In order to define the content of the 2017 Sustainability Report, Spark Infrastructure has applied the GRI Guidelines for defining report content. Spark Infrastructure’s exposure to ESG related risks is primarily through its investment portfolio businesses. This Report analyses the economic, environmental and social risks and opportunities of Spark Infrastructure’s investment portfolio businesses.
In accordance with the GRI Guidelines, Spark Infrastructure has identified the material issues or ‘aspects’ that reflect economic, environmental and social impacts of SA Power Networks, Victoria Power Networks and TransGrid. Spark Infrastructure identified these aspects based on a self-assessment exercise that reviewed the activities of the investment portfolio businesses.
Through our program of stakeholder engagement and advocacy with regulators, government, industry bodies and investor groups we seek to positively influence policy and regulatory outcomes."
Spark Infrastructure, with the input and assistance of its investment businesses, has identified and prioritised those aspects that are most important to the organisation. As a result of this process, the Company has created a shortlist of material issues that are regarded to be significant to its key stakeholders and are therefore disclosed in the Report.
The identified key material aspects and their boundaries are presented in the table.