Overall impact
A (92)

Commentary

SSE is a leader for overall positive impact. With an 'A' rating of 92.1 for overall impact (99th percentile compared to all companies), SSE ranks 1st out of 62 industry peers, ahead of Exelon, Enel, ENGIE and 58 others. On top material causes for SSE's industry (Utilities), SSE performs well in Clean Water Access (95.8 score), Renewable Energy Growth (96.9), Affordable, Safe Housing (85.1) and 14 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Racial Justice and Civil Rights (29.2 score).
Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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SSE.L Price
$1,700.00
Last available end-of-day price. Full disclosure
Revenue
$12.83 billion
Market cap
$23.83 billion
Public/private
Public
Hypothetical historical growth of $10,000
Historical performance
Company
Employees
14,980
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Multi-Utilities
Sub-industry
Multi-Utilities
SASB industry
Electric Utilities & Power Generators
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Share classes
SSE.L
SSEZY
ADR
Description
SSE plc engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity. It generates electricity from water, gas, coal, oil, and multi fuel. The company distributes electricity to approximately 3.9 million homes and businesses across southern central England and the north of Scotland; and operates electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland and other areas. It also operates gas storage and generation facilities. In addition, it engages in the construction of utility projects; and building energy management, energy trading, insurance, stock holding, and property holding businesses, as well as provides utility, corporate, and maintenance services. The company was formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy plc and changed its name to SSE plc in September 2011. SSE plc was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Perth, the United Kingdom.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for SSE, based on its industry sub-industry Multi-Utilities. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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