On December 7, 2021, SSE PLC announced that its current strategy represents the optimal pathway, after shareholder Elliott Advisors (UK) Ltd. called for the board to restore investor confidence and continued its push for the energy company to spin off its renewables division. The Elliott Management Corp. subsidiary, which has been pushing for the separation of the Company's renewables business from the rest of the Company, said in a letter to Chairman John Manzoni that it was challenging the energy company to provide a plan to address investor concerns around its corporate governance, its ability to fund growth in the long term, and its persistent undervaluation. The Company replied to Elliott saying that the current strategy represents the optimal pathway and said that breaking up the group would have several downsides. Chief Executive Alistair Phillips-Davies said the separation would risk valuable growth options, jeopardize the company's ability to finance and deliver major infrastructure, and lose shared skills.