Essential Utilities Named One of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek
February 22 2022 - 5:46PM
Business Wire
Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announced it has
been named to Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies list
for 2022. The prestigious award is presented annually to public
corporations for their commitment to corporate social
responsibility in the three areas of ESG—environment, social and
corporate governance.
Essential Utilities, through its subsidiaries, Aqua and Peoples
Natural Gas, has more than 250 years of combined experience in
operating sustainably and responsibly while ensuring safe and
reliable access to the Earth’s most essential resources. In 2021,
Essential reported ESG results and published new, aggressive
targets for reducing carbon emissions and increasing employee and
supplier diversity across the business.
“In addition to delivering safe and reliable access to water,
wastewater and natural gas service, we are deeply committed to
progressing in our mission to become a more sustainable and
equitable company,” said Christopher Franklin, chairman and CEO of
Essential Utilities. “We are honored to be recognized for our
progress towards our ambitious ESG goals, and we remain focused on
responsible infrastructure improvements, environmental
sustainability and continued progress to diversify our company at
all levels.”
The list, presented by Newsweek and global research firm
Statista, Inc., recognizes the top responsible companies from a
selection of 2,000 public companies by revenue with headquarters in
the United States, spanning 14 industries. The selection process
was based on a published sustainability report, publicly available
ESG performance data and an independent survey.
The inclusion on the 2022 list marks yet another time Essential
Utilities has been publicly recognized for its commitment to
corporate social responsibility. Learn more about their performance
at esg.essential.co.
About Essential
Essential is one of the largest publicly traded water,
wastewater and natural gas providers in the U.S., serving
approximately 5 million people across 10 states under the Aqua and
Peoples brands. Essential is committed to excellence in proactive
infrastructure investment, regulatory expertise, operational
efficiency and environmental stewardship. The company recognizes
the importance water and natural gas play in everyday life and is
proud to deliver safe, reliable services that contribute to the
quality of life in the communities it serves. For more information,
visit http://www.essential.co.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including. There are important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements including: general economic business
conditions; the successful integration of the customers and the
facility; and other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For more information regarding risks and uncertainties associated
with Essential Utilities’ business, please refer to Essential
Utilities’ annual, quarterly and other SEC filings. Essential
Utilities is not under any obligation — and expressly disclaims any
such obligation — to update or alter its forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
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Brian Dingerdissen Essential Utilities Inc. Investor Relations
O: 610.645.1191 BJDingerdissen@Essential.co
Erin O’Donnell Communications O: 412.266.2446
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