Stories and Solutions

The working conditions within GRID-Arendal are good. During 2015, GRID-Arendal created an online Health Security & Environment manual available for staff members. Four meetings were conducted by the Working Environment Committee and regular meetings were held between staff and management where issues concerning work conditions were discussed. Continuing efforts are being made to reduce stress, improve teamwork and provide more effective feedback to staff. Long-term sick leave in 2015 amounted to 3.8% of the total working days, while short-term sick leave constituted 2.3%. There were no injuries to staff in 2015, and there was no significant damage to the equipment of the organization. At the end of 2015, the Board was comprised of 3 women and 4 men. The staff consisted of 26 staff members of whom 10 are women and 16 are men. Six students successfully completed their internships at GRID- Arendal. During December 2015, four new staff members were recruited for employment in January 2016.

in an environmentally responsible and resource efficient manner. The foundation is a certified Miljøfyrtårn (environmental) organization. Through targeted measures, internal health, safety and environmental work and the awareness of both employees and our partners, the Board believes that the foundation’s ecological footprint is minimized. Employee travel poses the greatest environmental impact. The foundation minimizes this by requiring its employees to travel only when necessary. When travel is required, carbon offsets are purchased that help finance concrete environmental projects in other countries. The Board concludes that GRID-Arendal’s activities are consistent with its charter purposes and that it has a competent staff for continuing operations and for planning further strategy-relevant operational activities in the future. The financial statements are based on the assumptions of continued operations, as the Board is aware of no factors that indicate otherwise. The Board considers the financial statements to give a true and fair view of assets and liabilities, financial position and results.

GRID-Arendal’s environmental policy is based on the foundation’s “green” values and commitment to operate

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Olav Orheim Chair

Peter Townsend Harris Managing Director

Randi Eidsmo Reinertsen Deputy Chair

Berit Lein

Nils Audun Karbø

Klaus Jürgen Liedtke

Yngvild Lorentzen

John Patrick Crump Staff Representative

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