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Putting our Principles First

Premier Power recognises that companies that operate responsibly are those companies that prosper economically. Our long-term success is based on integrity in our business relationships, on best practice in understanding as well as managing our impacts on the environment and on society. These beliefs are embodied in our Business Principles, which establish our core beliefs, and behaviours that guide the way Premier Power and our employees conduct business.

The Principles are embedded in our activities from our management processes and training programmes to the way we develop and run our asset. These principles set out the core beliefs, values and behaviours that guide all areas of our business. Premier Power believes there is no trade-off between performance and principles.

Split into four categories, the 15 Business Principles cover all aspects of the way we do business focusing on the areas of Conduct, Our People, Society and Environment.

Conduct

• We act with integrity, fairness and transparency
• We comply with legal, regulatory and licence requirements
• We do not tolerate corruption in any form, whether direct or indirect
• Our investment criteria take account of economic returns, environmental impacts, social consequences and human rights
• High standards of corporate governance are integral to the way we manage our business

Our People

• We treat people with fairness, respect and decency
• We help employees develop their potential
• We believe that all injuries are preventable
• We provide healthy, safe and secure work environments

Society

• We work to ensure that neighbouring communities benefit from our presence on an enduring basis
• We listen to neighbouring communities and take account of their interest
• We support human rights within our areas of influence

Environment

• We make a positive contribution tot he protection of the environment
• We go beyond compliance with local environmental regulation to meet internationally accepted best practice
• We reduce to the minimum practicable any adverse effects of our operations on the environment
  

For further details on our Business Principles please click here.

Premier Power has long been a supporter of the local community, providing financial input and staff involvement in local charities and environmental projects.  In the past six months alone, Premier Power have provided financial aid to the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice, Marie Curie Cancer Care, NI Chest Heart and Stroke Association, Ulster Cancer Foundation and NI Alzheimer's Society.  At a local level, through it’s Community Fund initiative, Premier Power has helped support the work of a number of community groups in the Larne Borough Council area and continues to support the Premier Power Larne Half Marathon. 

Henry Coolidge, CEO at Premier Power notes, “At Premier Power we are proud of our involvement and position in the community of Islandmagee and Larne.  It is encouraging to watch the surrounding area grow and develop into a more prosperous region with an increased focus on tourism.  With our continued investment in new technology and the environment, we are pleased to be a continued source of employment to neighbouring towns."

Social responsibility at Premier Power does not end at charitable donations. Recognising a commitment to the environment, Premier Power is a Wildlife Champion of the Ulster Wildlife Trust, supporting their work and in partnership, has carried out a biodiversity study of the Ballylumford site which it continues to implement.