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'.

Ørsted uses the total recordable injury rate (TRIR) as a metric to monitor safety performance. TRIR targets are proposed by different business areas, validated by the QHSE department, and then discussed and approved by the Group Executive Team. Senior management is involved in monitoring safety performance and establishing future targets. The Group Executive Team has decided our ambition for employee satisfaction and motivation, which supports one of our four strategic pillars of being the leading talent platform in renewable energy. Employee satisfaction and motivation should be in the top tier (top 25%).