In the past year, A. O. Smith made significant strides in its commitment to ESG, including:

•           Progress toward the company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goal: 10% emissions intensity reduction by 2025;

•           Preventing almost 500,000 metric tons of carbon emissions in 2021 through sales of highly efficient water heaters and boilers;

•           Achieving WAVE verification, a process developed by The Water Council and independently verified by SCS Global Services, as an initial step in creating a strategy to improve our water stewardship performance;

•           Hiring Noelle Brigham, director, ESG, who joins A. O. Smith with 20-plus years of sustainability experience in corporate environments;

•           Donating more than $1.6 million to 193 nonprofit community organizations in 2021 through the A. O. Smith Foundation and $1.5 million to provide access to clean drinking water to communities in need in partnership with Good360;

•           Continuing to achieve the company’s employee development goal – 100% of full-time salaried employees have had a documented development plan for the past three years;

•           Receiving the fourth consecutive Energy Star Partner of the Year Award and second consecutive award for sustained excellence; and

•           Assisting policymakers in analyzing data using a proprietary tool that models energy usage, environmental impact, and potential decarbonization proposals.

“With this report, we further demonstrate our commitment to be a water technology company that is continuously innovating to provide our customers with a diverse array of energy efficient solutions,” said Wheeler. “We are consistently measuring and managing our own environmental footprint and aligning what we do as a business with our ESG-related goals by being good stewards of water through our involvement in the Water Council and the Water Quality Association.”