Republic Services, Inc. released its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting meaningful progress toward its 2030 Safety, Talent, Climate Leadership and Communities goals. Notably, the company achieved a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2024 over its 2017 baseline, far exceeding its interim target of a 10% reduction by 2025.
“At Republic Services, we are partnering with customers to create a more sustainable world, driving value for all our stakeholders,” said Jon Vander Ark, president and chief executive officer. “Our investments in Sustainability Innovation are transforming plastics circularity and advancing decarbonization solutions for customers and communities. I’m confident about the progress we’ve made toward our 2030 Sustainability Goals while helping our customers achieve their own goals.”
Republic Services continues to make meaningful strides toward its ambitious 2030 Sustainability Goals. In addition to its strong Climate Leadership results, the company reported notable progress toward its Safety, Talent and Communities goals, with a safety rate and employee engagement score well above industry and national benchmarks.
Republic Services’ 2024 sustainability progress also included:
- Launching 6 renewable natural gas (RNG) projects
- Expanding electric collection fleet to 50 EV trucks
- Installing 13,000 collision-avoidance systems in its trucks
- Maintaining industry-leading employee engagement score of 86
- Positively impacting more than 5 million people through community investments
Republic Services’ sustainability achievements have received third-party recognition over the past year, with inclusion in Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies, Fortune’s America’s Most Innovative Companies聽and聽World’s Most Admired Companies, Forbes’ Net Zero Leaders聽and Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies.
The 2024 Sustainability Report is part of a suite of sustainability reporting that includes Republic Services’ 2024 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Report, 2024 Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Report and Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report.