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Performance overview

Performance in 2023

  • 2.6

    2022: 2.0

    serious injuries and fatalities per 100 million working hours. See Our approach to safety

  • 74 gCO2e/MJ

    2022: 76 gCO2e/MJ

    net carbon intensity, which measures the life-cycle emissions intensity of the portfolio of energy products sold. See Delivering our climate targets

  • 31%

    2022: 30%

    reduction in our total combined Scope 1 and 2 absolute greenhouse gas emissions compared with 2016, the base year [A]. See Delivering our climate targets

  • 63

    2022: 66

    operational process safety Tier 1 and 2 events. See Process safety

  • 9.7 billion

    2022: 9.5 billion

    litres of biofuels went into Shell’s petrol and diesel worldwide [B]. See Biofuels

  • 54,000

    2022: 27,000

    public electric vehicle charge points operated by Shell. See Electric vehicle charging

  • 2,134

    2022: 1,790

    reports to the Shell Global Helpline, where people can report potential breaches of the Code of Conduct. See Ethical leadership

  • 70

    2022: 55

    operational spills of more than 100 kilograms. See Spills

  • 0.1 million

    2022: 0.1 million

    tonnes routine flaring from upstream operations. See Flaring

  • 25,000

    2022: 24,000

    suppliers around the world. See Supply chain

  • 32%

    2022: 30.4%

    women in senior leadership positions. See Diversity, equity and inclusion

  • $128 million

    2022: $182 million

    spent on voluntary social investment. See Social investment

  • 83%

    2022: 83%

    spent on goods and services from suppliers based in the same country of operation. See Local content

  • 295,000

    2022: 266,000

    formal training days for employees and joint-venture partners. See Diversity, equity and inclusion

  • 120,000

    2022: 78,300

    students participated in NXplorers, our flagship STEM programme. See STEM education

[A] From assets and activities under our operational control.

[B] Including around 3.4 billion litres through our Raízen joint venture.