Sustainability governance
We incorporate robust governance structures designed to ensure our sustainability efforts align with best practices and are accountable.
This includes:
- Ethical conduct: A focus on ethical business practices enables operations to comply with international and local regulations, and underpins us maintaining high standards.
- Sustainability oversight: Sustainability initiatives are integrated into the overall business strategy, with oversight by the Board and executive leadership.
We commit to transparency in reporting by publishing our sustainability report detailing our progress across our sustainability pillars. As part of this commitment, our auditors EY have performed limited assurance over the statements and figures in this report. Refer to page 96 for their statement of assurance.
Our material topics
Governance is a core function for Santos. We promote a culture of ethical and responsible conduct in line with our values and legal obligations to support long-term success.
Our approach
Governance and business ethics
Our corporate governance framework underpins effective decision-making and operational integrity.
Our Code of Conduct (see under Policies and Procedures here) sets clear expectations for ethical behaviour, guiding how we interact, make decisions and perform daily work. All employees and contractors are required to adhere to these standards, and we offer mandatory training across locations globally. We report on breaches related to our Code of Conduct.
Reportable misconduct
Santos is committed to providing a safe environment for reporting misconduct. Our Reporting Misconduct (Whistleblower) Procedure (see under Policies and Procedures here) allows stakeholders to report concerns such as misconduct, fraud or corruption through various channels, including anonymously and through EthicsPoint, an external confidential 24-hour hotline. All reports are investigated, as appropriate, under our internal processes. Training is provided to employees and contractors as well as to our Board Directors, in line with Australian whistleblower laws.
Read more on risks and opportunities, our process and due diligence and our actions and performance in the 2025 Annual Report.
Santos is committed to upholding internationally recognised human rights, guided by the UN International Bill of Rights and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Our approach
Santos is committed to supporting and respecting the protection of internationally recognised human rights, as set out in the UN International Bill of Rights and works to align to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights in our practices and procedures, including our Human Rights and Modern Slavery Policy.
We also recognise the role of governments in protecting human rights and work collaboratively to align our operations with these responsibilities.
Read more on risks and opportunities, our process and due diligence and our actions and performance in the 2025 Annual Report.