Responsible business

We’re transforming our business in a way that is safe, fair for people and positive for the environment, society and the economy.

Read our sustainability update
  • We believe all harm is preventable and so we strive for Zero Harm. Every job will be done safely, no matter how important or urgent it is
  • We minimise the environmental impact of our operations to ensure a cleaner, healthier and more resilient environment that benefits society and the economy
  • We aim to provide a great place to work, by enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion for our colleagues and supply chain
  • We are making a strong socio-economic contribution, supporting customers, local economies and communities, and the STEM skills of tomorrow’s energy innovators

Our goals

We will be Net Zero by 2050 and have a fully-electric light vehicle fleet by 2030.

50% of senior leaders will have diverse characteristics (gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disability) by 2030. We aim to maintain >80% pride score in our annual employee survey.

Performance highlights

30% increase in electric light vehicle fleet between 2020 and 2021

£18 billion of projected economic value to the UK from our Hinkley Point C project with 3,800 British businesses involved and 15,000 new jobs created to date

83% Employee pride

81% Diversity and Inclusion index

Our Net Zero roadmap

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Our sustainability update

Our history of sustainability

Find out about our performance in previous years:

2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007

Our plan for a green recovery

With the right policies in place, we plan to enable investment in low carbon technologies in the UK worth over £50bn by 2035. This amounts to 15GW of wind, solar and nuclear power – meeting one fifth of UK demand.

Find out more about our plan for a green recovery.