Three key sustainability challenges
Having reduced carbon emissions by 87 % since 2006, Ørsted is on track to become carbon-neutral in energy generation and operations by 2025. That would make Ørsted the first major energy company to transform from fossil fuels and reach net-zero emissions.
The company is also taking decarbonisation beyond its own walls, with a target of net-zero emissions in the entire carbon footprint by 2040. This entails gradually phasing out wholesale buying and selling of natural gas and engaging closely with strategic suppliers to decarbonise the supply chain.
With these plans in place, Ørsted prioritises three challenges it believes particularly important for a sustainable green energy build-out, and that the company will address through sustainability programmes: