We’ve been delivering safe, affordable, reliable electricity for well over a century.
Representing a mix of ethnic backgrounds, generational ties, gender, and life experiences, our leadership team offers a broad array of perspectives and strategic insights.
Edison International's call to action for utilities, governments and communities to invest now in a climate-resilient electric grid and other critical infrastructure, based on findings from SCE’s Climate Adaptation Vulnerability Assessment.
Edison International’s policy recommendations for meeting 2030 emissions reduction goals: decarbonizing the power supply; preparing the grid for shifts in usage and increasing demands; and electrifying transportation and buildings, including increasing efficiency.
SCE’s vision of the future electric grid – to enable efficient integration of clean resources, support customer adoption of new technologies and ensure climate adaptation and resilience.
SCE’s 2019 data-driven analysis of the steps that California must take to meet the 2045 goals to clean our electricity grid and reach carbon neutrality.
The Clean Energy Access Working Group was launched through a groundbreaking partnership to help ensure no community is left behind as we move toward a clean energy future.
At San Onofre, the long and complex decommissioning process will be guided by three core principles.
Meeting California's ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction goals will require a significant electrification of homes and other buildings.
As fuel for transportation, electricity makes sense.
We're modernizing the grid to support California's transition to a clean and sustainable future.
We're developing and implementing cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies to secure the electricity grid and protect customer data.
We are using battery energy storage to help create a cleaner, more resilient grid.
Our utility, Southern California Edison, is working to incorporate more clean energy into the grid every day.
We're examining whether renewable energy and other cleaner sources can help lessen the need for new power plants in California.
We're making a difference in the community by partnering with local nonprofits that have programs focused on education, the environment, public safety & emergency preparedness, and civic engagement.
Edison Scholars awards $40,000 scholarships to students who want to make a difference in the world.
The Lineworker Scholarship Program provides opportunities for a diverse range of people to become SCE lineworkers.
Our employees are known for their volunteerism, from cleaning beaches to feeding the homeless.
At Edison, we work every day to advance a clean energy future to better serve our customers, communities and the environment. Sustainability is integral to our vision to lead the transformation of the electric power industry. We are committed to doing our work with the long-term view in mind and to delivering value to all our stakeholders.
We seek to provide all stakeholders with the information they need to understand and make decisions about our company.
We publish an annual sustainability report prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards core option. We include metrics and disclosures related to other third-party frameworks, including the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
We publish additional reports throughout the year related to diversity, equity and inclusion; community investment; and supplier diversity and its economic impact. We also provide data annually through the Edison Electric Institute’s ESG/sustainability reporting template for investors and the carbon emissions and electricity mix reporting template for customers.
We believe in transparency. Our annual sustainability report reflects the work we are doing to lead the transformation of our industry toward a clean energy future and provide value to all our stakeholders. It details our sustainability approach, performance and related metrics.
We believe that the ability to lead the transformation of the electric power industry toward a clean energy future relies on the diversity of our team and a society that enables all people to thrive. We share the progress, challenges and steps we’re taking to build an even more inclusive workplace.
SCE diversity data based on EEO-1 categories
We consider it our responsibility to make a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. This idea is core to our sustainability efforts and extends beyond our business operations. We are inspired to create a lasting impact that empowers growth and moves people and communities forward.
Our partnerships with diverse businesses have played a key role in safely delivering reliable, affordable and clean power to our customers and communities. We know our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in our supplier base makes communities healthier and stronger.
Our ability to realize a clean energy future is closely tied to our partnerships with diverse suppliers and businesses. We believe our programs and spending with diverse businesses can have a profound impact on fostering a resilient and thriving economy.
Edison International is pleased to participate in Edison Electric Institute’s (EEI) ESG Initiative. We are among EEI member companies voluntarily disclosing ESG information through a reporting template that EEI developed in collaboration with investors and member companies. We share the goals of EEI’s ESG Initiative to provide investors and other stakeholders with relevant and easily accessible ESG data.
Edison International published a Sustainable Financing Framework in June 2021 to demonstrate how we intend to enter into financing transactions to support our sustainability-oriented strategy and vision. The framework considers the full spectrum of sustainable financing products and covers financing issuances for Edison International (and its subsidiaries and/or affiliates). It represents another part of our effort to keep costs affordable for customers while achieving our sustainability goals. Sustainable financing-related documents, including the framework and associated second party opinion, along with allocation and impact reporting and associated assurance document(s), are provided below.
We published our first materiality assessment in 2018. In 2021, we updated the assessment to reflect the evolution of our sustainability approach, as well as new insights related to stakeholder expectations and key and emerging trends.
Our Material ESG Topics
Edison International is committed to achieving net-zero GHG emissions across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 by 2045, in alignment with economywide climate actions planned by the State of California. This covers the power SCE delivers to customers and Edison International’s enterprise-wide operations, including supply chain.
In addition to this overarching commitment, the company has made additional long-term, public commitments related to five of our material ESG topics: Clean Energy Transition; Electrification; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Public Safety; and Workforce Health and Safety. They reflect the areas where we think we can have the biggest impact.
Deliver 100% carbon-free energy to SCE customers by 2045
Increase electric vehicle charging infrastructure across SCE's service territory and electrification of SCE's transportation fleet
Achieve gender parity in senior operating roles by 2030
Achieve public and worker safety goals at SCE
Edison International and its subsidiaries are accelerating concrete actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and to enble affordable approaches to achieving economywide net-zero goals through clean energy and electrification. In 2022, Edison International published Adapting for Tomorrow, which shares key findings from SCE’s Climate Adaptation Vulnerability Assessment and calls for increased collaboration between public and private stakeholders to successfully adapt while transitioning to a clean energy future that can be equitable for all. In 2021, Edison International published Mind the Gap, our analysis of the policy changes and additions needed to ensure that California meets its 2030 greenhouse gas reduction goal – a reduction vital for the state to ultimately achieve its goal to decarbonize its economy by 2045.
Adapting for Tomorrow: Powering a Resilient Future
Mind the Gap: Policies for California's Countdown to 2030
Our principal subsidiary, SCE, is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States and has been recognized for national leadership in clean energy and electrification, including solar energy, energy storage, and investment in infrastructure to support electric vehicle charging. Since 2017, SCE has published three papers outlining the cross-sector collaboration essential to achieving California’s climate goals, including net zero by 2045.
Pathway 2045: A blueprint for reaching California’s ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction and carbon neutrality goals
Reimagining the Grid white paper
The Clean Power and Electrification Pathway
Our unregulated subsidiary, Edison Energy, is a global energy advisory company delivering comprehensive, data-driven energy solutions to commercial, institutional and industrial users to meet their cost, sustainability and risk goals.
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