Essential Utilities Recognized on Newsweek’s Most Responsible Companies List for Third Consecutive Year
05 Gennaio 2024 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
The recognition reflects the company’s deep commitment to
sustainable and ethical business practices across its
operations
Essential Utilities today announced that it has been named to
Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2024. This
marks the third consecutive year that Essential has been recognized
on the prestigious list, which celebrates public companies that
have demonstrated meaningful and impactful environmental, social
and corporate governance (ESG) business practices.
“Our mission is to provide clean, safe, reliable water and
natural gas service and to manage wastewater treatment in an
environmentally responsible manner,” said Essential Chairman and
CEO Christopher Franklin. “Our role as stewards of the environment
requires a core focus on operational excellence – and we take it we
take very seriously. It is an honor to be recognized once again by
Newsweek for our ongoing commitment to investing in and embracing
ESG practices across our footprint.”
Essential’s recent ESG achievements include:
- Reaching ambitious company-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
reduction goals. Through extensive pipeline replacement, renewable
energy purchasing, and methane leak detection, the company has
reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent
from a 2019 baseline and against the enterprise-wide commitment of
a 60 percent reduction by 2035.
- Achieving diverse supplier and employee commitments, ensuring
the company’s procurement and team reflect the communities they
serve.
- Donating $3.9 million dollars in 2022 to organizations creating
positive outcomes for the environment, human services and food
insecurity, diversity and inclusion, economic growth and
development, education, and emergency services.
The 2024 ranking – presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., a
leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider –
recognizes the top 600 most responsible companies headquartered in
the United States, from a selection of 2,000 public companies by
revenue spanning 14 industries. The selection process is based on
published sustainability reports, publicly available ESG
performance data, and an independent survey of 17,000 U.S.
residents.
Learn more about Essential’s ESG targets and performance at
esg.essential.co.
About Essential
Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) delivers safe, clean,
reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals,
families, and entire communities. With a focus on water, wastewater
and natural gas, Essential is committed to sustainable growth,
operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier
employer status. We are advocates for the communities we serve and
are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600
acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.
Operating as the Aqua and Peoples brands, Essential serves
approximately 5.5 million people across nine states. Essential is
one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater
service and natural gas providers in the U.S. Learn more at
www.essential.co.
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