Canonsburg-based CONSOL Energy recently released its 2021 corporate sustainability report, ESG-i (Environmental, Social and Governance Index): Innovating for Tomorrow, which updates the company’s progress toward sustainability.
The company achieved a record water reuse volume last year. A total of 721 million gallons of water were recycled for use in operations.
The company maintained an environmental compliance record exceeding 99.9 percent for the ninth consecutive year. This is measured by the rate of compliance with permit effluent limits.
CONSOL’s Pennsylvania Mining Complex employees achieved a recordable incident rate of 2.25. This is 53 percent below Mine Safety and Health Administration industry averages for the underground bituminous coal mining industry. The facility, comprised of three mines, can produce approximately 28.5 million tons of coal annually.
The report also includes how the company is working to achieve its direct operating greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and its technology endeavors.
“CONSOL Energy remains intentionally focused on leveraging innovation and performing against its stated financial priorities to create sustainable value for the company and its stakeholders in 2022 and beyond,” CONSOL said in a statement.
This is the fifth report since CONSOL became an independent, publicly listed company.
CONSOL Energy is a producer and exporter of high-Btu bituminous thermal coal and metallurgical coal.