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The IRBC Agreement for the Renewable Energy Sector is expanding with the ABP Pension Fund as a supporting organisation and the companies SSE Renewables (The Netherlands) Holdings B.V. and Van Oord Offshore Wind as parties to the agreement. This brings the total number of companies, organisations and governments involved to 37.

Solar and wind energy companies, industry associations, the Dutch government, knowledge institutions, NGOs and trade unions will jointly commit themselves to making international value chains more sustainable. The parties have made agreements in the field of international responsible business (international RBC) in the new International RBC Agreement for the Renewable Energy Sector, which was signed today. The aim of the agreement is to jointly tackle and prevent risks in the field of human rights violations and environmental damage through cooperation.

In the light of the climate emergency and increased geopolitical tensions, the energy transition becomes increasingly important. At the same time, the renewable energy value chain is associated with risks and impacts for people and the environment. The SER and the Danish Institute for Human Rights organised a webinar about this topic on 7 September. The recording is now available.