SSE Airtricity (NI)

How ethical is SSE Airtricity?

SSE Airtricity is an energy supplier founded in Ireland in 1997 to provide sustainable gas and electricity to Ireland and the UK. SSE Airtricity 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 SSE Airtricity make progress in future.

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In which areas does SSE Airtricity perform poorly?

SSE Airtricity gets a bottom score for Pollution, as SSE Thermal’s gas-fired power station in Peterhead was recently named as one of the worst polluters in Scotland. It gets a middle rating for Energy Mix, as its percentage is above the Renewable Obligation amount but not high enough for a top rating. Find out more about how we rate.

In which areas does SSE Airtricity score well for its ethics?

SSE Airtricity is given a top rating for its Environmental Report as its Sustainability report 2022 contains detailed targets, and Nuclear Power as it has no involvement with the industry.

We found no criticisms of SSE Airtricity relating to Animal Welfare, Armaments or Political Donations therefore it scores well for these criteria.

How can SSE Airtricity improve its ethical rating?

The below-benchmark score that SSE Airtricity is awarded is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria. To reach our minimum benchmark score and qualify for Ethical Accreditation, SSE Airtricity has some issues to resolve including its issues with pollution.

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