CenterPoint Energy Sustainability
CenterPoint Energy is committed to providing investors and other stakeholders with information about the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities and key issues, while also highlighting relevant data and examples. Our ESG reporting discusses our business, operations and strategies; how we engage with our stakeholders, approach environmental stewardship, support our communities, and provide a safe, inclusive workplace; and our plans to achieve our net-zero clean energy objectives.
We are also proud to introduce a new dedicated sustainability website, which will provide clear and transparent ESG reporting and set out measurable performance metrics that will enable stakeholders to monitor our progress toward meeting our ESG commitments.
LEADERSHIP MESSAGE
A Message from Dave Lesar, President and Chief Executive Officer
Dave Lesar
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dear Stakeholders,
In 2020 we embarked on a journey to execute on strategies to transform CenterPoint Energy into a leading utility company. Top performance requires an enterprisewide commitment to excellence and continuous improvement, and now we are taking a significant transformational step with the announcement of industry-leading goals for reducing carbon emissions attributable to our operations and customer usage that will be an important cornerstone of our ongoing environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy. We are also proud to introduce a new dedicated website, which will provide a means for communicating our ESG reporting by setting out measurable performance metrics that will enable stakeholders to monitor our progress toward meeting our ESG commitments.
ABOUT THIS REPORT
We are committed to providing investors and other stakeholders with transparent information about the company’s ESG priorities and key issues, while also highlighting relevant data and examples. This website demonstrates our progress on ESG-related issues that are integral to our long-term performance.
New Net Zero Goal
Actionable, Measurable, Transparent
CenterPoint Energy has committed to be the first combined electric and natural gas utility with electric generating assets to achieve Net Zero for its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2035. Fifteen years ahead of our peers. But we don’t just want to achieve emission reductions faster. Our Net Zero commitment is based on actionable pathways taken on our operating systems (both electric and natural gas), within our footprint. We intend to achieve our Net Zero goals through measurable emission reductions and minimal reliance on carbon offsets. Further, we will report those emission reductions in a transparent manner.
