SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
SDG Target 8.5: By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
SDG Target 8.6: By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
While the deadline from the UN for Target 8.6 has now passed, we continue to focus on providing employment and training opportunities with a focus on individuals from disadvantaged communities.
Progress against our related RBC Commitments:
Our Action on SDG 13:
On Employee Engagement and Safe to Say:
- We conduct an annual employee engagement survey, and our leadership utilises the results to make positive change across the business.
On Social Mobility
- We partner with community organisations to provide energy education programmes to disadvantaged youth and work-ready adults.
On Employee Development:
- We maintain comprehensive early talent development programmes, including our Graduate Development Programmes in the UK and US and our Gridtern Internship programme in the US.
- We provide a wide range of development programmes to our colleagues through external learning providers, including digital learning, behavioural development, team effectiveness sessions and coaching.
- We run targeted leadership programmes to support and develop managers and future senior leaders.
- We work to attract, hire and retain people from a wide array of backgrounds who have different experiences and perspectives.
- We aim to drive proactive sourcing, create a positive candidate experience, and maintain strong recruitment practices. Find out more about careers at National Grid.
- We conduct workforce planning to anticipate capability needs and shape targeted recruitment strategies.
On Human Rights:
- We are committed to upholding the standards set out in our Human Rights Policy and Modern Slavery Statement.
Future Workforce
We anticipate a future where we will need to increase the size of our workforce as we continue to build the infrastructure necessary for the energy transition. In addition, new skills will be needed to operate the grid of the future. Our workforce development programmes and employee learning opportunities aim to help us to better understand the skills, experience and roles we will need in the future and avoid gaps in our workforce.
