fundamental to the success of our company. We welcome and value all people and we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce. EDP provides a place of work where everyone has the same right to feel a sense of belonging and safe to express their full selves.
Inclusion of people with disabilities
We recognise that more needs to be done to promote greater disability inclusion and the EDP Group is committed to furthering efforts in the recruitment and retention of people with disabilities and ensuring that all employees receive equal opportunities in career development, remuneration and social benefits, training and knowledge sharing as well as the adaptations needed regarding physical and digital accessibility.
Our commitments for 2025
- Increasing the proportion of employees living with disabilities to 2% of our global workforce.
- Other initiatives such as specific referral and internship programs, scholarships for young students with disabilities and programs to encourage EDP partners to have more inclusive action.
How are we going to achieve this?
Governance & Leadership
- EDP leadership as champion of our Diversity & Inclusion roadmap, elevating the topic of inclusion of people with disabilities within this work.
Strategy
- Guaranteeing equal access to opportunity for diverse talent, namely people with disabilities, through workforce planning, training and close onboarding of new hires.
- Strategic partnerships with different local and global stakeholders: academia, non profit and other associations.
Workforce
- Deliver am inclusive employment journey for EDP people- from how we recruit to how we develop, train, retain and promote employees.
- Provide work conditions and environment and a more accessible workplace through the necessary accommodation.
Learning
- Tailored training for key stakeholders (Recruitment Team, Leadership, managers, among others).
- Recruitment and development toolkit for managers.
- Corporate guidelines and toolkit on how to promote an inclusive workplace available to all employees.
Communication
- Local and global initiatives to promote an inclusive culture and experience (Inclusion Office, Global Diversity Week, Unconscious Bias training, etc.).
- Company dialogues and website conversations.
