1、SuStainability reportRoyal Dutch Shell plc Sustainability Report 2016CONTENTSCOVER IMAGEThe cover shows how collaborationsand discussions with communities,customers and partners worldwidehelp Shell provide more and cleanerenergy solutions.DIGITALThe Sustainability Report has moved toan online digita
2、l .The digital versionincludes further information such as aninteractive GRI index to enhanceusability for and the experience of thereaders of the report.In the event ofany conflict,discrepancy orinconsistency between the digitalreport and this hardcopy report of theSustainability Report then theinf
3、ormation contained in the digitalreport will prevail.This hardcopyreport is provided for the readersconvenience only.NEW LENS SCENARIOSThis publication contains data fromShells New Lens Scenarios.The NewLens Scenarios are a part of anongoing process used in Shell for 40years to challenge executivesp
4、erspectives on the future businessenvironment.We base them onplausible assumptions andquantifications,and they are designedto stretch management to also considerevents that may only be remotelypossible.Scenarios,therefore,are notintended to be predictions of likelyfuture events or outcomes and inves
5、torsshould not rely on them when makingan investment decision with regard toRoyal Dutch Shell plc securities.It is important to note that Shellsexisting portfolio has been decades indevelopment.While we believe ourportfolio is resilient under a widerange of outlooks,including the IEAs450 scenario,it
6、 includes assets acrossa spectrum of energy intensitiesincluding some with above averageintensity.While we seek to enhanceour operations average energyintensity through both the developmentof new projects and divestments,wehave no immediate plans to move to anet-zero emissions portfolio over ourinve