EDF Group

The world’s largest nuclear electricity generating company, well-established in Europe’s major countries and increasingly so in the United States, EDF Group invests for sustainable industrial growth guided by three priorities:

  • Play a leading role in the global nuclear revival;
  • Support the development of renewable energies and energy eco-efficiency;
  • Expand its services worldwide while consolidating its leading position in Europe.

Leading the energy change

Leading the energy change


160,000 staff worldwide

EDF’s workforce is motivated and skilled. The Group runs an active recruitment policy which offers thousands of young people the chance to play a part in changing the energy landscape. EDF’s employees are committed to five key values:

  • respect for individuals,
  • environmental responsibility,
  • striving for excellence,
  • commitment to the community,
  • faultless integrity.

Our commitment to sustainable development

EDF’s sustainable development policy commits all Group companies to meeting three challenges:

  • climate change and biodiversity,
  • access to energy and closeness to users,
  • contributing to the debate on sustainable development.

Over 1.5 million dollars invested in R&D every day

Two thousand people work in research at EDF, in three main areas:

  • reducing CO2 emissions with alternatives to fossil fuels,
  • bringing the benefit of new technologies to commercial markets,
  • developing technology able to contribute to improving the security of power grids worldwide.