Progress
Figure 1. Residence of new employees when hired in Fljótsdalsstöð Power Station. Total employment since 2008.
Updated: March 1, 2023
Source: Landsvirkjun
Figure 2. Residence of new employees when hired in Alcoa Fjarðaál in the years 2010 - 2014.
Figure 3. Residence of new employees when hired in Alcoa Fjarðaál in the years 2015-2022
Updated: July 25, 2023 (Revised April 15, 2020)
Source: Alcoa Fjarðaál
Figure 4. Residence of Alcoa Fjarðaál employees.
Figure 5. The legal residence of Alcoa Fjarðaál employees.
Updated: July 25, 2023
Source: Alcoa Fjarðaál
Between 2008 and 2010, one employee lived elsewhere in Iceland. Since then, there have been thirteen employees in Fljótsdalsstöð Power Station and all residents in East Iceland.
Updated: March 7, 2022
Source: Landsvirkjun
Metrics, Targets and Monitoring Protocol
What is measured?
Percentage of new Alcoa Fjarðaál and Fljótsdalsstöð power plant employees who are (Project effect: direct):
- East Iceland residents
- East Iceland returnees (applies to Fljótsdalsstöð, not Alcoa Fjarðaál)
- Others living in Iceland
- Others living abroad
Monitoring Protocol
The human resources departments in Landsvirkjun and the HR team at Alcoa Fjarðaál collect this information.
Updated: May 9, 2019 - Revised April 15, 2020
Changes of indicator
In the annual meeting on April 30, 2019, the panel approved a change in wording.
| Original text | Changed text |
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The human resources departments in Landsvirkjun and the HR team at Alcoa Fjarðaál collect this information. Contractors report to lead persons within companies, i.e., the "owners" of this indicator. |
The human resources departments in Landsvirkjun and the HR team at Alcoa Fjarðaál collect this information. |
The rationale for changes: It is impossible to access data from contractors.
In the annual meeting on May 6, 2015, the panel approved a change in wording.
| Original text | Changed text |
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Percentage of new Alcoa Fjarðaál and Landsvirkjun employees who are
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Percentage of new Alcoa Fjarðaál and Fljótsdalsstöð power station employees who are... No changes at Landsvirkjun Fjarðaál discontinues "East Iceland returnees." |
The rationale for changes:
Alcoa Fjarðaál does not keep numbers regarding East Iceland returnees. Employees in Alcoa Fjarðaál accountable for the indicator proposed discontinued the metric. No acceptable definition exists for the metric, and therefore it is impossible to maintain such registration systematically.
Fljótsdalsstöð power station has fewer employees and continues to decide returnees.
This indicator was originally number 12.1, and it was then named Employment and found under that number in the project documents from 2005 and 2006.
The indicator number has been changed twice.
| Year | Nr. | Indicator name |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.1.3 | Residence of staff |
| 2007 | 1.12 | Employment |
Baseline
| Fljótsdalsstöð (2006 - 2007) | Alcoa Fjarðaál (2010) | |
|---|---|---|
| East Iceland residents | 50% | 52% |
| East Iceland returnees | 33% | Ekki mælt |
| Others living in Iceland | 17% | 47% |
| Others living abroad | 0 | 1% |
Rationale for Indicator Selection
There is a need to preserve and enhance economic diversity in East Iceland. Without over-reliance on one employment sector, a diverse economy is more likely to be stable for the long term. Both employment directly resulting from Alcoa and Landsvirkjun operations and employment indirectly affected by Alcoa and Landsvirkjun will be monitored. The ratio of Alcoa and Landsvirkjun employment to total local employment is measured to help indicate the degree to which the local communities rely on the projects for economic and employment diversity.
From phase I/II report on indicators and baseline from April 2005