Governance

The Board has primary oversight of the delivery of Shell's strategy and monitors performance against our longer-term business targets. This includes the management of sustainability-related impacts, risks and opportunities.

The Board is supported by four standing committees, which consider sustainability-related matters as appropriate.

• The Sustainability Committee (SUSCO) provides oversight of emerging trends related to disclosed sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities, excluding carbon and safety, and performs further such functions related to sustainability.
• The Remuneration Committee (REMCO) develops the remuneration policy in alignment with our strategy.
• The Nomination and Succession Committee (NOMCO) leads the process for appointments to the Board and Senior Management and monitors the effectiveness of our diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DE&I) initiatives.
• The Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) assists the Board with respect to reviewing and monitoring the effectiveness of our risk management and internal controls, as well as providing oversight in respect of certain material reporting disclosures.

Read Board of Directors for the terms of reference for each committee,

Read profiles of the Board of Directors.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has the delegated authority from the Board to manage Shell’s actions in relation to our strategy. The CEO is assisted on sustainability including climate-related matters by members of the Executive Committee (EC) to review and implement Shell’s strategy and monitor progress and performance.

There are three key supporting management committees, with representatives from across Shell, which play a critical role in driving sustainability-related elements of our strategy.

• The Strategy and Investment Committee (SIC) is the decision forum for material capital investment decisions with the aim of optimizing capital allocation and ensuring active stewardship of the portfolio in service of delivering our strategy.
• The Carbon Reporting Committee (CRC) is responsible at the Group level for the Carbon Reporting Control Framework, the calculation methodologies and reporting of GHG emissions metrics, and the review and approval of external GHG-related disclosures to ensure compliance.
• The Sustainability Management Committee (SMC) aims to provide an integrated approach to sustainability by addressing cross-business risks and dilemmas, and driving the coordination, simplification and performance improvement of environment and people sustainability topics.

Read profiles of the Executive Committee.

For general information on Shell’s overall governance framework, the roles of the Board of Directors, Board Committees, and the Executive Committee, as well as Board Committee reports, see the Governance section of the shell-annual-report-2025.pdf (PDF, 21 MB)