WASTE CONNECTIONS DEMONSTRATES PROGRESS TOWARDS ESG GOALS IN UPDATED 2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
Waste Connections (WCN) has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting significant progress in its ESG initiatives. The company achieved a 40% reduction in emissions intensity from its 2019 baseline, with absolute emissions down 13%. Employee engagement showed marked improvement with a 22% decline in voluntary turnover in 2023, extending to over 40% from 2022 peak levels.
Safety metrics improved with a 7% reduction in incident rates in 2023, reaching a 13% decline from 2022 levels. The company has initiated electric vehicle testing in New York City and continues to increase recycling and biogas recovery efforts. These achievements align with their commitment to long-term value creation while maintaining sustainable business practices across their operations serving nine million customers in the U.S. and Canada.
Waste Connections (WCN) ha pubblicato il suo Rapporto sulla Sostenibilità 2024, evidenziando progressi significativi nelle sue iniziative ESG. L'azienda ha raggiunto una riduzione del 40% dell'intensità delle emissioni rispetto al 2019, con una diminuzione assoluta delle emissioni del 13%. Il coinvolgimento dei dipendenti ha mostrato un netto miglioramento con una diminuzione del 22% del turnover volontario nel 2023, che supera oltre il 40% rispetto ai picchi del 2022.
I parametri di sicurezza sono migliorati con una riduzione del 7% dei tassi di incidenti nel 2023, raggiungendo una diminuzione del 13% rispetto ai livelli del 2022. L'azienda ha avviato test di veicoli elettrici a New York City e continua ad aumentare gli sforzi per il riciclaggio e il recupero del biogas. Questi risultati sono in linea con il loro impegno per la creazione di valore a lungo termine mantenendo pratiche commerciali sostenibili in tutte le loro operazioni, che servono nove milioni di clienti negli Stati Uniti e in Canada.
Waste Connections (WCN) ha publicado su Informe de Sostenibilidad 2024, destacando avances significativos en sus iniciativas ESG. La compañía logró una reducción del 40% en la intensidad de emisiones respecto a su base de 2019, con una disminución absoluta de las emisiones del 13%. La participación de los empleados mostró una mejora notable con una disminución del 22% en la rotación voluntaria en 2023, superando el 40% respecto a los niveles máximos de 2022.
Las métricas de seguridad mejoraron con una reducción del 7% en las tasas de incidentes en 2023, alcanzando una disminución del 13% respecto a los niveles de 2022. La compañía ha iniciado pruebas de vehículos eléctricos en Nueva York y continúa aumentando sus esfuerzos de reciclaje y recuperación de biogás. Estos logros están alineados con su compromiso de crear valor a largo plazo mientras mantienen prácticas comerciales sostenibles en todas sus operaciones, atendiendo a nueve millones de clientes en EE. UU. y Canadá.
Waste Connections (WCN)는 2024 지속 가능성 보고서를 발표하며 ESG 이니셔티브에서 중요한 진전을 강조했습니다. 이 회사는 2019년 기준으로 40%의 배출 밀도 감소를 달성했으며, 절대 배출량은 13% 감소했습니다. 직원 참여도 2023년에는 22% 자발적 이직 감소를 기록했으며, 2022년 정점 수준에서 40% 이상으로 확대되었습니다.
안전 지표는 2023년에 사고율 7% 감소로 개선되었으며, 2022년 수준보다 13% 감소했습니다. 이 회사는 뉴욕시에서 전기차 테스트를 시작했으며, 재활용 및 바이오가스 회수 노력을 계속 늘리고 있습니다. 이러한 성과는 미국과 캐나다에서 900만 고객을 서비스하며 지속 가능한 비즈니스 관행을 유지하면서 장기적인 가치 창출에 대한 그들의 약속에 부합합니다.
Waste Connections (WCN) a publié son Rapport de Durabilité 2024, mettant en avant des progrès significatifs dans ses initiatives ESG. La société a réalisé une réduction de 40% de l'intensité des émissions par rapport à son niveau de 2019, avec une diminution absolue des émissions de 13%. L'engagement des employés a montré une amélioration marquée avec une baisse de 22% du turnover volontaire en 2023, s'étendant à plus de 40% par rapport aux niveaux de pointe de 2022.
Les indicateurs de sécurité se sont améliorés avec une réduction de 7% des taux d'incidents en 2023, atteignant une baisse de 13% par rapport aux niveaux de 2022. L'entreprise a lancé des tests de véhicules électriques à New York et continue d'accroître ses efforts de recyclage et de récupération de biogaz. Ces résultats s'alignent sur leur engagement envers la création de valeur à long terme tout en maintenant des pratiques commerciales durables dans l'ensemble de leurs opérations, qui desservent neuf millions de clients aux États-Unis et au Canada.
Waste Connections (WCN) hat seinen Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2024 veröffentlicht, in dem erhebliche Fortschritte bei seinen ESG-Initiativen hervorgehoben werden. Das Unternehmen erreichte eine Reduktion der Emissionsintensität um 40% im Vergleich zu 2019, während die absoluten Emissionen um 13% gesenkt wurden. Das Engagement der Mitarbeiter zeigte eine deutliche Verbesserung mit einem Rückgang der freiwilligen Fluktuation um 22% im Jahr 2023, was über 40% im Vergleich zu den Höchstständen von 2022 hinausgeht.
Die Sicherheitskennzahlen verbesserten sich mit einer Reduzierung der Unfallraten um 7% im Jahr 2023, was einen Rückgang von 13% im Vergleich zu 2022 bedeutet. Das Unternehmen hat Tests von Elektrofahrzeugen in New York City initiiert und erhöht weiterhin die Bemühungen im Bereich Recycling und Biogas-Rückgewinnung. Diese Erfolge entsprechen ihrem Engagement für die Schaffung von langfristigem Wert bei gleichzeitiger Wahrung nachhaltiger Geschäftspraktiken in all ihren Betrieben, die neun Millionen Kunden in den USA und Kanada bedienen.
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"2023 was another year of progress towards our sustainability-related goals, which we believe are inextricably linked to our focus on value creation in our business," said Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, President and Chief Executive Officer. "With a multi-year reduction of
Mr. Mittelstaedt added, "I would like to thank our 24,000 employees who embody our core values and drive our results. I'm particularly pleased by the notable momentum from reductions in voluntary turnover and the related impacts to safety-related metrics, both of which are showing ongoing improvement in 2024."
Highlights of the 2024 Sustainability Report include:
- Notable Gains in Employee Engagement: Voluntary turnover declined
22% in 2023, with continued improvement in 2024 bringing total declines of over40% from peak levels in 2022. - Improved Safety Metrics: Incident rates were reduced by
7% in 2023, with ongoing momentum in 2024 bringing a total decline to13% from 2022 levels. - Emissions Intensity Continues to Decline: Reductions in Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity of over
40% from the 2019 baseline with absolute emissions down13% . - Increased Resource Recovery: Continued increases in recycling and biogas recovery and beneficial reuse, including through investments in new facilities.
- Reducing Fleet Emissions: Initiated testing of electric vehicles in
New York City as part of commercial franchise introduction, with additional units on order.
The Waste Connections 2024 Sustainability Report is available at wasteconnections.com/sustainability or by clicking the following link: Waste Connections 2024 Sustainability Report.
About Waste Connections
Waste Connections (wasteconnections.com) is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, including by rail, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. The Company serves approximately nine million residential, commercial and industrial customers in mostly exclusive and secondary markets across 46 states in the
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