Our Carbon Neutral Aspiration
At Shell Helix we want to help drive the future by reducing our carbon footprint. We are committed to providing lower-carbon alternatives.
Lubricants play a vital role in keeping the world moving. As the world鈥檚 needs for mobility increase, so too will the demand for lubricants1. There is a need to balance this increase in demand with the environmental impact of lubricants. As part of Shell Lubricants, we understand customers and consumers expect brands to offer sustainable products and services and make it easier for them to make sustainable choices.2 Motorists and vehicle manufacturers want lower-carbon alternatives for their current and future mobility needs.
Shell is the biggest supplier of lubricants in the world.3 Shell Lubricants focuses on delivering products designed to achieve efficiencies in any technology with moving metal parts, helping achieve fuel economies in passenger and commercial vehicles.
To achieve this, we are focused on two strategic initiatives:
- Reducing CO2 intensity of our own products.
- Helping customers manage their sustainability needs.
Reducing CO鈧� intensity of our products
Helping customers manage their sustainability needs
We help customers set and meet CO2 emissions goals by providing premium products and cutting-edge technology to help maximise performance and processes.
More information and associated documentation
Our carbon neutrality calculations are performed through an internal carbon footprint model by Shell. an independent, accredited verification body has subjected the model, which is a source of key parameters and methodologies for carbon intensity calculations on a product level, to a critical review against the international standard ISO 14040/44. For the purpose of this task, a review panel was formed involving external independent industry experts.
Legal Disclosure
Find more details on Shell鈥檚 Net Carbon Footprint ambition and how we plan to meet it.
Carbon Footprint Disclaimer (DOCX, 33 kB)
Sky Scenarios & CN Combined Disclaimer (PDF)
Assurance Statements
The associated processes have been independently reviewed by LRQA, an external, accredited Verification Body. This includes the following processes:
- Processes for calculation of the life cycle carbon dioxide emission associated with a product (documentation here (PDF)),
- Processes for carbon credit screening, project performance monitoring, procurement, reconciliation, retirement and certificate issuance (documentation here (PDF)).
Frequently asked questions
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2 Customers and consumers are increasingly expecting brands to offer sustainable products and services as a table-stake, with 74% globally citing environmental concerns. Consumers want brands to make it easier for them to make sustainable choices (43%), Project Maximus, Shell Insights + Kantar, Nov 2019
4 In the context of this document, terms 鈥楴et Zero Carbon鈥� and 鈥楥arbon Neutral鈥� are used interchangeably and reflect how Shell Lubricants are branded in different regions. There is no difference in the approach undertaken by Shell to ensure that the CO2 footprint of these products is net zero.
5 Nature-based solutions comprise all activities related to the protection, creation or redevelopment, of natural ecosystems, such as forests, grasslands and wetlands, to help absorb greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
6 Based on Sequence VI fuel economy test using SAE 0W-20