Global environmental standards

We have a set of global environmental standards for all Shell companies and joint ventures we control.

Shell-wide environmental standards have been in place since 1998. In 2007, we updated them.

The topics they cover include:

• managing greenhouse gas emissions at our facilities;
• how we do integrated environmental, social and health impact assessments, including engagement with our stakeholders;
• energy efficiency in our operations;
• solid waste;
• spill response preparedness;
• continuous flaring and venting of natural gas at oil production sites;
• Sulphur Oxides (SOx) and Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) emissions from major production and manufacturing facilities;
• impacts on water (produced water and process effluents); and
• product stewardship.

Read further on what we are doing to respect the environment.