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Essential Reports Progress Toward ESG Commitments and Foundation Donation to Sustainability Focused Nonprofits in Celebration of Earth Day
April 22, 2021 GMT
BRYN MAWR, Pa. (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 22, 2021
Essential Utilities announced today progress made toward its sustainability commitments announced in January 2021, as well as two more donations from the Essential Foundation to nonprofits focused on sustainability in the southeastern Pennsylvania area.
Essential is pleased to report that it has successfully achieved a 3% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions, as of December 2020. The organization is confident in its ability to meet its 2035 goal to reduce such greenhouse gas emissions by 60% from its 2019 baseline. This 60% reduction is roughly equivalent to removing 76,000 cars from the road each year.
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Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG), today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2020.
“2020 marks another remarkable year in our company’s history. We changed our name, acquired Peoples, reported another year of operational excellence and strong growth and invested a record amount in infrastructure,” said Essential Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Christopher Franklin. “These accomplishments during a year filled with so many challenges are what allowed us to remain strong and dedicated to our mission of providing essential natural resources to our customers.”
“As we look to 2021, I am confident that we have positioned ourselves to play a critical role in solving our country’s infrastructure challenges while recognizing our responsibility to be an industry leader in protecting our environment,” said Franklin.
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SurveyHealthcareGlobus Appoints Veteran Market Researcher Dan Lockwood to Accelerate European Expansion
February 4, 2021 GMT
NEW YORK (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 4, 2021
SurveyHealthcareGlobus (SHG) has appointed Dan Lockwood as executive vice president for its European Division reporting into the regional managing director Antonio Tropea. SHG part of the Apollo Intelligence family of companies is the global market leader of first-party healthcare data collection and custom survey solutions. Based in London, Dan will help companies access the timely, high-quality life science market insights that are vital to defining their strategic agendas, while supporting SHG’s drive to meet the strong demand as the healthcare industry emerges from the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announces 2021 guidance including an update on the company’s municipal acquisition program and ESG objectives.
“Thanks to the dedicated team of Essential employees, 2020 was another strong year for operational excellence and growth despite the challenges posed by the pandemic,” said Essential Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Christopher Franklin. “As we turn to 2021, the company remains strong and dedicated to our mission of providing essential natural resources to our water, wastewater and natural gas customers. We are also confident in our ability to drive growth in earnings while committing to significant reductions in Essential’s overall environmental footprint.”
The National Organization on Disability Urges Companies to Act Now & Advance Workforce Disability Inclusion Practices
The National Organization on Disability Urges Companies to Act Now & Advance Workforce Disability Inclusion Practices The National Organization on Disability (NOD) is proud to launch its redesigned Disability Employment Tracker, the only assessment tool available that focuses on the workforce, to help companies better evaluate the effectiveness of their disability inclusion policies and practices. In its eighth year “ and with companies who together employ more than 10 million Americans already taking the annual survey “ the Tracker assists companies to make disability inclusion part of their overall business strategy and to find the right talent while removing inclusion barriers. To learn more, companies can register for a free Webinar: Data-Driven Higher Standards: NODs Redesigned 2021 Disability Employment Tracker on January 28, 2021 from 12:30 PM “ 1:30 P