Climate Change Data

ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019-09-30 to 2020-09-30, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2019-09-30 to 2020-09-30

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Industry-low greenhouse gas intensity
  • Industry-low methane leak loss rate
  • No gas flaring
  • Set environmental reduction goals for 2025 (50% reduction in methane leak loss rate, 10% reduction in GHG intensity)

Social Achievements

  • Safe operations
  • Commitment to the communities in which it operates

Governance Achievements

  • Alignment with TCFD and SASB reporting guidelines

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Endeavoring to achieve net zero carbon emissions through operational improvements and carbon offsets
Short-term Goals:
  • 50% reduction in 2019 methane leak loss rate to under 0.025% by 2025
  • 10% reduction in GHG intensity by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic
Mitigation Strategies
  • Continued operations as an essential business, implementing protocols to protect worker health and safety, transitioning non-field employees to remote work

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD, SASB

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Human Capital
  • Community Engagement
  • Diversity
  • Governance
  • Environment and Safety

Environmental Achievements

  • 98% of the fresh water used was transferred by Antero Midstream pipeline, eliminating approximately 32 million miles of truck traffic and avoiding approximately 14,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions
  • 86% of flowback and produced water gathered was reused or recycled
  • One of the lowest methane leak loss rates in the industry at 0.044%
  • Received a Responsibility Sourced Gas certification following the completion of a pilot project with Project Canary in early 2022
  • Announced goals to achieve Net Zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2025, a 50% reduction in methane leak loss rate and 10% reduction in GHG emissions by 2025

Social Achievements

  • Maintained a Community Relations hotline and resolved over 98% of community relations inquiries submitted from 2020 to 2022
  • Donated $100,000 to WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital
  • Improved community infrastructure in West Virginia and Ohio through $259 million in improved road and infrastructure upgrades since 2013
  • Established an employer matching campaign to assist the Colorado communities affected by the Marshall fires
  • Contributed meaningful employment opportunities in the Appalachian Region
  • Donated much-needed funds and equipment to healthcare providers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 100% of employees completed training for Human Labor and Indigenous Rights Policy, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Supplier Code of Conduct

Governance Achievements

  • Seven out of eight directors are independent
  • Independent lead director
  • Each Board committee is chaired by an independent director
  • Nominating & Governance Committee is comprised entirely of independent directors
  • ESG Committee guides and governs ESG initiatives
  • ESG Advisory Council develops a centralized, systematic approach for identifying, managing and communicating ESG risks and opportunities
  • A portion of executive compensation is tied to ESG performance

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Net Zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2025
  • 50% reduction in methane leak loss rate by 2025
  • 10% reduction in GHG emissions by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Meeting Net Zero, methane leak loss rate and GHG emissions goals (uncertainties related to emerging technologies, market for carbon offsets)
  • Unexpected material costs associated with meeting ESG goals
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementation of emission reduction practices and technologies and the purchase of carbon credits

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Human, Labor and Indigenous Rights Policy

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

Certifications: Responsibility Sourced Gas

Awards & Recognition

  • Newsweek’s Top 400 Most Responsible Companies

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Human Capital Management
  • Community Engagement
  • Diversity
  • Governance
  • Environment and Safety

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 1 GHG emissions by approximately 10% from 2021 performance
  • 87% total produced water reused or recycled
  • Industry-leading methane intensity rate of 0.014% and methane leak loss rate of 0.016%
  • Achieved 2025 goal of a 50% reduction in methane leak loss rate and 10% reduction in Scope 1 GHG emissions from 2019 baseline

Social Achievements

  • Donated $147,000 in grant funding to regional food pantries
  • Improved community infrastructure through nearly $300 million in upgrades since 2014
  • Established employer matching campaign to assist Colorado communities affected by Marshall fires
  • Contributed meaningful employment opportunities in the Appalachian Region
  • Donated funds and equipment to healthcare providers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Over one-third of newly hired employees in 2022 identified as diverse
  • 100% of employees completed training for Human Labor and Indigenous Rights Policy, Diversity and Inclusion Policy, and Supplier Code of Conduct

Governance Achievements

  • Seven out of eight directors are independent
  • Independent lead director
  • All Board committees comprised entirely of independent directors
  • 15% of executive compensation tied to ESG performance
  • Proactive engagement with stockholders on ESG programs and performance
  • Robust stock ownership guidelines for directors and executives

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net Zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2025
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Not disclosed
Mitigation Strategies
  • Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB, TCFD

Certifications: Responsibly Sourced Gas (for certain well pads)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Newsweek’s Top 400 Most Responsible Companies

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Emissions Reduction
  • Economic Contributions to Communities
  • Water Recycling
  • Safety
  • Energy Poverty Initiatives

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced methane leak loss rate by 76% and Scope 1 GHG intensity by 63% since 2019
  • Reduced methane intensity by 78% and its combined Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 59% since 2019
  • Recycled 89% of the wastewater in 2023 and reduced wastewater injection volumes by 72% since 2019

Social Achievements

  • Contributed $1 billion in 2023 to local communities, including $816 million in lease and royalty payments, $158 million in property and severance taxes, and $24 million invested in road infrastructure improvements
  • Finalized a commercial agreement with Envirofit International to provide cleaner-burning LPG stoves in Ghana, Africa to address energy poverty

Governance Achievements

  • Achieved investment grade rating following upgrade from S&P and entered into new unsecured credit facility

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net Zero 2025 goal
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Not disclosed
Mitigation Strategies
  • Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

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

  • Cleaner-burning LPG stoves

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed