nVent's New 2023 Sustainability Report Details Meaningful Progress Across its Focus Areas of People, Products, Planet and Governance
April 09 2024 - 9:00AM
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- Increased global representation of women in management by
4%.
- Increased renewable energy consumption to 15%.
- Reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 9%.
- Improved our safety performance, reducing total recordable
incident rate by more than 20%.
- Achieved its goal, ahead of target, to make 100% of product
environmental data digitally accessible to customers.
nVent Electric plc (NYSE:NVT) (“nVent”), a global leader in
electrical connection and protection solutions, today announced the
release of its 2023 Sustainability Report. The report shares
nVent's 2023 achievements in each of its Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) focus areas of People, Products, Planet and
Governance and provides updates on progress towards its ESG goals.
The report also highlights two new goals, as described below.
nVent Chair and Chief Executive Officer Beth Wozniak said, “At
nVent, we are building a more sustainable and electrified world.
Our commitment to sustainability is integral to how we operate, and
we took measurable steps to improve our environmental impact in
2023. I’m proud of the journey we are on and what we have
accomplished.”
To further demonstrate its commitment to environmental
stewardship, nVent also introduced two new ESG goals to achieve by
2030 within its Products and Planet pillars.
- In the Products pillar, to eliminate 100% of single-use
plastics in all product packaging.*
- In the Planet pillar, to achieve a 25% reduction in water
consumption from the baseline year of 2019.
The report also details the important external recognitions the
company received in 2023, including receiving a gold sustainability
rating from EcoVadis, being named one of Fortune’s Best Workplaces
in Manufacturing & Production and being listed as one of
America’s Greenest Companies by Newsweek.
A full copy of the 2023 Sustainability Report can be downloaded
at nVent.com/ESG.
* Based on outbound products shipped from nVent facilities
About nVent
nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and
protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions
enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design,
manufacture, market, install and service high performance products
and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most
sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a
comprehensive range of enclosures, electrical connections and
fastening and thermal management solutions across industry-leading
brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and
innovation. Our principal office is in London and our management
office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio
of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years
and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, RAYCHEM and
SCHROFF. Learn more at www.nvent.com.
nVent, CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, RAYCHEM and SCHROFF are
trademarks owned or licensed by nVent Services GmbH or its
affiliates.
CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release contains statements that we believe to be
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other
than statements of historical fact are forward looking statements.
Without limitation, any statements preceded or followed by or that
include the words “targets,” “plans,” “believes,” “expects,”
“intends,” “will,” “likely,” “may,” “anticipates,” “estimates,”
“projects,” “forecasts,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “positioned,”
“strategy,” “future,” “are confident,” or words, phrases or terms
of similar substance or the negative thereof, are forward-looking
statements. All projections in this release are also
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are
beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These factors include adverse effects on our business
operations or financial results, including due to the overall
global economic and business conditions impacting our business; the
ability to achieve the benefits of our restructuring plans; the
ability to successfully identify, finance, complete and integrate
acquisitions, including the ECM Industries and other recent
acquisitions; competition and pricing pressures in the markets we
serve, including the impacts of tariffs; volatility in currency
exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices; inability to
generate savings from excellence in operations initiatives
consisting of lean enterprise, supply management and cash flow
practices; inability to mitigate material and other cost inflation;
risks related to the availability of, and cost inflation in, supply
chain inputs, including labor, raw materials, commodities,
packaging and transportation; increased risks associated with
operating foreign businesses, including risks associated with
military conflicts, such as that between Russia and Ukraine, and
related sanctions; the ability to deliver backlog and win future
project work; failure of markets to accept new product
introductions and enhancements; the impact of changes in laws and
regulations, including those that limit U.S. tax benefits; the
outcome of litigation and governmental proceedings; and the ability
to achieve our long-term strategic operating and ESG goals.
Additional information concerning these and other factors is
contained in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date of this release. nVent assumes no
obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to update the information
contained in this release.
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Communications nVent 763.204.7857 Stacey.Wempen@nVent.com
Investor Contact Tony Riter Vice President, Investor
Relations nVent 763.204.7750 Tony.Riter@nVent.com
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