Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) | Sustainability Performance
Produces and supplies electricity and gas, focusing on renewable energy and infrastructure development.
2010
United Kingdom
10,001+ employees
Utilities
$10B+ in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#2838
Overallⓘ#312
in United Kingdomⓘ#73
in UtilitiesⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Laggard
Leading
Aligned
Aligned
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark
417.5
B/M 97.0
749.8
B/M 666.6
173.6
B/M 657.7
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Controversy level
- SSE plc (Scottish and Southern Energy) has faced sustained scrutiny over the 2024 sustained EU ETS Phase 4 carbon cost exposure at multiple SSE gas-fired generation operations including the contested historic SSE Peterhead/Keadby gas-fired generation customer compliance practices, plus the 2024 sustained SSE Renewables (offshore wind) customer demand normalization affecting UK institutional shareholders amid European utility decarbonization sector pressure.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.