Our commitment
EACOP is committed to world class environmental and social performance in compliance with national and international regulations and standards.
As stated in EACOP’s HSE Policy, signed by its Managing Director and approved by all Shareholders, EACOP commitments include
- Comply with all relevant national and international laws, regulations and meet the conditions in our operating permits;
- Conform to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR), and meet the Performance Standards of the IFC and Equator Principles
- Ensure that hazards to which people, the environment and assets are exposed are systematically identified, the associated risks assessed and the measures for reducing them are defined and implemented; and
- Demonstrate our commitment to local communities and host countries by engaging in meaningful dialogue with stakeholders, minimising impacts from our activities while maximizing local economic benefit in order to contribute to the sustainable development of neighbouring communities.
Environmental and Social Management Plans
EACOP has established a suite of documents that collectively form the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP). This sets out how EACOP will achieve sustainable environmental and social management with the overall objective of minimising negative environmental and social impacts and maximizing positive effects while continuously improving environmental and social performance across Uganda and Tanzania.
The elements include:
- Commitment registers that summarise the H3SE commitments included in the ESIAs that need to be incorporated into the EACOP Integrated Management System (EIMS);
- An overarching EACOP Health, Safety, Security, Environment & Social Policy that is applicable to all project activities and all personnel working on the Project;
- Detailed Environmental and Social Management Plans (DMPs);
- A suite of topic - and country-specific E&S management documents that define the Company’s plans and strategies to implement the Project; and
- A suite of topic - and country-specific Contractor Control Plans (“CCPs”) that define contractor management controls and the Company’s E&S expectations of the contractors (including requirements for each contractor to develop their own suite of Environmental and Social Implementation Plans, e.g., Contractor Implementation Plans and Procedures (“CIPPs”).
The Environment and Social Management Plan (ESMP) summary outlines the key processes implemented by EACOP to manage defined environmental, social, health, safety and security (collectively HSE) aspects and implement the commitments identified in the Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). The ESMP describes how these processes are organised into the EACOP Integrated Management System (EIMS) and includes the roles and responsibilities of EACOP as an organisation and of contractors who will undertake the construction.
