Leading the way: Investing in a cleaner, more resilient tomorrow
Our focus on environmental stewardship is an integral part of who we are and how we help create sustainable value for our communities. We understand that protecting our natural resources is necessary for meeting our stakeholders’ needs today and those of future generations. We’re working to address climate issues, reduce greenhouse gas emissions across our value chain and protect our natural resources.
Our environmental vision statement
Our forward-looking environmental management vision statement commits us to considering sustainability in all that we do, not only through our environmentally responsible behavior but also through our support of initiatives that promote local and global prosperity.
For sustainable development, we will:
- Develop and conduct business in a responsible manner that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.
- Promote environmentally cleaner and more efficient generation, transmission, distribution and use of energy.
- Encourage employees to conduct their personal and corporate lives in such a way that Earth’s environment is preserved for future generations.
For performance excellence, we will:
- Meet, but preferably exceed, environmental legal requirements, conforming to the spirit as well as the letter of the law.
- Understand, minimize and responsibly manage the environmental impacts and risks of our operations, setting goals that reflect continuous improvement.
- Be a good steward of the land that we own and the wildlife and natural resources that are in our care. Communicate our commitment to the policy internally and provide the resources, training and incentives to carry it out.
- Track and publicly report our environmental performance using best practice reporting guidelines.
For environmental advocacy, we will:
- Inform employees, customers, shareholders and the public on matters important to the environment.
- Maintain a constructive dialogue with government agencies and public officials, communities, environmental groups and other external organizations on environmental issues.
- Lead by example, demonstrating responsible environmental behavior everywhere we serve and supporting public policy that contributes to an ever-improving global and local environment.
As we transform our generation portfolio to cleaner resources, we are also delivering meaningful environmental, social and economic value to the communities we serve, now and in the future. We were the first U.S. utility to set a voluntary greenhouse gas emissions goal in 2001. Today, we operate one of the cleanest large-scale power generation fleets in the country, as noted by the independent 2024 Emissions Benchmarking Report.
Carbon dioxide emission rate of top 20 privately/investor-owned power producers
This chart illustrates the carbon dioxide emission rate of the top 20 privately or investor-owned U.S. power producers.
We’re continuing to expand our power generation fleet to meet the need of anticipated growth in our service area — including new data centers and other large customers — with cleaner technologies. This strategy supports Entergy’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions and helps customers meet their own environmental goals through the use of low- and zero-carbon power.
The percentage of renewable and nuclear energy includes energy procured or produced for the benefit of certain customers through special tariffs, contracts, or renewable program subscriptions, and those customers retain the exclusive claims to all associated environmental attributes, RECs, and other relevant clean energy certifications.
Learn more about our climate goals and progress in our 2024 Performance Report. Our environmental guiding documents and resources along with other sustainability disclosures are available here.