We are committed to supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). As an international energy company, we are aware that our activities touch every SDG in some way, but our focus is on those SDGs with the closest relation to our activities, our strategic focus and where we are best placed to make a positive impact. Good health and wellbeing Quality education Gender equality Life below water Life on land Partnerships for the goals Affordable and clean energy Decent work and economic growth Climate action We actively promote health and wellbeing and encourage our employees and the communities where we operate to engage in physical activity and live a healthy lifestyle. We look after our people’s safety and wellbeing by integrating robust health, safety and environment standards, risk management and creating a safety culture. ADNOC is a title partner of the Abu Dhabi Marathon and works with the Abu Dhabi Sports Council to encourage participation. Please refer to the Empowering people and driving prosperity and Keeping our people safe chapters. We recognize global energy systems must be transformed. We need to reduce emissions while ensuring access to secure, affordable, and reliable energy. We are taking significant steps to make today’s energy cleaner while investing in the clean energies of tomorrow. We are accelerating the decarbonization of our oil and gas operations, while growing our portfolio of low-carbon ammonia, as well as investing in low- carbon hydrogen and renewables through our shareholding in Masdar. Please refer to the Together towards net zero chapter. We have been investing in education since 1974 in line with our commitment to develop a sustainable, knowledge- based economy. Through our strategic partnerships, we continue to invest in a diverse range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, data scientists and technology experts. Please refer to the Empowering people and driving prosperity chapter. We are committed to driving economic diversity, socio-economic progress and job creation. Our In-Country Value program ensures that local businesses are well positioned to benefit from planned large-scale projects and enables employment of local talent in the private sector. Please refer to the Empowering people and driving prosperity chapter. We are actively working towards greater gender diversity and continue our efforts to increase representation in leadership and technical roles. Please refer to the Empowering people and driving prosperity chapter. We are in the top tier of the lowest-carbon-intensity oil and gas producers in the world, and we continue to invest in reducing the carbon footprint of each unit of energy we produce. We are decarbonizing our operations, investing in renewables, building a global hydrogen value chain, deploying innovative climate technology solutions, and advancing nature-based solutions such as planting 10 million mangroves in the UAE by 2030. Please refer to the Together towards net zero and Protecting nature and biodiversity chapters. We actively protect the UAE’s marine ecosystem. We have installed artificial fish habitats to repopulate the area and developed a rescue and rehabilitation program for endangered sea turtles in the area surrounding the Ghasha mega project. Ghasha is located in the Marawah Marine Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO designated area. Please refer to the Protecting nature and biodiversity chapter. Our commitment to protecting the natural environment is anchored in our operating framework and practices. We recognize our responsibility to have a positive impact on the environment through our actions to protect, maintain, enhance, and restore biodiversity where we work, particularly in sensitive onshore and offshore sites. We have established protected exclusion zones for the Arabian oryx and other protected species. Please refer to the Protecting nature and biodiversity chapter. We recognize the need for collaboration and partnership to achieve our business and sustainability goals, leveraging collective knowledge and experience in the areas of operational excellence, innovation and sustainable development. We are a participant in the UN Global Compact. We are members of industry collaborations such as the Institute of Oil and Gas Providers (IOGP), the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Oil & Gas Methane Partnership 2.0, and the Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter. Please refer to the Sustainability at ADNOC chapter. How we support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 16 17 Energy for Life
