National Fuel Releases its 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report Highlighting Safe, Reliable, Affordable and Sustainable Operations

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Fuel Gas Company (National Fuel or the Company, NYSE: NFG) today released its 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report (Report), detailing the Company’s policies, practices and performance metrics in key environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas. An electronic version of the report is available by clicking here.

“National Fuel has maintained its focus on safely, reliably and affordably providing critical energy supplies to consumers, while building on our sustainability and corporate responsibility initiatives in the communities where we operate,” said David P. Bauer, President & Chief Executive Officer of National Fuel Gas Company. “As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we will continue to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint and build on our ESG efforts and disclosures highlighted below.”

Corporate Responsibility Report Highlights

• Continued Progress Towards Methane Intensity Targets: Progress toward 2030 methane intensity targets at each of our business segments.
• Commitment to Transparency: Independent third-party verification of emissions data.
• Responsible Natural Gas Certifications: Achieved certification of Company’s natural gas production under MiQ and Equitable Origin standards.
• Enhanced Waste Management Disclosures: Additional quantitative disclosures surrounding waste generated at each of our business segments.
• Focus on Energy Transition Teams: Additional disclosures surrounding how the Company is exploring low- and zero-carbon fuel sources.
• Reliable Service: Ability to provide reliable service across all segments when faced with challenging weather conditions.

National Fuel’s 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report
The Company’s Corporate Responsibility Report incorporates multiple best practice sustainability reporting standards, guidelines and frameworks, in alignment with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). In line with the Company’s 2022 Climate Report, National Fuel continues to enhance its disclosure surrounding governance of climate-related risks and opportunities, the Company’s related risk management processes and strategy to address those risks and opportunities, and the expected resiliency of that strategy in the future. Additionally, the Company has and will continue to disclose progress against targets to highlight the Company’s progress on our sustainability journey.