The Highland Employer Charter is a free employer initiative and professional register that champions good practise in employment throughout the Highland region. With over 20 member organisations, we want to recognise more green Highland employers of choice in the region across support for fair pay and fair work.

Established in 2008, Genny Hire is an equipment rental company specialising in the hire, sales and service of power solutions, suited to a wide variety of applications within the Oil & Gas, Decommissioning, Maritime, Renewables and Agriculture industries.

We want to create a better energy industry in the Highlands and Scotland, one that works for everyone – communities, workers, businesses and the environment.

At Thorntons we’ve being doing what’s right for our clients and communities for over 150 years. As one of Scotland’s largest and most respected full-service legal and property firms, we deliver high quality practical advice with exceptional levels of client care. Ultimately, we want to help individuals and businesses deal with life’s challenges: and make the most of the opportunities.

With offices across Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Angus, Fife and Perth; 76 Partners supported by over 510 colleagues – many of who are accredited specialist lawyers in their area of law; you can be sure of getting the best support and advice for your needs.

SUMITOMO ELECTRIC U.K. POWER CABLES LTD. was established in May 2023, 100% owned by Sumitomo Electric Industries. We will be one of the leading manufacturers of state-of-the-art high-end electricity transmission cables, up to and including 525kV HVDC cable. Our new factory in Scotland will make a significant contribution towards realisation of the UK Net Zero Target.

Highland CIC is driving a bold ambition and mission for sustainable development in the Highlands.

The CIC enables, connects and champions the businesses, community organisations and local leaders - especially our SMEs - who are driving sustainable development in the Highlands.
Our role is to build partnerships and inform the strategies that will help the region fulfil its potential and ensure that the benefits of change are felt by people and communities across the Highlands.
By working collectively, we can ensure that sustainable development, nature restoration, green energy development, community wealth-building and regenerative tourism become the drivers of lasting regional prosperity.

Fred. Olsen Renewables, a leading renewable energy developer in Scotland, operates 258 turbines with a total capacity of 804.9MW. Our pipeline exceeds 1GW. Collaboration with communities and local businesses will be key to achieving our goals and supporting the journey to 2030.

Vattenfall is a leading European energy company, which for more than 100 years has electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernised people’s way of living through innovation and collaboration. We work to enable the fossil freedom that drives society forward. We are committed to building a future where everyone can choose fossil free ways to move, make and live. Our goal is net zero emissions in our entire value chain by 2040 at the latest. We employ approximately 20,000 people, have around 14 million customers and operate mainly in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK. Vattenfall is fully owned by the Swedish state.

SSEN Transmission is responsible for the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, investing in and maintaining the high voltage 132kV, 220kV, 275kV and 400kV electricity transmission network.

Our strategic objective is to enable the transition to a low carbon economy. We do this by building the electricity transmission network infrastructure required to connect and transport renewable electricity from the north of Scotland to areas of demand, as it delivers a network for net zero emissions.

SSEN Transmission is owned 75% by SSE plc and 25% by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’).

The West of Orkney Windfarm is being developed off the north Sutherland coast. With an expected capacity of around 2GW and first power scheduled for 2029, the project will be capable of powering the equivalent of more than two million homes while driving significant opportunities for communities and businesses throughout the Highlands and Islands.