ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Repower has a special social responsibility as an energy company with regional roots. For this reason it actively involves stakeholders and supports local communities, both as an employer and as a sponsor of local clubs and associations, events and projects, with a particular focus on sports, culture and social affairs.
Impacts
Energy generation and distribution facilities often shape a region across generations. A good and cooperative relationship between Repower and the population of the various regions is therefore essential. Transparent, open and comprehensive communication, as well as active stakeholder engagement, promote cooperation, acceptance and support. This contributes to the company’s success, strengthens its stability and, together with other factors, leads to a stable energy supply. Repower contributes to economic development in Graubünden. In the year under review, it awarded contracts worth CHF 30 million to companies in Graubünden. It creates local jobs and supports the development of local infrastructure. Social projects and sponsorships help foster the well-being and quality of life of local communities.
Risks
Inadequate communication and a lack of stakeholder involvement can lead to a loss of trust, image problems and a decline in the customer base. In addition, conflicts with stakeholders can lead to legal disputes, project delays and increased costs.
Risks related to a potential deterioration in relations with the public are a component of the Repower Group’s risk and control assessment (see Introduction). The Repower Group also does regular media monitoring, covering among other things perceptions of Repower in the media and among the general public. Repower is also in an ongoing dialogue with the local population, the public sector, organisations and local companies to jointly avoid or prevent activities that could damage or jeopardise its reputation.
Guidelines and due diligence
The Repower Group has made an internal commitment to support regional and local companies, among other things by implementing its sponsorship strategy. By involving interest groups and local communities, the Repower Group strives to achieve the best possible coexistence and cooperation with people in the area.
Measures
In Switzerland, Repower, as a Graubünden-based company, is committed to the local community, both as an employer in the region and as a sponsor of organisations, projects and events in the canton. In 2025, Repower Switzerland donated around CHF 980,000 in sponsorship money in the four regions of Valposchiavo, Engadine, Surselva and Prättigau / Rhine Valley, as well as for Graubünden in general. Most of this money goes to clubs and organisations in Canton Graubünden that nurture young talent. Repower Switzerland also makes significant one-off contributions in support of various issues, non-commercial organisations, events and associations.
Repower Switzerland has been the main sponsor of the HCD Ladies since 2023 and since 2025 has also been the exclusive partner of the HCD Girls Project East. This joint initiative between HC Davos, the Leistungszentrum Ost training centre and Repower specifically promotes women’s ice hockey. The focus is on developing young female talent. The project supports young players in developing their sporting skills and strengthens their self-confidence, team spirit and enjoyment of exercise.
Repower, together with Bündner Kantonalbank, is the main sponsor of Origen. Origen is one of the most visionary, dynamic and diverse cultural institutions in the Alpine region. Launched in the summer of 2005 with an open-air performance in Savognin, the institution has developed into a year-round cultural festival that primarily takes place in the Albula and Maloja regions, but also in other parts of Graubünden, as well as appearing at selected venues in the lowlands. Through this commitment, Repower supports cultural creativity and promotes the vibrant development of the Graubünden valleys.
Repower Italia supports social projects as well as projects involved in scientific education. In 2025, the contributions totalled around EUR 418,000. Among the organisations supported in 2025 were Compagnia del Mantello, which works to bring smiles to the faces of children and young people in difficult life situations through stories, picture books and theatre, and Edela, an association providing psychological and financial support to orphans and children and young people who are alone after a femicide. Once again, support was provided to Opera San Francesco per i Poveri, which cares for the most vulnerable members of society, and Musica sul filo, a project that brings music to retirement homes. Repower Italia also supports various associations that promote social integration through sport. It also contributed to the Alzheimer’s research project Il cervello in una goccia. Repower Italia is also committed to culture in Milan, including support for the Repower Theatre and the Teatro Menotti.
Collaboration adding social value
Since December 2024, Repower Italia has been working with bee.4, a social cooperative which creates skilled jobs both inside and outside prisons. Repower purchases selected contact centre services from bee.4 for existing and potential customers. These include structured calls for lead generation and courtesy calls to determine reasons for cancellation (so-called bye-bye calls). In addition, bee.4 contacts customers with whom Repower is in discussions and negotiations regarding solar power systems. The services are provided by trained and paid staff. Thanks to this collaboration, those working under the bee.4 scheme gain valuable professional experience and contribute to their own livelihood and rehabilitation.
Stakeholder engagement
The Repower Group actively engages with the local population, organisations and local companies. This enables it to get direct feedback and adapt its initiatives where necessary. Employees in the regions also pass on information and questions to Repower.
Measuring effectiveness
Repower Switzerland records its investment and progress in sponsorship projects and is in regular dialogue with the organisations it supports to assess the impact of its engagement. Repower Italia regularly analyses the reactions of stakeholders to the projects sponsored by the company.