SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
SDG Target 8.5: By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
SDG Target 8.6: By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
While the deadline from the UN for Target 8.6 has now passed, we continue to focus on providing employment and training opportunities with a focus on individuals from disadvantaged communities.
Progress against our related RBC Commitments:
Our Action on SDG 13:
On Employee Engagement and Safe to Say:
- We conduct an annual employee engagement survey, and our leadership utilizes the results to make positive change across the business.
On Skills Development:
We partner with community organisations to provide development opportunities for schoolchildren, university students, and work ready adults.
On Employee Development:
- We provide our employees with opportunities for training, development, and coaching to enhance their skills.
- We undertake strategic workforce planning to analyse the future skills and capabilities we need and put plans in place to fulfill our projections.
- We market ourselves in the employer market as a leader for sustainable energy and an employer of choice to attract candidates who are representative of the communities we serve. Find out more about careers with us.
- We use a digitally enabled suite of tools and techniques to assess all colleagues for selection and development purposes, helping individuals and line managers to understand development needs.
On Human Rights:
We are committed to upholding the standards set out in our Human Rights Policy and Modern Slavery Statement.
Future Workforce
We anticipate a future where we will need to increase the size of our workforce as we continue to build the infrastructure necessary for the clean energy transition. In addition, new skills will be needed to operate the grid of the future. Our workforce development programs and employee learning opportunities aim to help us to better understand the skills, experience and roles we will need in the future and avoid gaps in our workforce.
