Sustainable Development

Finding the right balance
Sustainability is a buzzword used today in many different contexts with many different connotations. But what does it mean? We don’t just talk about sustainability: we’ve made the three areas of sustainable development – environment, business and society – the cornerstone of all our activities. For us, sustainability is a careful balance of:

• Economic sustainability - growth and return to shareholders
• Environmental sustainability - proactively addressing environmental concerns
• Social sustainability - the needs and rights of employees and communities, their health and their safety

Each day we refine and improve how we balance these elements with society's expectation that we continue to generate safe, reliable and renewable energy.
Although decisions in these areas are not always free of conflicting interests, we aim to make all them transparent and to find the best solutions possible. The responsible use of natural resources, targeted investments in future-oriented technologies that support profitable growth while offering customers competitive advantages, and a company ethic that goes beyond mere compliance with the law and places integrity at the center of business operations – these are the factors enabling us to drive sustainable development and to lay the basis for our company’s successful future.