Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Economic Performance
• Governance
• Safety
• Environmental Performance
• Community Engagement
• Employee Well-being

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced methane emissions by over 8 billion cubic feet since 2007, saving customers about $50 million in gas.
• Reduced air pollutant emissions by 10 percent since 2007.
• Avoided or reduced more than 4.3 million metric tons of GHG emissions from 2007 to 2010 through carbon capture and storage, demand-side management programs, and operational efficiencies.
• Operating seven carbon capture and storage facilities, removing and storing about 150,000 metric tons of CO2 each year.

Social Achievements

• Record 31,800 volunteer hours by employees and retirees in 2011.
• $3.1 million donated to United Way campaigns in the US and Canada in 2011.
• Improved employee incident frequency to 1.43 in 2011.
• Improved contractor incident frequency by 14 percent since 2009.

Governance Achievements

• Strengthened governance of EHS and sustainability efforts by assigning oversight responsibility to the Finance and Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors.
• Implemented enhanced ethics and compliance training with 100% completion rate for employees and contractors in 2011.
• Independent review of ethics and compliance programs concluded that each meets the elements of an effective compliance program.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Three contractor fatalities in 2011.
• Minimizing environmental impacts while growing the business.
• Managing operations in environmentally- and/or culturally-sensitive areas.
• Maintaining strong corporate governance systems and advancing a culture of compliance.
• Improving safety performance towards zero incidents.

Mitigation Strategies

• Rigorous investigations and lessons learned shared across the organization to prevent future contractor fatalities.
• Implemented contractor safety management and training programs company-wide.
• Developed energy efficiency metrics company-wide.
• Improved performance reporting through incorporation of emissions data from acquisitions and verification of select Canadian greenhouse gas emissions.
• Implemented Operations Performance Assurance (OPA) framework company-wide.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supply Chain Excellence program
• Strategic sourcing
• Use of local suppliers and contractors where possible
• Commitment to diverse supplier relationships, including women-, minority-, and Aboriginal-owned businesses.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities

• Development of infrastructure to facilitate the use of natural gas as a cleaner, lower-carbon energy source.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI 3.1 Application Level B

Awards & Recognition

• Newsweek’s Green Rankings (2010, 2011)
• CR Magazine 100 Best Corporate Citizens (2011, 2012)
• Chief Learning Officer Magazine’s LearningElite (2011)
• Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (2009-2011)
• Southern Gas Association’s Environmental Excellence Award (2011)
• Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the second consecutive year and named to the Dow Jones North America Sustainability Index for the fourth consecutive year.
• Ranked first in the energy sector in the 2011 S&P 500 Carbon Disclosure Project leadership Index.
• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for 2012 by the Ethisphere Institute

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Safety
• Environmental Stewardship
• Community Engagement
• Economic Contribution
• Operational Efficiency

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced carbon dioxide and other emissions by more than 5.3 million metric tons from 2007-2011

Social Achievements

• Contributed $8.9 million in 2012 to the communities where we live and work; volunteered more than 33,000 hours.
• Employer of Choice index score was 81 percent favorable in 2012 employee survey
• Purchased $351 million in goods and services from diverse suppliers from 2009-2012.

Governance Achievements

• 100% of employees and contractors completed compliance training in 2012
• Named to the Ethisphere Institute’s Most Ethical Companies list for the 2nd consecutive year.

Climate Goals & Targets

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Supply chain management
• ESG reporting
• Environmental resource conservation
• Stakeholder engagement
• Community development

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced approximately 6.2 million metric tons of CO2e emissions from 2007 to 2012 by focusing on operational efficiencies, capturing and storing carbon dioxide during gas processing, and providing Demand Side Management programs for our customers.
• Since 2012 U.S. Transmission has decreased the volume of hazardous waste by 40%.

Social Achievements

• Directly contributed $5.3 billion to the economies and communities of Canada and the U.S. through core business activities.
• Employees selected, coordinated and participated in 380 volunteer projects in 2013.
• Contributed $9.4 million in 2013 to the communities where we live and work, including volunteering more than 30,000 hours.

Governance Achievements

• Named to the Ethisphere Institute’s Most Ethical Companies list for the 3rd consecutive year.
• Received Industry Leader and Gold Class Sustainability Awards in the Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation sector.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Employee and contractor injury rates rose during 2013 over 2012, primarily due to preventable accidents.

Mitigation Strategies

• Launched an initiative to take a closer, more critical look at our own processes and culture, as well as those of other companies and industries with leading safety records.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Commitment to advancing the development of diverse supplier relationships, including women-, minority-, and Aboriginal-owned businesses.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

• CDP Leadership Index for 6 consecutive years
• CDP S&P 500 Climate Performance Leadership Index
• Anti-Defamation League for corporate commitment to diversity for 7 consecutive years
• Workplace Dynamics as one of the top 150 workplaces in the U.S.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Stakeholder engagement
• Supply chain management
• Environmental, social and governance reporting
• Environmental resource conservation
• Community economic development

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced methane emissions by over 12.4 billion cubic feet since 2007 (U.S. transmission business)
• Corporate-wide fleet fuel efficiency improved 5% from 2013
• Total water use declined 4%; 98% of the water used was recycled
• CO2 intensity per unit of throughput decreased 4% from 2013
• Achieved a 5% reduction in non-Greenhouse Gas air emissions
• Recycled more than 26,000 metric tons of waste during 2014
• Rerouted Sabal Trail pipeline around Halpata Tastanaki Preserve in Florida to protect endangered species

Social Achievements

• 2014 employee engagement score of 85
• Contributed approximately $10 million in 2014 to communities
• Employees and retirees volunteered more than 34,000 hours
• Directly contributed $5.3 billion to the economies and communities of Canada and the U.S.
• Improved employee total incident frequency rate by 40% and contractor total incident frequency rate by 20%

Governance Achievements

• Named to the Ethisphere Institute’s World’s Most Ethical Companies list
• Invested almost $800 million annually in pipeline maintenance
• Implemented a new procurement & supply chain management (PSCM) operating model

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Did not achieve goal of reducing spills in 2014
• Employee preventable vehicle incident frequency rate did not meet peer group average

Mitigation Strategies

• Targeting a 10% reduction in spills for 2015

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: All suppliers and contractors expected to comply with Supplier Code of Conduct

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Code of Conduct specifying environmental, social, and governance performance expectations

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Ethisphere Institute’s World’s Most Ethical Companies