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Sustainability Strategy


Subsea7’s sustainability strategy is guided by a double materiality assessment to ensure we prioritise the risks and opportunities that are of greatest importance to our stakeholders, as well as those that could have a material impact on our business and the world around us.

Our materiality assessment

 

Our materiality approach uses the concept of double materiality to identify the most relevant sustainability topics for our business and stakeholders. This includes considering impacts, risks, and opportunities from two perspectives: financial (outside-in) and societal/environmental (inside-out). The assessment looks at environmental social and governance factors' effects on Subsea7 and Subsea7's impact on society and the environment.

For more details on Subsea7’s double materiality assessment please refer to our latest Sustainability Statements in our 2024 Annual Report.

Our material sustainability topics

Subsea7 organises its material topics under a three-pillar framework. The topics were determined collectively with our stakeholders through a double materiality assessment and contribute to creating shared value and long-term business resilience.

Below are the three sustainability pillars and the material topics associated with each pillar.

Solutions for the world's energy needs

Material topics

  • Climate strategy
  • GHG emissions
  • Collaborations and partnerships

 

Targets

  • 35GW Cumulative power capacity of renewable projects supported by 2030 (18GW by 2025)
  • 50% reduction in Scope 1* and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 (baseline year 2018)
  • Net zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

* Largest emissions reductions expected to come from alternative lower-carbon fuels that today are not available at scale and cost to be widely used

Safety and people

Material Topics

  • Health & safety
  • Talent attraction, development, retention
  • Diversity and inclusion

 

Targets

  • <0.03 Lost-time injury frequency rate per 200,000 hours worked in 2025
  • Zero serious injury (actual) frequency rate per 200,000 hours worked

 

Key Performance Indicators

  • Average number of courses per employee
  • Average hours of training per employee
  • % Permanent employee voluntary turnover
  • % Female representation in the workforce
  • % Female in leadership
  • % Nationality mix

Acting responsibly

Material topics

  • Business ethics
  • Labour practices & human rights          
  • Responsible supply chain
  • IT cyber security & privacy
  • Ecological impacts*

*Not assessed as material within the double materiality assessment but considered important to Subsea7

 

Targets

  • 100% medium- and high-risk suppliers assessed for corruption risk by the end of 2025
  • 90% high-risk suppliers undergoing enhanced human rights risk assessment by the end of 2025
  • 90% waste recycled onshore by the end of 2025
  • 70% waste segregated offshore for recycling by the end of 2025
  • 10 BORAbox® units available for science by the end of 2025

Our stakeholders

Subsea7’s key stakeholders include shareholders, clients, employees, suppliers, business partners and the society in which it operates. By understanding our stakeholders’ interests and priorities, we can better align on shared priorities. 

Society

Our society defines what is acceptable and what is expected in terms of corporate behaviour. We have a duty to respect the communities where we operate and the environments, we work in.

Clients

Our clients expect us to operate safely, efficiently, cleanly and with integrity.

People

Our people expect us to keep them safe, treat them with respect and be a good employer.

Shareholders

Our shareholders expect us to be fair, balanced and transparent in our interactions with the market around our approach to environmental, social and governance-related risks and opportunities.

Find out more on how we engage with our stakeholders and why it matters.