We engage with our stakeholders that most impact, or are most impacted by, our business operations. This includes our Board of Directors (Board), associates, customers, suppliers, investors, asset managers, sustainability, raters, industry associations, and regulators.
Engagement is necessary for TPI to maintain strong business relationships and ensure that all perspectives are taken into consideration when making decisions. We engage each stakeholder group in a variety of methods including engagement surveys, contractual requirements, focus groups and town halls, customer surveys, and rating organization responses. We also embed stakeholder engagement in our regular operational rhythm by posting information on our website and conducting targeted stakeholder outreach to receive feedback and help us identify our material topics.
We review our material topics annually and incorporate the following activities:
Desk research is conducted to account for our third-party stakeholders including sustainability rating organizations, industry associations, and regulators to ensure we were capturing their priorities and the material topics most important to the wind industry.
Throughout the year, we meet frequently with our stakeholders in face-to-face meetings. Additionally, we survey our customers, investors, lenders, associates, Board, and senior leadership team to reassess TPI’s sustainability impacts by analyzing quantitative survey results and qualitative comments.
Identified topics are prioritized as either Tier 1 or Tier 2 topics. This year, we added Quality as part of our Training and Education material topic and identified Public Policy as a new material topic.
