Overall impact
F (11)

Commentary

Shell is a poor overall performer. With an 'F' rating of 11.2 for overall impact (bottom 10% of all companies), Shell ranks 75th out of 95 industry peers, behind EQT Corporation, Kosmos Energy, Hess Midstream Partners and 71 others, and ahead of Kimbell Royalty Partners, Diamondback Energy, Oasis Petroleum and 17 others. On top material causes for Shell's industry (Oil & Gas), Shell performs well in Equal Pay and Opportunity (84.7 score) and Lgbtq Equality (90.1) and performs poorly in Disaster Readiness and Effective Aid (30.4 score), Reduced Waste (0.0), Healthy Oceans (0.0) and 14 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Founded
1907
Employees
87,000
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Sub-industry
Integrated Oil & Gas
SASB industry
Oil & Gas - Refining & Marketing
Headquarters
Netherlands
Share classes
SHEL
RDS-A
Mission
To safely market and distribute energy and petrochemical products while offering innovative value added services.
Description
Shell plc operates as an energy and petrochemical company worldwide. The company operates through Integrated Gas, Upstream, Oil Products, Chemicals segments. It explores for and extracts crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids; markets and transports oil and gas; produces gas-to-liquids fuels and other products; and operates upstream and midstream infrastructure necessary to deliver gas to market. The company also markets and trades natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), crude oil, electricity, carbon-emission rights; and markets and sells LNG as a fuel for heavy-duty vehicles and marine vessels. In addition, it trades in and refines crude oil and other feed stocks, such as gasoline, diesel, heating oil, aviation fuel, marine fuel, biofuel, lubricants, bitumen, and sulphur; produces and sells petrochemicals for industrial use; and manages oil sands activities. Further, the company produces base chemicals comprising ethylene, propylene, and aromatics, as well as intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer, propylene oxide, solvents, detergent alcohols, ethylene oxide, and ethylene glycol. The company was formerly known as Royal Dutch Shell plc and changed its name to Shell plc in January 2022. Shell plc was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Shell, based on its industry sub-industry Integrated Oil & Gas. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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