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ESG Accolades

2018-2022

American Indian Science and Engineering Society, Top 50 STEM Workplaces

2019

Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies

AT&T was ranked #100 among Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies. This ranking is based on demonstrated responsibility in 5 key stakeholder categories: shareholders, employees, customers, community and planet.

2018

Business Intelligence Group Green Company of the Year Award

The awards are judged by a panel of business leaders and honor companies who have made sustainability an integral part of their business practice. AT&T won the 2018 Green Company of the Year award for our commitment to renewable energy investments and energy-savings projects across our business.

2018-2021

Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

AT&T was one of over 100 companies from ten sectors headquartered in 24 countries and regions named to the inaugural 2018 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), and we were proud to again be recognized in 2021. The index measures gender equality across internal company statistics, employee policies, external community support and engagement, and gender-conscious product offerings.

2012-2014, 2017-2021

Calvert U.S. Large Cap Core Responsible Index Fund

AT&T is a constituent of the Calvert U.S. Large Cap Core Responsible Index Fund, which tracks corporate sustainability progress as well as financial indicators.

FY 2016-2022

CDP Climate Change Leadership Tier

The CDP climate change program recognizes companies that have demonstrated strong internal data management practices for the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and energy use. AT&T has disclosed fiscal year climate change information to CDP since 2005. In 2022, AT&T was named to the Leadership Tier for CDP’s Climate Change program for the 7th consecutive year, earning an A score. AT&T’s most recent CDP Climate Change response is available here.

2011-2022

100 Best Corporate Citizens List

This corporate citizenship ranking recognizes top corporate citizens based on publicly available environmental, social and governance data.

2019

Corporate Secretary Magazine Corporate Governance Award, Best ESG Reporting

Corporate Secretary Magazine’s Corporate Governance Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the governance, risk and compliance fields.

Trendsetter, 2019-2020; 100% Score, 2021

CPA Zicklin, Index of Corporate Political Disclosure and Accountability

2020

Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index (DBP)

This index helps organizations understand gaps in demographic representation and measures which companies are driving internal change through D&I solutions.

2010-2013, 2017-2022

Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America is based on a rigorous analysis of long-term environmental, social and economic criteria. Only firms that lead their industry based on this annual assessment are selected for inclusion.

2019-2022

Ethisphere World’s Most Ethical Companies

Ethisphere honors companies who recognize their critical role to influence and drive positive change in the business community and societies around the world and work to maximize their impact wherever possible.

2013-2020

Euronext Vigeo

AT&T is included on the Euronext Vigeo World 120 and Euronext Vigeo US 50 indices. These indices include companies achieving the most advanced environmental, social and governance performance.

2019

Financial Times, Agenda – 10 Most Transparent S&P 500 Companies on ESG

AT&T was named among the 10 most transparent S&P 500 companies for ESG reporting. The ranking measures how companies set, publish and describe progress toward sustainability goals.

2023

Forbes' Net Zero Leaders

The first-ever Forbes Net Zero Leaders list highlights U.S. companies that are best positioning themselves to reduce emissions and ultimately offset them by 2050. AT&T currently ranks 12 out of 100 companies.

2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017-2021

Fortune World's Most Admired Companies

Since 2017, the company has been recognized as the No. 1 telecommunications company, based on factors such as innovation, social responsibility and human capital management.

2010-2022

FTSE4Good Index

AT&T continues to be a member company of the FTSE4Good Index. As institutional investors around the world put increasing focus on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices of the companies they investin, ESG risk measures are an increasingly important part of the investment process.

2020

Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) Inclusion Index (CII)

AT&T was ranked as an HACR CII 5 star company in the areas of employment, procurement and philanthropy. This is part of a comprehensive survey that began in 2009 to evaluate Hispanic inclusion in Corporate America, led by the HACR Research Institute.

2004-2019

Human Rights Campaign, Corporate Equity Index

Best Places to Work, Maintained 100% for 18 consecutive years!

2016-2023

JUST Capital – JUST 100

The JUST 100 ranking is based on data from participant surveys and feedback from >50k members of the public about ethical business practices. AT&T was ranked #18 in 2022.

2019, 2021

JUST Capital, Top 100 Companies Supporting Healthy Families and Communities

2015-2020

NASDAQ CRD Global Sustainability Index

The Nasdaq CRD Global Sustainability Index is designed to track the performance of companies that are taking a leadership role in sustainability performance reporting. These companies have voluntarily disclosed their carbon footprint, energy use, water consumption, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, employee safety, workforce diversity, management composition and community investing.

2020-2022

Newsweek, America's Most Responsible Companies

2012-2021

Points of Light, the Civic 50

An initiative of Points of Light, The Civic 50 recognizes the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States each year as determined by an annual survey. By benchmarking and celebrating best practices, it provides a national standard for superior corporate citizenship and showcases how companies can use their time, skills and other resources to improve the quality of life in the communities where they do business.

S&P 500 ESG Index

AT&T is listed as a constituent of the S&P 500 ESG Index.


Collaboration & Memberships

We collaborate with a variety of organizations to promote sustainability across our business and in the communities we serve. Collaboration and memberships include, but are not limited to: