In 2024, Ørsted navigated a rapidly evolving industry landscape, necessitating organisational adjustments, including redundancies, to maintain our competitive edge. While both satisfaction and motivation levels as well as voluntary turnover remain healthy compared to industry benchmarks, the changes have had a noticeable impact on employee satisfaction and motivation and our voluntary turnover trend. This poses a short-term risk of increased voluntary turnover and lower morale, satisfaction, and heightened stress. To address these challenges, we are focused on our internal communication and change management, strengthening our focus on good leadership and mental health and reaffirming our commitment to transparency and the well-being of our workforce. Our commitment to upholding human rights is outlined in our 'Sustainability commitment', 'Global human rights policy', 'Global labour and employment rights policy', 'Stakeholder engagement policy', and 'Just transition policy'.

With regards to gender diversity, we report to the Board of Directors on our metrics related to gender on a bi-annual basis. This includes the three levels we have under the gender balance target of at least 40% women across the Ørsted group and a variety of supporting metrics within equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our HR business partners and talent acquisition partners instruct and inform leaders on talent decisions within the context of our gender ambition.