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Essential Utilities | Sustainability Performance

https://www.essential.co

Provides water and wastewater services to residential and commercial customers.

1886

United States

1,001 - 5,000 employees

Utilities

$1B - 10B in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#6820
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#1457
in United Statesⓘ
#133
in Utilitiesⓘ

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Industry Rank

133 out of 388

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversity
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Renewable energy ⓘProportion of the company's total energy consumption sourced from renewable sources, expressed as a percentage.
28%2024
Critical
Waste generated ⓘTotal waste generated through the company's direct operations, including both hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
65.9Ktonnes, 2024
Laggard
Female employees ⓘProportion of women in the company's total workforce, expressed as a percentage.
34%2024
Leading
Externalities ⓘThe monetized estimate of environmental and social impacts caused by an organization that are not reflected in its financial accounts.
29.1M$, 2024
Leading
Market cap ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
10.2B$, 2026▲6% YoY
Revenue ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.
2.5B$, 2025▼15.7% YoY

Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

235.0

B/M 405.1

3.4K

B/M 2.1K

317.5

B/M 921.4

26.6

B/M 7.6


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  • Essential Utilities (Aqua America/Peoples Gas) has faced sustained US EPA and state water authority scrutiny over PFAS contamination at multiple acquired water systems, plus class actions over alleged deceptive water quality disclosures in Pennsylvania and Texas.
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Total sustainability employees

11+

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