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Our Executive Team

How we do business is just as important as what we do. Meet our Executive Team and Board of Directors. 

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Sustainable business update

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain's biggest generator of zero carbon electricity(1). But with size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more. 

We're doing everything we can to help Britain achieve Net Zero. 

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Our plan for a green recovery

With the right policies in place, we plan to enable investment in low carbon technologies in the UK worth over £50bn by 2035. This amounts to 12GW of wind, solar and nuclear power – meeting one fifth of UK demand.

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Corporate policies and statements

  

Corporate policies

Corporate Governance & S.172 Directors Duties Statements

Corporate Governance & S.172 Directors Duties Statements

In accordance with the Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018 (the Regulations) a number of companies within the EDF Energy Group (EDF Energy) are required to publish a statement providing details of their corporate governance arrangements (Corporate Governance Statement) and/or a statement explaining how the Directors of that company have given due regard to their duties to promote the success of the company in accordance to section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 (S.172 Directors Duties Statement).

These statements together set out the key governance structures of those companies subject to the Regulations and articulates the work of the Boards of those companies along with their committees and management in upholding good governance and engaging with stakeholders when taking decisions. 

Following approval of each company as part of the Annual Report & Financial Statements process, the following statements can be found here:

  1. EDF Energy Holdings Limited – S.172 Directors Duties Statement (2021)
  2. EDF Energy Limited - Corporate Governance Statement & S.172 Directors Duties Statement (including Workforce & Stakeholder Engagement Statements) (2021)
  3. EDF Energy Customers Limited - Corporate Governance Statement & S.172 Directors Duties Statement (including Workforce & Stakeholder Engagement Statements) (2021)
  4. EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited - Corporate Governance Statement & S.172 Directors Duties Statement (including Workforce & Stakeholder Engagement Statements) (2021)
  5. EDF (Thermal Generation) Limited – S.172 Directors Duties Statement (2021)
  6. EDF Energy (UK) Limited - S.172 Directors Duties Statement (2021)
  7. EDF Energy Lake Limited - S.172 Directors Duties Statement (2021)
  8. EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Group Limited - S.172 Directors Duties Statement (2021)
  9. Lake Acquisitions Limited - S.172 Directors Duties Statement (2021)

EDF Energy has a robust corporate governance framework and is committed to upholding good governance and ensuring good governance practices are maintained. As a result, the approved statements demonstrate EDF Energy’s continued commitment to fostering a framework of good governance and how the directors have regard to the matters set out in s.172 Companies Act 2006 when performing their duties.