Sustainability – our approach
Our approach to sustainability starts with running a safe, efficient, responsible and profitable business, bringing wider benefits to the areas where we operate.
Sustainability
Sustainability at Shell is about delivering energy in a responsible way to meet the world’s growing needs.
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Environment
Shell provides energy responsibly, helping the world move towards a future in which the energy we use causes minimal impact on our planet.
Communities
We aim to be a good neighbour wherever we work, by contributing to the well-being of neighbouring communities.
Safety
We are committed to delivering energy responsibly and safely, preventing harm to our employees, contractors, local communities and the environment.
Transparency
Doing business in a clear, open and transparent way is a commitment we work hard to keep.
Sustainability reporting and performance data
Shell has voluntarily reported on our environmental and social performance since 1997.
New in sustainability
Read the latest news, speeches and feature stories published across Shell about our work with communities and the environment.
Sustainability in film
Watch sustainability videos from our projects and operations around the world.
UN Global Road Safety Week
During UN Global Road Safety Week, 8-14 May, see how we help our people and local communities stay safe.
Read more about our approach to transport safety
Online Sustainability Report 2016
Discover what we say about our approach to sustainable development in our online Sustainability Report 2016.
View the online report
Our work with water
Discover how we are managing water responsibly and sustainably at our operations around the world.
More on our approach
Respecting Human Rights
Read how we integrate human rights into our policies, systems and practices.
Read about Human Rights at Shell
Pitching to the president
Five years after Shell funded a British start-up, the entrepreneurs behind it have pitched their idea to President Barack Obama.
Read the Inside Energy story
Switching on lights for the Batak people
Discover the local solar and hydro power project bringing electric light to one of the Philippines’ oldest tribes.
Watch how electricity came to the deep forestFeatured content
Developing skills, broadening horizons
Discover how one Shell employee joined an eye-opening experience in the Brazilian rainforest as a volunteer on an environmental research project.
Winds of change: turbine turns traffic into energy
A young entrepreneur has invented a roadside wind turbine that could help harness energy from traffic.
David Hone: perspectives on climate change
David Hone, Shell’s Chief Climate Change Adviser, takes a personal view on climate change in his blog and short books.
Capturing carbon in the quest for cleaner energy
A landmark project helps to advance technology that could play a key role in the transition to a lower-carbon world.