Sustainable Development Goals
Stedin Group contributes to attaining several of the goals defined by the United Nations in order to end poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030: the Sustainable Development Goals. Below, we describe our efforts to contribute to achieving the goals on which we have an impact.
SDG | Description | Application to Stedin and subtargets of the SDGs | Strategic spearhead |
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 | Energy is essential for almost all major challenges and opportunities in today's world. | Via our grids, we offer our customers renewable and non-renewable energy to live, work and do business (SDG 7.2). Jointly with our stakeholders, we work on innovations that are necessary for a future-proof grid, ensuring that it remains affordable and reliable (SDG 7.1). | |
 | Our employees are the heart of our organisation. They ensure a reliable energy supply each and every day. We provide a safe working environment with plenty of opportunities for development. | Stedin is committed to ensuring equal opportunities, long-term employability and a workforce that reflects today's society. We promote an inclusive society – for instance, by offering young people with a disability and residence permit holders a trainee post (SDG 8.5). In executing our purchasing policy, we take our responsibility in the area of human rights, ethical conduct and employment rights. The safety of our employees and the local community is our top priority (SDG 8.8). |
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 | Investments in infrastructure are crucial to make sustainable development possible. | Stedin Group works on facilitating the energy transition and fulfils a facilitating role for the sustainable development of the industrial cluster in the Port of Rotterdam, for instance (SDG 9.1). | |
 | The cities and communities of the future must offer opportunities to everyone through innovation and progress, including access to basic facilities such as energy. | Stedin Group helps ensure pleasant and sustainable urban environments by building and maintaining networks (SDG 11.6). Stedin Group is committed to the goals in the Climate Agreement and works towards them with its stakeholders (SDG 11.1; SDG 11.2). | |
 | Sustainable consumption and production mean promoting saving raw materials and energy, sustainable infrastructure, appropriate working conditions and a higher quality of life for everyone. | Stedin Group devises and implements solutions to reduce its own energy consumption and to improve the sustainability of our grid (SDG 12.2). These solutions include intelligently balancing supply and demand and combating wastage (SDG 12.4; SDG 12.5). | |
 | Climate change affects all countries on all continents. Without intervention, the temperature on earth is likely to rise by more than 3 degrees Celsius this century. | Stedin Group conforms to the international climate objective. Through sustainable innovations, Stedin Group contributes to technologies and systems that combat climate change (SDG 13.1). |
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