Drax Global | Sustainability Performance
Engages in renewable energy generation and supplies electricity to residential and commercial customers.
2005
United Kingdom
1,001 - 5,000 employees
Utilities
$1B - 10B in revenue
$25M - 100M in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#2109
Overall#258
in United Kingdom#57
in UtilitiesSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementSocial
Diversity and InclusionGovernance
TargetsESG scores and ExclusionsFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
CO2 scope 1 + 2
Leading
Renewable energy
Aligned
Waste generated
Aligned
Female employees
Laggard
Market cap
Revenue
R&D intensity
Carbon emissions
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: 29 out of 392
Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)
Industry rank: 29 out of 392
Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
(adj. for revenues)
(adj. for revenues)
Renewable energy
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total energy
Share of renewable energy
Industry benchmark
Renewable electricity
Reveal data for 1 credit
100%2023
Industry rank: 11 out of 392
Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: 11 out of 392
Total electricity
Share of renewable electricity
Industry benchmark
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
483.3
B/M 1.9K
7.3
B/M 2.0
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Female employees
Reveal data for 1 credit
Share of female employees (%)
Share of female board members
25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
Waste
Reveal data for 1 credit
51.9K2024
Total waste generated (tonnes)
Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
Industry Benchmark
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Controversy level
- Drax Group plc paid an Ofgem GBP 25 million redress in August 2024 over Drax's misreporting of biomass sourcing data (annual profiling) under the UK Renewables Obligation scheme for 2021/22, with Ofgem finding inadequate data governance and controls but no evidence of deliberate misreporting — Drax Selby North Yorkshire biomass power station received GBP 548 million in 2023/24 Renewables Obligation Certificates following BBC Panorama investigations alleging Drax burning primary forest wood from British Columbia Canada.
Carbon emissions breakdown
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Carbon certificate projects
Reveal data for 3 credits
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Waste management
Reveal data for 2 credits
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Water management
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Market cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Operating margin
Revenue & EBITDA
$7.1BFY2025 revenue
Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)
Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
Margin trends
Margin as % of revenue
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
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Free cashflow
Capex
Debt/equity ratio
R&D intensity
0.0%FY2025
R&D as % of revenue
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Return on invested capital
3.0%FY2026
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals
Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)
Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only
10.7
▲ 2.1%
8.1
▼ 22.5%
7.1
▼ 9.2%
3.7
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Sustainability targets and commitments
| Target | Year | Value | Scope | Baseline |
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Progress against targets
Environmental policy coverage
Carbon reduction policy
Available
Human rights policy
Available
Recycling policy
Not available
Workplace health & safety policy
Available
55%
Independent Directors
6 out of 11 incl. management
Overall score
77
Environment
92
Social
76
Governance
62
Exclusion screening
Adult content
Not available
Alcoholic
Not available
Animal testing
Not available
Firearms
Not available
Tobacco
Not available
Gambling
Not available
Nuclear
Not available
