Ørsted sustainability reporting

Highlights from 2024

Decarbonisation

• Shut down our last coal-fired heat and power plant as a key milestone to meet our scope 1-2 emissions intensity reduction target of 98 % by 2025 (from 2006).
• Signed a first-of-its-kind supply agreement with Dillinger, pioneering the procurement of low-emission heavy-plate steel for offshore wind foundations and enabling Dillinger to make a 55 % reduction in their company emissions by 2030.
• Partnered with Siemens Gamesa to produce the industry's first wind turbine blades made with recycled glass fibres, which will be installed at our Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms.  

Biodiversity

• Launched a new framework for holistically measuring our impact on biodiversity. 
• Developed a lower-noise method for installing offshore wind foundations, successfully tested in Germany, reducing construction noise by up to 99 % to better protect marine life. 
• Partnered with the World Economic Forum to launch the Responsible Renewables Infrastructure initiative, uniting the renewable energy industry to address impacts on biodiversity and local communities. 

Community impact

• Developed a US workforce programme certifying 335 union workers in New York, Rhode Island, and Connecticut for offshore work, supporting local jobs and education in renewable energy.
• Distributed the first round of awards from the GBP 7 million Hornsea Community Benefit Fund, supporting initiatives that enhance local community well-being and resilience.
• Developed a company-wide method for addressing community grievances and finalised internal guidelines for ‘free, prior, and informed consent’ (FPIC) to ensure respectful engagement with Indigenous communities.