American Water | Sustainability Performance
Provides water and wastewater services to residential and commercial customers in the United States.
1886
United States
5,001 - 10,000 employees
Utilities
$1B - 10B in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#230
Overallⓘ#49
in United Statesⓘ#12
in UtilitiesⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWater ManagementNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Leading
Leading
Aligned
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Industry Benchmark
97.2
B/M 97.0
244.7
B/M 666.6
276.3
B/M 189.3
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Controversy level
- American Water Works has faced sustained US EPA enforcement scrutiny over PFAS contamination at multiple acquired water systems, plus class actions over alleged deceptive water quality disclosures at New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Illinois subsidiary utilities affecting low-income customer protection.
Sustainability employees
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11+
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