Southern Company, a leading energy organization, has released its 2022 Sustainability Summary, showcasing its commitment to sustainable energy solutions. The report emphasizes the company’s values, including safety, inclusion, integrity, and performance, which guide its decisions affecting customers, communities, employees, and stakeholders. It also provides updates on key initiatives in the first nine months of 2023, alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), and access to Southern Company’s ESG data, metrics, and sustainability reporting frameworks.
The report covers essential topics, such as governance and policy engagement, sustainability goals, sustainability pillars, UN SDG alignment, key data and metrics, customer-centric energy transition, clean energy goals, energy portfolio transition, emissions reduction, net-zero focus areas, and accolades. Southern Company is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to a net-zero future. The company has significantly reduced coal-fired generating units from 66 in 2007 to 15 in 2022, with a focus on renewable capacity growth to reach 20,000 MW by 2030.
The report underscores Southern Company’s dedication to sustainability and alignment with the UN SDG framework. The company has mapped its corporate sustainability pillars to the UN SDG framework, showing its commitment to meet evolving customer needs by expanding its product offerings.
Southern Company has received numerous awards, including recognition as a top U.S. utility for economic development and diversity and inclusion leadership. These accolades include high rankings for diversity and inclusion and top scores on equality indexes. The company has also been acknowledged by leading publications and organizations for its contributions to sustainability.
Southern Company’s 2022 Sustainability Summary reaffirms its commitment to sustainability and alignment with the UN SDGs. The company’s focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving a net-zero future is commendable. Southern Company’s track record of accolades highlights its dedication to sustainability, diversity, and inclusion.
View the full report here: 2022 Sustainability Summary
