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We develop and deliver complex power and propulsion solutions for safety-critical applications in the air, at sea and on land.

Our products and service packages enable our customers to connect people, societies, cultures and economies together.

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We develop and deliver complex power and propulsion solutions.

For more than 100 years we have been at the forefront of innovation. Helping to power, protect and connect the modern world.

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We have a fundamental role in meeting the environmental and societal opportunities and challenges that the world faces.

Sustainability

Rolls-Royce Half Year results

Rolls-Royce announced Half Year results on Thursday 1 August 2024.

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A sustainable business

Being sustainable means understanding the impact our business has on the world around us, and the impact the world around us has on our business.

This understanding is a vital part of our purpose, strategy, the decisions we make and how we'll protect our business for tomorrow.

To become a truly sustainable business, we’re pursuing environmental, social and ethical business practices that will help us create value responsibly and embed sustainability into everything that makes us Rolls-Royce.

Our impact

We recognise that human behaviour is increasing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere and accelerating global climate change. At the same time, increasing global populations and wealth drive the demand for power and mobility.

As a leading power systems provider, we have a fundamental role in meeting the environmental and societal opportunities and challenges that the world faces.

We are determined to use our position, capabilities and expertise as a global power group to help create a resilient, inclusive, net zero carbon future and accelerate the decarbonisation of the sectors we serve.

Net zero by 2050

Through our decarbonisation strategy, we will become a net zero carbon company across our value chain by 2050 at the latest and play a leading role in enabling the sectors in which we operate to get there too.

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Our principles help to guide us

To help guide us through the energy transition, we've developed a simple set of sustainability principles, based on our values and behaviours:

Understanding and minimising our impact on the environment, particularly in the context of climate change;
Seeking opportunities to adopt circular business practices to reduce demand for virgin materials, safeguarding supply and further reducing our impacts;

Making a positive contribution to the communities within which we operate;
Acting with Integrity and considering the potential and actual ethical implications of all business decisions;
Ensuring Zero Harm to the people who work for or with us and give them the best opportunity to be at their best;
Reporting and communicating with our key stakeholders transparently and honestly.

Risks and opportunities posed by climate change

We recognise the substantial potential risks and opportunities presented by climate change. These include risks and opportunities associated with both physical changes and the transition to a low-carbon global economy.

The assessment and management of climate-related risk and opportunity is an integral part of our enterprise risk management process. In every instance, our management of climate-related risks and opportunities is done in conjunction with consideration of the organisation’s broader goals and objectives as part of our integrated risk management process.

We’ve also used scenario planning techniques to explore the resilience of our business model and strategy in the context of future climate change and the transition to a low-carbon global economy.

CLIMATE SCENARIO PLANNING

CLIMATE-RELATED RISK

Ethics and compliance

Who we are and how we behave matters

High standards of ethical behaviour and compliance with laws and regulations are essential to protecting the reputation and long-term success of our business. We are committed to conducting our activities in a wholly ethical manner, free from any form of bribery or corruption.

96%

employees completed annual mandatory learning in 2023

449

Speak Up cases in 2023

100%

of managers certified to Our Code in 2023

126

Local Ethics Advisers at the start of 2024

Our people

Our ability to deliver excellence is based on the ability of our people. That’s why we make sure we have a highly skilled and professional workforce and future talent pipeline. We continue to develop our employee base, ensuring we have the right skills for our business today and the right capabilities for the future.

41,800

employees worldwide

countries

103

years of apprenticeships

Accelerating progress

Our goal is to be a leading sustainable business. We have established a dashboard of stretching targets to measure and accelerate progress.

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Sustainability data

We measure and report about the impacts of our business operations and activities. This reporting is informed by our materiality assessment and the needs and expectations of our external stakeholders.

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