What sustainability means at Shell
Shell's approach focuses on providing energy while maintaining a focus on safety, environmental management and social performance.
Our approach to sustainability is integrated across our business activities on three levels:
1. Running a safe, efficient, responsible and profitable business
This is the foundation of our approach. Safeguarding and respecting people – our employees, contractors and neighbours – is fundamental to how we do business. This includes having global standards, processes and tools in place to manage safety, the environment and how we engage with communities. We aim to continuously improve the way we operate to prevent incidents and to identify, avoid where possible and minimise adverse environmental and social impacts. We report on our performance in our annual sustainability report.
2. Sharing wider benefits where we operate
We plan our business for the long term to help ensure we play a positive role in communities where we operate and in wider society. We contribute to the development of local economies by creating jobs, boosting skills, sourcing from local suppliers and helping to improve industry standards, as well as paying taxes and royalties. We support community projects that are based on the needs of the local communities.
3. Helping to support the energy transition
Achieving an energy transition requires society to reduce emissions while maintaining access to energy. This ambition requires a change in the way energy is produced, used and made accessible to more people while drastically cutting emissions. It is feasible but requires urgent action and long-term vision. Shell is a willing and able player in this transition. We will continue to participate in oil and gas activities alongside investments in technologies and energy sources that may have lower lifecycle greenhouse-gas emissions. But there is the need for society as a whole to address the climate challenge. We advocate that businesses, governments and civil society work together to shape a more sustainable energy future.
Shell's approach to sustainability
