Reporting Corporate Responsibility Oversight

Corporate Responsibility Oversight

Board and Executive Oversight

The Governance and Policy Committee (GPC) of the AT&T Board of Directors – comprised entirely of independent Directors – has direct oversight of Corporate Responsibility (CR) strategy, related policies, programs and reporting. It also oversees our policies for political and philanthropic giving. Our Head of CR presents at the GPC meetings and provides educational materials through a Board portal. Materials and discussions about CR topics throughout the year include but are not limited to digital divide, privacy, environmental stewardship, CR reporting, and political and charitable contributions. In addition to the Head of CR, other executives present at GPC meetings on their areas of expertise. The Head of CR and other senior leaders also hold discussions with individual Board members as needed throughout the year.

AT&T Governance Infographic 2024

Two other Board committees oversee specific aspects of our CR program – the Audit Committee and the Human Resources Committee. The Audit Committee oversees AT&T compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, as well as risk assessment activities, including privacy and data security. The Human Resources Committee oversees human capital management at AT&T, including employee benefit plans, professional development and executive compensation.

Our Head of CR oversees internal management of AT&T’s CR strategy and opportunities and chairs our CR Governance Council, a group comprised of executives responsible for business operations aligned to our key CR focus areas. The CR Governance Council is engaged throughout the year on issues relevant to their expertise, covering topics such as digital divide and environmental stewardship.

In addition to the CR Governance Council, we convene core issue committees focused on the community, digital divide, disclosure, the environment, and human rights. These committees are led by senior leaders who work closely with subject matter experts throughout our business to implement and enhance programs and policies that address CR issues across AT&T.

Corporate Responsibility Key Topics

Periodically, we assess corporate responsibility related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities for our company. We conduct this assessment by utilizing insights and information gathered from stakeholders, scanning media coverage, benchmarking peer companies, aligning with global sustainability frameworks, and analyzing our policies, commitments and programs. These efforts provide insight into how we focus our resources, reporting and communications. We share the results and regularly discuss the identified topic areas with AT&Ts Corporate Compliance team and other internal stakeholders. This helps to inform ongoing risk management considerations across our operations. Learn more about our Enterprise Risk Management process in our Ethics & Integrity issue brief.

See our Key Topics page for deep-dive issue brief reports, outlining our approach and annual impact for each area.

There are 16 topic areas identified as important to our stakeholders, the information and communication technology (ICT) industry and AT&T. For each topic, we publish information outlining our managerial and programmatic approach, relevant key performance indicators and reporting disclosures.

Corporate Responsibility Governance Council

Our Council comprises executives who lead the business operations aligned to our most important CR focus areas. Each member represents their entire organization to reach a broader range of issues and perspectives.