Our approach
We are committed to protect the environment, respect our neighbours, cause no harm to people, and help the world move towards a lower-carbon future.
Environment
We carefully consider the potential environmental impact of our activities and how local communities might be affected during the lifetime of a project.
Inside environment
Climate change and energy transitions
A key role for society – and for Shell – is to find ways to provide much more energy with less carbon dioxide.
Air quality
We take steps to reduce airborne pollutants from our operations and help customers reduce their impact on air quality by using our products.
Fresh water
We manage our use of water carefully and invest in new approaches and technologies to use it more efficiently.
Biodiversity
Our projects can affect local natural habitats and communities that depend on them. Read about our work on biodiversity around the world.
Plastic waste
Find out how Shell is taking an active role in finding solutions to the issue of unmanaged plastic waste.
World Water Week
Discover how we are reducing our use of fresh water by finding new ways to reuse and recycle waste water.
Read about our approach to fresh water
International Day for Biological Diversity
To mark this day on May 22, see how we work with Earthwatch to offer Shell employees the chance to contribute to environmental conservation efforts around the world.
Read the story - “A thousand contributions to the frontline of conservation”
Sustainability Report 2017
Discover what we say about our environmental performance in the Sustainability Report 2017.
Online Sustainability Report 2017
Environmental and community partners
We work with organisations all over the world to help us to reduce our environmental and societal impact and to benefit local communities.
Read more about the organisations we work with
The incredible journey of Flex the Whale
A young whale’s remarkable migration across vast ocean distances has led scientists to a new understanding of the world’s grey whales.
Discover more about life beneath the wavesFeatured stories
Producing water in the desert
Water is a resource that is hard to come by in Qatar’s desert climate. The Pearl GTL plant produces more water than gas-to-liquids products.
Carbon capture and storage projects
Read about the carbon capture and storage projects we are involved in around the world.
David Hone: perspectives on climate change
David Hone, Shell’s Chief Climate Change Adviser, takes a personal view on climate change in his blog and short books.