Operating Responsibly
Our vision is to be the foremost international electricity and gas company, delivering unparalleled safety, reliability and efficiency, vital to the well-being of our customers and communities. We are committed to being an innovative leader in energy management and to safeguarding our global environment for future generations.
We are a long-term business and these are long-term commitments. Our responsibility for creating value for our shareholders is also a long-term commitment and is important to our long-term success. This allows us to invest in the future to further benefit our shareholders, employees, the environment and society as a whole.
Our reputation depends on our stakeholders being able to trust us and be confident in us. We will only earn trust by working to the highest standards, by trusting our employees to do the right thing and by running our company responsibly and sustainably.
The 'Responsibility' section of our website provides information on our governance, policies and achievements over a wide range of environmental, employee, economic and social issues, including five-year trend data for most of our key performance metrics.
Our 2008/09 CR report includes performance highlights and key metrics for year ended 31 March 2009. Our 2009/10 report will be published in June 2010.
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Latest news
- 'Engineering the Future' programme launched in US
24 February 2010
According to a recent report by the U.S. Power and Energy Engineering Workforce Collaborative, about 45 percent of the engineers currently employed by the Nation’s electric and natural gas utilities will be eligible for retirement over the next five years, creating a need for more than 7,000 engineers industry wide.
At the same time, there is a significant decline in the number of students who are choosing to study engineering and related disciplines. As a result, US utilities are facing ...
- National Grid supports City Year in the US
05 February 2010
Recognising that every 26 seconds a student drops out of school in the U.S., National Grid has taken action and donated $750,000 to City Year’s 'Whole School, Whole Child' programme, which is specifically designed to help keep students in school and on track to graduate.
National Grid will be the northeast regional sponsor of this important programme, covering funding for Whole School, Whole Child in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and New York.
City Year’s 'Whole ...
- Haiti earthquake: Information for charities and aid agencies.
19 January 2010
In the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti last Tuesday, National Grid is offering relief through a $100,000 Company donation to the American Red Cross.
The Company is also matching employee donations to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) in the UK and the American Red Cross in the US.
- US office earns prestigious platinum LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) from US Green Building Council
18 January 2010
Our new office in Massachusetts, Reservoir Woods, has earned the highest, platinum-level LEED® certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for its state-of-the-art ‘green’ design, construction and amenities. This makes the building:
one of only two single-tenant buildings in the world to earn LEED designation for both core and shell construction and for its commercial interior
the first certified LEED Platinum core and shell building in Massachusetts; and
one ...
- Company improves equality ranking in Stonewall UK top 100 list
18 January 2010
National Grid has been placed 75th in Stonewall’s 2010 UK top 100 employers for lesbian, gay and bi-sexual people. The ranking marks an improvement on last year’s 87th place.
In addition, 'Pride' (National Grid’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employee resource group) has been recognised by Stonewall as a star performer network group – a recognition scheme introduced this year for the first time to showcase excellence in employee networks.
The top 100 ...