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Sustainability

Sustainability at Shell means providing more and cleaner energy solutions in a responsible way.

Our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people – first laid out in the Shell General Business Principles more than 40 years ago – underpin our approach to sustainability.

Sustainability is integrated across our business in three ways:

  • The first is by running a safe, efficient, responsible and profitable business. You can read more about this in the ‘About Us’ section

  • The second is by helping to shape a more sustainable energy future. You can read more about this in the ‘Cleaner Energy Future’ section.

  • The third is by sharing benefits where we operate and making a positive contribution to society above and beyond the goods and services we provide. That is what we focus on in this section of the website.

STEM

Supporting STEM

Inspiring more young people to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) at school, and ultimately to choose STEM-based careers

Supporting innovation

Supporting innovation

Supporting start-up businesses in the low-carbon sector. They have a vital role to play in helping to bring about the transition to a low-carbon future while contributing to the UK’s economic growth.

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Decommissioning

A growing number of oil and gas platforms and facilities are coming to the end of their expected life. At Shell we aim to ensure that its old facilities are decommissioned in a way that is safe, and environmentally, socially, and economically responsible.

Supporting communities

Supporting local communities

Supporting communities who live near our operations or key locations.

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Sustainability at our service stations

The public face of Shell in the UK is our network of over 1,000 service stations that welcome an estimated five million visitors every week. Find out more about what we’re doing to help our service stations, and our customers, lower their carbon footprint.

Each year we produce an independently-reviewed, global report which details our social, safety and environmental performance.  It is developed through engagement with others such as as non-governmental organisations, customers, the media, academics, investors and employees.

Our Sustainability Report also sets our our support for the United Nation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs).  We welcome the SDGs and aim to play our part in helping governments and societies to achieve them.

Sustainability reporting

We have voluntarily reported – openly and honestly - on our environmental and social performance since 1997.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seek to address the world’s biggest challenges. We welcome the SDGs and aim to play our part in helping governments and societies to achieve them.

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Access to energy

For many in the world, better access to energy could mean the difference between poverty and prosperity: it affects their health, education and their ability to earn a living.

Safety

We are committed to delivering energy responsibly and safely, preventing harm to our employees, contractors, local communities and the environment.

Commitments, policies and standards

Our comprehensive set of codes, policies and assurance processes define how we aim to operate in socially and environmentally responsible ways.

Decommissioning

When oil and gas fields end production, their facilities need to be dismantled and disposed of - or "decommissioned". Learn about decommissioning at Shell.

Sustainability reporting

We have voluntarily reported – openly and honestly - on our environmental and social performance since 1997.