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Fostering Our Community

As a responsible business, we aim to deliver positive impacts, beyond our core business operations, across the communities we serve. In fact, Serving Community Needs is one of our 5 Core Company Values , and we deliver it by working in partnership with local communities, with a particular focus on: • Taking time to understand the needs of each local community • Identifying the areas where our skills can add value and leave legacy beyond our core business objectives • Working with local experts to identify and deliver meaningful and impactful initiatives that enable communities development In 2024, Phoenix supported a broad range of initiatives to deliver real benefit to communities. In this section of the report we look at just some of the ways we have invested in organisations and communities across our licensed area and beyond. 30 Community Engagements/Events In 2024 we held a total of Attended by over 2,500 members of the local community.

In 2024, Phoenix Energy were thrilled to be a company sponsor of the Mid and East Antrim Council's STEAM Science Summer School event. Headlined with a keynote address from Professor Brian Cox, this event sparked the curiosity of around 400 young people, highlighting dynamic career pathways within Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). The students had the opportunity to engage in hands-on workshops with Deborah Buchanan, Assistant Engineer, and Robert McConnell, Training and Development Operations Supervisor. Together, they demonstrated how natural gas is safely transported through buried mains pipelines directly to our homes. Lachlan Nally, Renewable Energy Projects Manager, and Amy McCormick, Assistant Engineer, delivered a Ted Talk about the decarbonisation of the NI gas network, as well as offering career advice to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and innovators. We’re proud to support initiatives like this that foster learning and inspire the leaders of tomorrow.

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