Essential Utilities Celebrates the Success of Its Month-Long 2024 Earth Day Celebration
Stronger Together: Investing in a Sustainable Future
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Donated more than
$650,000 in grants supporting 32 deserving organizations dedicated to sustainability and environmental improvement - Empowered 545 employees to volunteer 1,698 hours across 46 volunteer events
- Provided 432 employees with educational programs on managing water contaminants, local conservation to build climate resiliency, and urban gardening for wildlife
“Environmental responsibility is a core tenet at Essential,” said
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Employees in every state across the company’s nine-state footprint participated in a variety of volunteer activities, including:
- River and trail cleanups that collected more than 280 bags of litter and other debris from natural spaces
- Planting initiatives that installed more than 41,000 trees and native wildflowers to improve habitat and beautify public spaces
- Educational workshops on sustainability and conservation for Essential team members
- Seed bombing that distributed 2,300 packs of wildflowers to local communities, resulting in 480,000 additional seeds planted
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Crafting enrichment activities for penguins at
The National Aviary
“We’re grateful for Essential’s generous support that helps make our work possible,” said
Essential
About Essential Utilities
Operating as the Aqua and Peoples brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 9 states. Essential is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the
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