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At Ørsted, we’re building clean energy the right way, prioritizing conservation, coexistence, and biodiversity. That’s why we’ve committed to having a net-positive biodiversity impact from all renewable energy projects commissioned from 2030 onward. We’re learning as we go, piloting innovative biodiversity projects to gain experience from our successes and avoid missteps.
For our first biodiversity initiative in America, we collaborated with The Nature Conservancy, protecting ~1,000 acres of threatened Texas prairie at our Mockingbird Solar Center. This preservation effort – the largest for this type of native prairie – has boosted Ørsted’s work as a leading sustainability company, earning us recognition from Texan by Nature.
In addition to protecting natural ecosystems where we build our projects, we are extremely careful when choosing land for development. We aim to respect areas of cultural or historical significance to Native American communities, engaging with Tribal leaders to mitigate project impacts and avoid sensitive sites.
To bring clean energy solutions to homes and businesses, we’re collaborating with experts across industries to research, test, pilot, and scale new technologies. This includes developing solutions for hard-to-decarbonize sectors like chemicals, aviation, and shipping.
As a company, we’re aiming to reach net-zero emissions across our entire value chain (Scopes 1-3) by 2040. This long-term target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a first among energy companies. And Ørsted’s efforts are already seeing results – we were designated the world’s most sustainable energy developer in Corporate Knights’ 2024 Global 100 Index.
