Highlights
People provided with meaningful skills development in 2023/24
18,907
Colleague volunteering hours
77,918
Social Mobility Index (UK)
49/75
Our journey so far
We are building lots of infrastructure across the UK and US to meet the energy needs of our customers and communities, now and in the future. As we do this, we are mindful of our impact and have put in place activities to help our most vulnerable customers manage the costs of the energy transition. We are also providing access to skills development opportunities for people from disadvantaged communities, to help develop the future workforce of tomorrow.
This year, in summary we have made progress towards our 10-year commitment for volunteering hours and skills development in communities. Our customer satisfaction scores are generally positive, but we recognise the need for further support in the US, particularly to customers facing higher energy bills.
We have also published our principles for a fair transition, which details our principles, how they are aligned with our Responsible Business Charter and explains the role we can play helping to facilitate a fair and equitable transition to a clean energy future.
What is the clean energy transition? – find out more
Our commitments and targets
Support an affordable energy transition
- Report on the number of households and number of people that have benefitted from financial assistance, advice and energy efficiency measures as a direct result of our energy support fund
Accelerate social mobility in the communities we serve
- Provide meaningful skills development for 45,000 people by 2030 with a focus on disadvantaged communities and report on the number of people hired through Grid for Good employability programmes
Engage directly in our communities through volunteering
- Deliver 500,000 employee volunteering hours in our communities by 2030
Act on feedback we receive from our customers on the service we provide
- Report back on customer satisfaction scores across our key business areas (where available)

Tackling fuel poverty in the cost of living crisis
Find out how non-profit organisations are making a difference to fuel poverty in our communities. This includes providing emergency financial relief to households with pre-payment energy meters, funding energy efficiency measures to help lower bills, providing advisory services for households which need help with energy bills and debts, and more.
Our areas of responsible business
We have identified the other key areas where we can really make a difference by ensuring responsibility is woven through everything we do.