Making Sustainability Happen

SLR is a committed partner in our clients’ sustainability journeys.

We help them move from influence to impact, turning intent into purposeful, practical action.

Our purpose - Making Sustainability Happen - means delivering solutions that are environmentally and socially sound while supporting commercial and strategic success. We focus on real-world outcomes, helping clients embed sustainability into the core of their business and create value that lasts.

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At SLR, we're Making Sustainability Happen. We do this by enabling the sustainable flow of critical elements that underpin civilisation and support human progress. We see these flows as being:

  • Resources

    Resources such as critical minerals, water and infrastructure are essential for resilience and economic development.We provide clients with the expertise to enable the sustainable development and delivery of products to their markets, promoting long-term prosperity.

  • Energy

    Energy powers modern life and is central to the global transition to low-carbon systems. At SLR, we assist our clients in navigating the energy transition, adopting secure and sustainable energy sources in both electron and molecule form.

  • Capital

    Both financial and human, enable innovation, infrastructure and the stimulus required to solve complex challenges. SLR is here to help our clients understand and safeguard their sustainable investments and growth initiatives.

  • Information

    Such as data, technology and knowledge, must flow responsibly and effectively to understand the current state and inform our client’s robust decision-making, innovative solutions and foresight.

  • Essential Nutrients

    Air, soil, biodiversity, and the ecosystems that produce our food and medicine, sustain human life and must be protected. Our teams work closely with clients to carefully balance and protect the ecosystem’s natural capital that helps power their organisations.

Sustainably managing these flows is critical to a thriving society. By balancing environmental protection, social progress and economic viability, we help ensure that these systems endure and evolve, for today and for the future.

These flows reflect the way SLR itself operates:

  • We mobilise resources by connecting global expertise to the right challenges, wherever they are.
  • We bring energy, through the passion, professionalism and drive of our people.
  • We deploy capital by investing wisely in our people, our capabilities, and the future of our business.
  • We share information. Empowering our teams through intelligent systems that unlock insights and amplify impact.
  • And we foster our culture, the essential nutrient of any business, through empowerment, camaraderie and collaboration.

We are serious about the work we do and the difference we make - to our clients, our people, and ultimately, our planet.

Our Sustainability Goals

SLR takes a responsible attitude to the environment and to the communities in which we live and work.

To help achieve this, we have committed to reducing our operational GHG emissions through the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). In line with global emissions goals to keep warming below 1.5°C, our validated targets include our near-term and long-term gross reduction targets to reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030, and 90% by 2040; as well as Scope 3 GHG emissions by 25% by 2030 and 90% by 2040 respectively.

Our Sustainability Report

One Team Culture

SLR’s One Team culture is the backbone of our organisation. Our strength not only comes from our skills and experience, but also from our ability to collaborate across disciplines and regions - supporting each other on a global basis. Our One Team remains the primary reason why colleagues say they love working at SLR, and is the key to our ability to offer clients full-spectrum sustainability solutions and support.

Culture & Inclusion

We believe that, just as in the natural world, diversity brings strength and resilience to our organisation. We recognise that people from all backgrounds with unique experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints are essential to our success. We will continue to foster a culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. It fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our clients and the communities we serve.

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