Urenco publishes its 2019 Sustainability Report

Today, Urenco has published its annual Sustainability Report for the year ending 31 December 2019.

The highlights are:

• We enriched enough uranium to generate an estimated 856,000 GWh of electricity from nuclear power, avoiding approximately 380 million tonnes of carbon emissions.
• We completed construction of our Tails Management Facility, achieving more than 7 million hours without a Lost Time Injury.
• We reduced our carbon emissions by 5% compared to 2018.
• Our global Richie education programme inspired more than 80,000 schoolchildren.
• Employees spent more than 2,800 hours volunteering in local communities.
• 93% of our employees completed diversity and inclusion training.

The report, which centres on six focus areas (‘health and safety, safeguards and security’, ‘environmental impact’, ‘asset integrity’, ‘supplier of choice’, ‘employee engagement’ and ‘community engagement’), provides an update on how the business is being managed from an environmental, social and governance perspective.

Boris Schucht, Chief Executive Officer, comments:

“Sustainability is integral to everything we do. For half a century, our core business of enriching uranium has enabled carbon free electricity generation for the world. Today, when the risks of climate change are becoming ever more apparent, we are proud to be an enabler of the energy transition, which is needed to prevent the most catastrophic impacts of climate change.

“In 2019, we continued to make good progress against our sustainability objectives, thanks to the dedication and commitment of our employees and Sustainability Champions.”

Find out more about Urenco’s sustainability programme here.

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