Working with communities

Developing and investing in electricity and gas networks can affect the communities the networks pass through. How we manage our relationships and work together with these communities and other stakeholders is very important to us.

Society faces some difficult choices in reshaping energy networks to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases it produces. We will work with stakeholders and communities and we are committed to involving them in our decisions by listening and taking into account their views and opinions when we plan and carry out our work.

The way we work with the community in the UK is set out in our Stakeholder, Community and Amenity Policy. We use a similar approach in the US.

We want to be welcomed and seen as a valued partner in the communities we serve.  We will prioritise our community investment in areas where we have a business interest as well as knowledge and expertise to share.

As a business based on science and engineering, we support science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects, helping to deal with the skills gap in this area using education programmes and resources designed to inspire and motivate young people. This will benefit us by creating a group of talented potential future employees.

We will also inspire and encourage our employees to volunteer to support relevant projects in their local communities.

The way we invest in the community is set out in our Community Impact Framework.