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Banking on the right solutions to invest in our net zero future

Financing a more sustainable future

Our CFO Gregor Alexander joined fellow finance directors from some of the biggest businesses in the UK to discuss the role of the finance community in driving climate action in the run up to COP26.

Inspiring the next generation of female engineers

Today is International Women in Engineering Day, here Eliane Algaard, Operations Director for SSEN's South Distribution Network, offers some advice to the female engineers of tomorrow.

New Award for climate entrepreneurs

A new SSE Net Zero Award has been launched to help inspire the next generate of entrepreneurs tackling the climate emergency.

Providing the solutions for people and the planet

As a business focused on delivering net zero, SSE is committed to being transparent on its sustainability impacts and progress.

Recognising Earth Day 2021: Powering change by building back better

Rob McDonald, Managing Director of SSEN Transmission, writes on how the business is powering change by building back better. Today is Earth Day; first held on April 22nd 1970 as a national event to raise awareness of climate and environmental issues in the United States, it has grown substantially over the past 51 years to be a coordinated, multi-national campaign that is supported by over 1 billion people in more than 193 countries world-wide.

SSE seeks shareholder approval for climate action plan

SSE will put its net zero transition plan to shareholders in a non-binding advisory vote on a resolution to be proposed at its AGM in July 2021.

Switching high carbon for greener careers

SSE broke new ground to be the first company to publish a “Just Transition” plan in November last year. Today the independent commission set up to advise the Scottish Government on how to manage the transition to reaching it’s 2045 net-zero called for it to be “national mission with social justice at its heart”.