Our Environmental Commitment
At Consolidated Communications, we
are committed to preserving and sustaining the natural environment and we know
our actions have direct and indirect impacts on our local, regional and global
footprint.
In 2022, we continued our focus on
sustainable business practices with regular meetings of a cross-functional team
tasked with monitoring and reviewing our environmental initiatives. The work of
this group is driving new company benchmarks, data collection, goals and
measurements while developing increased company accountability.
The shift to a larger remote
workforce, originally resulting from employee safety measures at onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic, has become a long-term practice. By maintaining a remote
workforce for approximately half of our employees, we continue to reduce our
physical footprint and we continue to evaluate our office and physical space
needs. The transition continues to deliver important reductions in energy
consumption, waste, and supply usage, which are critical to our ongoing
sustainability efforts and expected to remain in place for the foreseeable
future.
Our commitment is also demonstrated
through a number of actions and initiatives, including ensuring our 1,600+
buildings and facilities are in compliance with federal, state and local
environmental regulations and laws, and continuously evaluating how we can
operate our business more sustainably to minimize its impact on the Earth and
environment to ensure the long-term success of our company.
Tracking our Environmental Impact
Measuring our resource use is crucial to
effectively managing
our environmental footprint. As we align our
tracking systems,
Consolidated is setting benchmarks on our
greenhouse gas
emissions, water use and more. For the year
ending Dec. 31,
2022, Consolidated reports the following
environmental
metrics:
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions:
- Scope 1 GHG
Emissions = 7,423 mt CO2 or 24,078
mt CO2e
- Scope 2 GHG
Emissions = 72,555 mt CO2 or 73,073
mt CO2e
- Total Electricity Usage: 241,558 MWHs; 2.3%
reduction
from 2021
- Renewable Energy Usage:
- 31.5% of electricity used from renewable sources
- Total Water Usage: 27,152,394 gallons; 11%
reduction
from 2019.
Detailed information on our environmental goals and objectives related to energy, waste, our fleet and more is available in Consolidated’s 2022 ESG Report.