“Inspired by our mission to provide customers with more affordable and reliable clean energy, we are delivering meaningful impact while doing business responsibly and sustainably,” said
The 2021 Impact Report details Sunrun’s recent efforts in priority areas such as talent attraction, retention, development, advancing diversity and inclusion initiatives, employee safety, as well as ways the company is delivering value to its customers through the electrification of homes and transportation. Furthermore, the Report spotlights Sunrun’s commitment to adopt science-based emissions reduction targets.
Additional highlights from Sunrun’s 2021 Impact Report include:
Updated Sustainability Goals for 2022 and Beyond
In the company’s 2020 Impact Report,
- Decrease transportation emissions by transitioning half of the company’s vehicle fleet to either electric or hybrid by the end of 2025.
- Achieve 100% equipment recycling at each operating facility by the end of 2023.
- Foster a diverse workforce that represents the customers and communities in which the company’s employees live and work by:
- Increasing the representation of employees who identify as women in Director and above roles by 50% and increasing the representation of BIPOC leaders in Manager roles by 25% by the end of 2025.
- Reaching gender parity in Director and above roles and BIPOC representation parity in Manager roles by the end of 2030.
Environmental Impact
Sunrun deployed 792 megawatts of solar power. These systems can generate more than 31 billion kilowatt-hours of clean energy during the next 30 years, an equivalent of more than 17 million metric tons of CO2e avoided.- More than 55 billion gallons of water were conserved based on the electricity generated by Sunrun’s solar systems, according to the
U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates for thermoelectric power generation. Sunrun redeployed or recycled more than 2.6 megawatts of solar panels.Sunrun became a signatory to the United Nations’ Global Compact and The Climate Pledge.
Social Impact
- Through its completed and contracted multifamily work,
Sunrun anticipates$13.5 million of annual solar savings directly to more than 115,000 low-and-moderate income residents in approximately 38,500 affordable housing units.Sunrun has also supported more than 5,700 hours of job training for residents in disadvantaged communities. - Women make up 56% of the company’s Board of Directors, 50% of the executive management team, and one quarter of all Sunrun Director and above roles. Manager roles are approximately 35% BIPOC, and nearly half of the company’s workforce self-identifies as BIPOC.
Sunrun had six Employee Resource Groups: Asian+, Black+, Latinx+, Pride+, Veterans+ and Women’s+. These groups have grown to include approximately 1,200 employees, a 40% increase over the prior year. InMarch 2022 ,Sunrun proudly launched its seventhEmployee Resource Group , the Disability+ ERG.
Corporate Governance
Sunrun’s priority is to operate its business with integrity, responsibility, and accountability.
- Increasing the diversity of Sunrun’s Board of Directors, which now has a majority of female members, including CEO
Mary Powell , as well as increasing the racial diversity of the Board. - Adopting stock ownership guidelines for the company’s directors and executive officers.
- Introducing performance-based equity awards for its executive team.
Energy Independence & Resilience
- In 2021 alone, Sunrun’s home solar and battery storage systems provided thousands of customers across the nation with more than 234,000 hours (~9,750 days) of backup energy, helping them power through 38,652 power outage events.
- Since the first quarter of 2019,
Sunrun battery systems have dispatched more than 516,000 hours (~21,500 days) of backup energy during nearly 81,000 outage events.
Sunrun’s 2021 Impact Report was prepared in accordance with the
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