From intention to action: Report highlights
gains for diversity, water conservation, Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
emissions, data transparency, and more
DENVER, Nov. 4, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), today
announced the release of its 2021 Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) report, showcasing key social responsibility and
environmental stewardship programs and initiatives. The full report
is available online.
"This past year has been an amazing journey. I am proud of the
great work highlighted in this report, which was made possible
thanks to the commitment of our Lumen people," said Lumen President
and CEO, Jeff Storey. "Our social
responsibility and environmental stewardship are inherent in
everything we do. Our purpose to further human progress through
technology has never been more critical. While we have made great
strides, Lumen strives to do more."
Report highlights include:
- Transforming farming into precision agriculture via digital
technologies: Lumen's partnership with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) enabled about 100,000 USDA
employees across nearly 9,500 locations to connect and effectively
manage farming, food and nutrition, forestry, and rural economic
development services across the country.
- Helping 'reinvent the data center' as environmentally
sustainable: By providing long-haul fiber convergence to the
customer, Lumen enables them to move beyond just operating "cold
storage" hosting facilities, to enabling low latency, CO2 negative,
carbon credit generation data centers, that leverage the heat
generated from their operation, to feed indoor farms that grow
produce.
- Taking a multi-pronged, data-driven approach to increased
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI): The year 2021 saw the
creation of a Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee resulting
in a record diversity cohort with Lumen hires comprising 47% women
and >50% people of color.
- Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions: Lumen GHG
targets set in 2019 led to a 25% reduction in Scope 1 and 2
emissions and an 11% reduction in Scope 3 compared to 2018
baselines.
- Conserving more water with efficiency projects and real
estate consolidation: Compared to 2018 baselines, Lumen
achieved 42 million gallons of reduced water usage.
- Making it easier to see how our data is collected, stored,
used, and shared: Lumen is a company that sends and receives
large amounts of information. With the launch of the online Trust
Center in 2021, Lumen is improving transparency around privacy,
data protection, security, and other issues.
Lumen's innovation efforts are focused on advancing sustainable
human progress through the power of technology. Lumen's ESG
strategy, titled Our Journey to Amazing Things, demonstrates
its capacity for innovation while showing customers, suppliers, and
partners how Lumen plans to make a positive impact on the world.
The four core focus areas in this ESG strategy are unlocking
sustainability through innovation, empowering people,
protecting our planet, and building strong governance and
transparency.
Lumen's commitment to sustainability promotes the financial
health of its business, the quality of service it provides, and
creates value for its employees, communities, customers, and
investors.
2021 accolades include:
- Forbes Best Employer for Women
- Forbes America's Best Employer
for Diversity
- Forbes World's Best
Employer
- Top 50 Employer – Minority Engineer Magazine
- Top 50 Employers - STEM Workforce Diversity
Magazine
- Top 50 Employer – Woman Engineer Magazine
- NaVOBA Best Corporations for Veterans Business Enterprises
- Military Times Best for Vets Employers
- Disability Equality Index® Best Places to Work™
- Human Rights Campaign Foundation Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+
Equality
- WayUp #1 Top Internship Program Winner
Lumen's commitment to sustainability is reflected through ESG
framework-aligned reporting, a focus on customer-first operational
excellence and continuous improvement. With this increased
focus on sustainability, Lumen is aligning its brand value,
messaging and focus with the direction of its customers and markets
served by the company.
About Lumen Technologies and the People of
Lumen:
Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when
technology advances the way we live and work. With approximately
400,000 route fiber miles and serving customers in more than 60
countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure platform for
applications and data to help businesses, government and
communities deliver amazing experiences.
Learn more about the Lumen network, edge cloud, security,
communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to
further human progress through technology at news.lumen.com/home,
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/lumentechnologies. Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered
trademarks in the United States.
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