Multinational energy company SSE and ten other founding partners have launched the ‘Powering Net Zero Pact‘ initiative. The pact’s members will be required to meet five set sustainability goals: achieve net zero carbon emissions through science-based decarbonisation targets, protecting and enhance the natural environment, transition to a circular economy, guarantee fair work and sustainable jobs, and add value to local communities. Current members – such as Siemens Energy, Balfour Beatty and Hitachi Energy – collectively employ more than 240,000 people and generate a turnover exceeding £55 billion a year. Signatory companies are already involved in low-carbon infrastructure projects around the world, including investing £3 billion in Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, Seagreen. “The climate emergency and the need to secure more stable and affordable energy supplies have accelerated the transition to a low-carbon future,” said Alistair Phillips-Davies, SSE CEO. “But as we are all swept up in the race to net zero, we have a duty of care to ensure no one is left behind. And not just in our own operations.”
