Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Management
• Emissions
• Energy
• Water
• Recycling and Minimizing Waste
• Worker and Customer Safety
• Customer Satisfaction
• Supply Chain Resilience
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 7.3% from FY2019 baseline.
• Reduced Scope 3 emissions by 14.4% from FY2008 baseline.
• Recycled over 277,000 tons of material annually.
• Kept over 46,000 unusable plastic mail processing trays out of landfills.
• Generated approximately $9,000 in revenue from recycled plastic trays.
• Reduced Spokane Vehicle Maintenance Facility electric usage by 14,144 kilowatt hours, saving $1,461.
• Generated $33,000 in revenue from recycled mixed paper and cardboard boxes at the Oklahoma City P&DC.
• Recycled over 361,000 gallons of used oil.
• Recycled approximately 54,000 pounds of small lead-acid and dry cell batteries.

Social Achievements

• Launched Wellness program with over 35 webinars on various topics, including stress management and financial wellness.
• Recognized seven districts for exceptional safety performance through the Safety Leadership and Vision Award program.
• Increased survey responses by over 830,000 from the prior fiscal year to understand customer satisfaction trends.
• Established COVID-19 Response Command Team to ensure employee and customer safety.
• Delivered COVID-19 test kits as part of a public health initiative.

Governance Achievements

• Launched Executive Diversity Council to advise on diversity, equity, and inclusion matters.
• Created a National Steering Committee to advance key focus areas identified by the council.
• Created a new team dedicated to integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion practices into employee programs.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on operations and supply chain.
• Climate risk, including increased wildfires, drought, hurricanes, and flooding.
• Maintaining safety standards for a diverse workforce.
• Achieving customer satisfaction targets.
• Managing waste from undeliverable USPS Marketing Mail.

Mitigation Strategies

• Established COVID-19 Response Command Team and Supplies Command Center.
• Published a Climate Action Plan to address climate risk.
• Implemented robust safety training programs.
• Collected customer feedback through surveys to improve customer experience.
• Developed reverse transportation logistics to recover undeliverable mail for recycling.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Use of environmentally preferable products (EPP), clauses in contracts encouraging sustainable practices.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Increased wildfires, drought, hurricanes, and flooding

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards: Core option

Certifications: Forest Stewardship Council® (for stamps)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Recyclable stamps, refurbished mailboxes, environmentally preferable products (EPP)

Awards & Recognition

• Sustainability Excellence Awards

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Water Intensity
• Energy Intensity
• Waste Diversion
• Supply Chain Resilience
• Worker and Customer Safety
• Customer Satisfaction

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced annual scope 1 and 2 emissions by over 1.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) compared to 2008 emissions.
• Reduced redundant routes mileage by 20.9 million miles, eliminating 2.6 million gallons of diesel fuel use and saving approximately $57.6 million in contracted transportation costs.
• Diverted 65.5% of estimated generated waste in FY2022.
• Recycled over 289,000 tons of waste and 22,000 tons of waste was converted to energy.

Social Achievements

• Established a COVID-19 Command Center to ensure adequate stock of safety supplies and meet facility cleaning requirements.
• Developed supply visibility dashboards to measure and predict COVID-19 supply needs.
• Implemented a commuter benefits program to incentivize public transportation.
• Recognized five projects for exemplary efforts to reduce the Postal Service’s environmental footprint through the Postmaster General Sustainability Excellence Awards.

Governance Achievements

• Established an Environmental Council in 2023 to advance sustainability goals.
• Postmaster General signed a Commitment to Environmental Excellence in 2022.
• Provided online compliance training for approximately 4,150 employees in FY2022.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Supply chain disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic and annual weather issues.
• Meeting ambitious GHG emission reduction goals.
• Maintaining high on-time mail delivery performance despite challenges.

Mitigation Strategies

• Established a COVID-19 Command Center and developed supply visibility dashboards.
• Implemented various initiatives to manage Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions (detailed in report).
• Implemented Delivering for America plan to improve service reliability and efficiency.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Strategic sourcing, strengthening of supplier relationships and diversity, technology enhancements and inventory management.
• Inclusion of clauses in contracts with suppliers that encourage them to provide environmentally preferable products.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Natural disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes and earthquakes
• Sea level rise

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Universal Standards 2021

Certifications: Forest Stewardship Council (for stamps)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV)
• Sustainable packaging with high recycled content

Awards & Recognition

• WestPac Innovation and Growth Award (Poshmark partnership)