Climate Change Data

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:125,522 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:38,412
Scope 2 Emissions:87,110

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced GHG emissions by 37.8% from 2019 baseline (Scope 1 and 2)
  • Committed to invest up to $50 million over five years to scale climate technologies
  • Entered into a long-term power purchase agreement to support a 200-megawatt solar facility in Texas
  • Reduced paper communications by approximately 70 million in 2021

Social Achievements

  • Increased percentage of minority employees from 30% to 40% in the last six years
  • Implemented dedicated concierge care for LGBTQ+ employees
  • Hosted company-wide panel discussions to destigmatize mental health
  • Offered a personalized service for employees to realize their financial goals
  • Awarded $25,000 grants to 40 nonprofits through Neighborhood Assist®
  • Increased spend with diverse suppliers by two percentage points

Governance Achievements

  • Launched a centralized Resiliency program to manage resiliency risks
  • Established a new Operational Resiliency General Policy
  • Enhanced site reliability engineering capabilities
  • Maintained robust information security awareness and privacy training program

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net-zero emissions by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce GHG emissions by 50% by 2030

Environmental Challenges

  • Addressing Scope 3 emissions
  • Maintaining information security and privacy
Mitigation Strategies
  • Preparing analysis and building a strategy to address Scope 3 emissions
  • Robust information security awareness and privacy training program
  • Layered approach for protecting information covering general organizational direction and detailed operating procedures

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Diversity program

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Wildfires
Opportunities
  • Investing in emerging climate technologies

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

Third-party Assurance: Independent third-party attest review engagement over Scope 1 and 2 emissions

Awards & Recognition

  • Seramount — 100 Best Companies
  • GI Jobs — Military Friendly Employers
  • Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — National Recognition for Equality
  • Seramount — Top Companies for Executive Women
  • AAPD/Disability:IN — Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion
  • Seramount — Best Companies for Dads
  • Seramount Inclusion Index — Leading Index Company
  • LATINA Style — 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work
  • Seramount — Best Companies for Multicultural Women
  • Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility — Inclusion Index
  • Bronze-level U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:108,842 tCO2e/year (Scope 1 & 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:40,499 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:68,343 tCO2e/year (market-based)
Total Energy Consumption:287,599 MWh/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Enabling our workforce to power the future
  • Building environmentally sustainable and resilient futures
  • Strengthening communities
  • Demonstrating responsible governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced GHG emissions by 46.1% since 2019
  • 13 State Farm facilities procuring renewable energy, totaling approximately 178,000 Megawatt-hours per year

Social Achievements

  • Hired 16,000 new employees in 2022, nearly two-thirds identifying as people of color; 68% female
  • Increased diverse workforce representation by 3 percentage points over the last three years
  • Awarded nearly 3,000 Good Neighbor Grants totaling nearly $1.5 million to nonprofits and K-12 schools
  • Donated $2 million in Century of Good grants for community environmental projects

Governance Achievements

  • Issued first TCFD report in November 2022
  • Diverse vendor spend of $517M (8%) in 2022

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce GHG emissions 50% by 2030

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change increasing risk and uncertainty for policyholders
  • Maintaining 10% diverse supplier spend goal
Mitigation Strategies
  • Monitoring climate change risks and reducing GHG emissions (goal of 50% reduction by 2030)
  • Matchmaking events and ongoing activities to increase spend with diverse suppliers

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier diversity program

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Catastrophic weather events

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Third-party Assurance: Independent third-party attest review engagement over Scope 1 and 2 emissions

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Energy-efficient home appliances replacement coverage

Awards & Recognition

  • Numerous awards and recognitions related to diversity and inclusion and as a top employer

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:100,492 tCO2e (estimated)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Communities
  • Environmental & Resiliency
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50.3% from 2019 baseline by 2023.
  • Achieved zero waste certifications for two Multi-Regional Services Facilities (MRSF), diverting 96% of waste from landfills.
  • Reduced costs by $102M and saved 494M+ sheets of paper (equivalent of 49,400 trees) through paperless initiatives.

Social Achievements

  • 155,000 employee and agent volunteer hours contributed to community causes.
  • Over $45 million in charitable giving to non-profit organizations and educational institutions.
  • Improved employee belonging (92%) and job satisfaction (86%) scores based on internal surveys.

Governance Achievements

  • Mandatory & Compliance Training for all associates to ensure ethical and legal behavior.
  • Operational Resiliency Program to enhance core operations and adapt to change.
  • Implementation of the Three Lines of Defense model for compliance and risk management.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 (using 2019 as baseline).

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change increasing the frequency and severity of catastrophic weather events.
  • Maintaining financial strength to meet customer needs during disasters.
  • Managing risks associated with investment portfolios.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Production of a TCFD report to address climate-related financial disclosures.
  • Investment policies aligned with sustainability framework.
  • Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework for risk management activities.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Intentional effort to optimize opportunities for diverse vendors.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Catastrophic weather events

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: TRUE zero waste certifications

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • WattBuy renewable energy options
  • Life Enhanced wellness app

Awards & Recognition

  • Junior Achievement USA’s Bronze-Level U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award