Ameresco Announces Release of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Appendix with 2021 Full-Year Figures
June 07 2022 - 3:32PM
Business Wire
Leading cleantech integrator progresses on
pledge to reduce customers’ carbon footprints by a cumulative 500
million metric tons by 2050
Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator
specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today
released a full-year appendix for its 2021 ESG report centered on
the theme of “Doing Well by Doing Good: Innovation. Action.
Integrity.” The appendix represents companywide data for full-year
2021, updating figures originally published in the company’s 2021
report.
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Ameresco announces release of
Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Appendix with
2021 full-year figures. (Graphic: Business Wire)
By sharing this appendix and annual ESG reports, Ameresco
strives to maintain accountability through evaluation of company
initiatives and transparency of performance metrics in tracking
toward long-term ESG goal progress. Highlights from the full-year
2021 appendix include:
- In 2021, Ameresco’s renewable energy assets and customer
projects delivered a carbon offset equivalent to approximately 13.6
million metric tons of carbon dioxide; totaling over 75 million
metric tons of carbon dioxide since going public in 2010. This
progress contributes to the company’s pledge to reduce customers’
carbon footprint by a cumulative 500 million metric tons by
2050.
- Ameresco’s operational carbon inventory for 2021 totaled 45,382
metric tons of carbon dioxide for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.
This progress benchmarks towards the company’s 2040 net zero
commitment against 2019 emissions baseline.
- Named one of the Best & Brightest Companies To Work For In
The Nation® for the third consecutive year in 2021, Ameresco ended
the year with a global workforce spread across the United States
(89% of workforce), Canada (6%), and the United Kingdom (5%) with a
cumulative 43% employee diversity across the United States
team.
- Through the end of 2021, Ameresco employees devoted a
collective 2,032 hours to volunteerism initiatives and the company
donated over $172,000 to non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations between
employee donation matches and business donations. These are
milestones mark a successful first year for the company’s newly
established philanthropic programs focused on C.A.R.I.N.G. for
local communities.
“Our full-year appendix will serve as an invaluable resource for
our company, helping to provide data transparency when reviewing
our year-to-year progress,” said Doran Hole, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer at Ameresco. “Through our
gathered data, we are able to hold ourselves accountable and
consider companywide areas of growth while continuing to maintain a
trusting relationship with our employees, customers, and
stakeholders.”
Ameresco’s ESG Reporting and this 2021 full-year appendix is a
product of the company’s ESG Ambassadors, which is a committee
composed of department leaders across various sectors including
Finance, Controls & Process, Human Resources & Operations,
Marketing Communications, and more. The committee was established
in 2020 in an effort to communicate the many ways ESG is
intertwined in the company’s operations. The company plans to
publish the next full-year 2022 ESG Report in Q2-2023.
To view the 2021 Ameresco ESG report and appendix, please visit:
https://www.ameresco.com/2021-esg-report/.
About Ameresco, Inc.
Founded in 2000, Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading
cleantech integrator and renewable energy asset developer, owner
and operator. Our comprehensive portfolio includes energy
efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, asset sustainability and
renewable energy solutions delivered to clients throughout North
America and Europe. Ameresco’s sustainability services in support
of clients’ pursuit of Net Zero include upgrades to a facility’s
energy infrastructure and the development, construction, and
operation of distributed energy resources. Ameresco has
successfully completed energy saving, environmentally responsible
projects with Federal, state and local governments, healthcare and
educational institutions, housing authorities, and commercial and
industrial customers. With its corporate headquarters in
Framingham, MA, Ameresco has more than 1,000 employees providing
local expertise in the United States, Canada, and Europe. For more
information, visit www.ameresco.com.
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