Phoenix Energy Responsible Business Report 2026

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3. Responsibility in our Community

Environmental Volunteering: in Action

32,000 th tree In 2025, we planted our

We recognise that our environmental and biodiversity responsibilities go far beyond our core business operations, and we take action to help protect the environment and enhance biodiversity for communities right across our licensed area and beyond. In 2025, our partnership with leading local conservation charity, The Conservation Volunteers continued to thrive. It enabled us to deliver environmental and biodiversity impact in our community across three core themes:

80,000 trees and we have pledged that by the year 2031, we will have planted

Environmental Action Trees play a vital role in removing CO ǽ from the atmosphere, yet Northern Ireland remains the least ZRRGHG DUHD LQ WKH 8. :RUNLQJ with The Conservation Volunteers, we supported the planting of a further 8,000 new native trees in community spaces and wooded areas throughout 2025. As well as enhancing community spaces, the planting of native trees also supports the development of habitats , promotes native biodiversity and provides sustainability for many species such as wildlife, birds and insects which are essential for a healthy wooded ecosystem.

Environmental Volunteering Spending time in green spaces has proven mental and physical health benefits and as part of our strategic partnership with The Conservation Volunteers our employees provided hands on support for tree planting and biodiversity projects alongside their existing community volunteers. Over the course of the year, our employees gave over 276 digging hours with the team from TCV and learned about the vital role of green spaces in supporting healthy communities.

Environmental Education Engaging young people in the environment around them and giving them a sense of responsibility for biodiverse green spaces is an important element of our community environmental responsibility. Over the course of our 2025 partnership with TCV, we delivered 8 new Planet Protectors workshop for Primary School pupils. Planet Protectors provided opportunities for children to learn about carbon literacy and SDUWLFLSDWH LQ KDQGV RQ ELRGLYHUVLW\ activities. Students gained a better understanding of the environment and discovered simple actions they can take to reduce their carbon footprint. The partnership also delivered 4 workshops to local community groups. The Planet Protector workshops engaged 171 pupils across 6 schools.

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Responsible Business Report 2026

Responsible Business Report 2026

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