Business Chief Europe Magazine September 2019 | Page 82

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04 Ørsted

80.13 %
Ørsted is Denmark ’ s largest energy company . With a total score of 80.13 %, its revenue in 2018 was $ 11.55bn and it employed 6,080 people . Its CEO , Henrik Poulsen , has said “ to slow down climate change , we must transform society with CO2 neutral solutions ”. Accordingly , it has made a commitment to fully phase out coal by 2023 , and has a focus on green energy such as offshore wind to replace it as an energy source . The company ’ s resolve was further demonstrated by its 2016 name change , which saw it divest itself of former name DONG Energy ( Danish Oil and Natural Gas ). SEPTEMBER 2019