- 4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
- 4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
- 4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations
UN Sustainable
Development Goals
In 2015, the United Nations launched 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that call on government, business and other stakeholders, to take action on the biggest issues facing people and the planet by 2030.
At Centrica, we’re committed to creating a more sustainable future which supports the SDGs – whether that’s tackling climate change or building a more inclusive team.
Using the SDGs as a guide, we mapped the challenges facing society against our business capabilities to understand how we can make the greatest difference. This led to the development of our People & Planet Plan group-wide goals to create a more inclusive and sustainable future for our communities, our planet and each other. Through our People & Planet Plan, we’re making a meaningful contribution to several SDGs while our foundations support a wider range of SDGs. We're working closely with partners to further shape our contribution over the next decade.
People
Leading SDGs Supporting SDGs
Why these SDGs are important to us
To help our customers live sustainably, simply and affordably, we need a diverse team with a vibrant mix of thoughts and skills. And we need an inclusive culture, where everyone feels motivated, valued and able to succeed. That’s why by 2030, we want to create a team that reflects the full diversity of the communities we serve, while recruiting 3,500 apprentices and providing skills development opportunities for under-represented groups. At the same time we'll inspire colleagues to give 100,000 days to build inclusive communities.
Find out more about our People plan.
Examples of how we supported the SDGs in 2022
- Continued to create a more diverse and inclusive team – from listening to our Shadow Board of diverse colleagues who meet with leaders quarterly to drive colleague-centric decisions, to providing talent and development opportunities for 150 people from under-represented groups so that we can drive a more diverse talent pipeline.
- Inspired more diversity in engineering with 20% of our Smart Energy Apprentices being women which is higher than the 0.2% of gas safe registered engineers that are women, and we’ll continue to work towards our ambition of achieving gender parity by 2030.
- Contributed nearly 2,100 volunteering days to our local communities and we plan to nearly double this by delivering 4,000 days in 2023.
Breakdown of specific SDG targets supported
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Goal 4: Quality Education
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Goal 5: Gender Equality
- 5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
- 5.C Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels
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Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
- 8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
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Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
- 10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status
- 10.3 Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard
Planet
Leading SDG Supporting SDGs
Why these SDGs are important to us
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing society. We’re well-placed to reduce energy’s impact on the climate and contribute to national and international targets. We’re doing this by supporting every customer to live more sustainably by providing services and solutions that will help them be net zero by 2050 at the latest, while working to become a net zero business ourselves by 2045.
Find out more about our Planet plan.
Examples of how we supported the SDGs in 2022
- Produce over 70% less carbon than we did a decade ago following our strategic transformation away from most of our carbon intensive energy assets, to focus on providing energy, services and solutions that help our customers live sustainably, simply and affordably.
- Provided 11.6GW of renewable power under management – that’s enough to power around 10 million homes.
- Installed over 2,300 heat pumps so far which is more than any other UK company, and we expect to ramp this up as we drive forward our ambition of delivering 20,000 heat pumps a year by 2025 as set out in our Climate Transition Plan.
Breakdown of specific SDG targets supported
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Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Goal 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
- 7.1 By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services
- 7.2 By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
- 7.3 By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency
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Goal 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
- 9.4 By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities
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Goal 11: Sustainable Cities
- 11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management
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Goal 13: Climate Action
- 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
Performance & Reporting
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