Mueller Water Products Releases 2022 ESG Report

Report Outlines Significant Progress in Key Areas

ATLANTA, May 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE: MWA) announced the release of its third Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report sharing its ongoing progress and further demonstrating the Company’s commitment to driving toward sustainability leadership in the industry.

2022 ESG Report Highlights

• 51 percent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity against 2015 baseline
• 86 percent recycled metal used to produce our products
• 21 percent decrease in waste directed to disposal
• 56,925 metric tons of recycled metal used (vs. 22,644 metric tons of total waste generated)
• 2.8 billion gallons of water loss savings generated for clients by EchoShore leak detection since 2020
  

“As exhibited by these highlights, during 2022 we continued to make progress on key initiatives that enable us to help water utilities address the growing challenges related to aging infrastructure and climate change. Our broad portfolio of products and services helps customers reduce non-revenue water, extend pipe life and provide life-saving fire protection,” said Scott Hall, Mueller CEO and President. “We are committed to providing intelligent products and services that help cities and municipalities repair and replace their aging infrastructures, increase the resiliency of their distribution networks and respond to water-related climate impacts.”

“We also continued to drive down operational emissions and achieved our initial emissions target significantly ahead of plan,” Scott continued. “In addition, our new brass foundry is a major step in advancing our environmental commitment and will be a noteworthy advancement in sustainability for our customers and communities.”

Mueller’s Key ESG Targets

• Reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions intensity by 50 percent by 2035 using 2022 as the baseline
• Reduce water withdrawal intensity by 3 percent year-over-year
• Achieve zero waste to landfills by 2035
• Identify a total of 7.7 billion gallons of water loss from our EchoShore leak detection technology between 2020 and 2027
• Convert all brass products to a lead-free alloy and achieve 100% lead-free brass manufacturing processes by 2030
• Achieve zero safety incidents
• Improve employee engagement in our Wellness Program by 5 percent year-over-year by the end of 2023