Shell Energy

How ethical is Shell Energy?

Shell Energy is an energy supplier and is the home utilities portfolio of Shell Plc. Shell Energy has been given a below-benchmark score on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Energy Suppliers Ratings Table. Although it has not yet met our ethical benchmark, we hope to see Shell Energy make progress in future.

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In which areas does Shell Energy perform poorly?

Shell Energy is given a bottom rating for Pollution due to an ongoing case resulting from an oil spill at its facility in Nigeria which polluted local water sources. It also gets a bottom score for Political Donations, as Shell donated an amount above our minimum threshold in recent election cycles. Find out more about how we rate.

In which areas does Shell Energy score well for its ethics?

Shell Energy is given a top rating for our Environmental Report, Energy Mix and Nuclear Power criteria. Shell provides 100% renewable energy, and has a Sustainability Report 2022 with a Net Zero goal and evidence of progress.

We found no criticisms of Shell Energy relating to Animal Welfare or Armaments, therefore it scores well for these criteria.

How can Shell Energy improve its ethical rating?

The below-benchmark score that Shell Energy is awarded is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria. To reach our minimum benchmark score and qualify for Ethical Accreditation, Shell Energy has some issues to resolve including its poor Pollution record.

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