American Express | Sustainability & Chart

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Basic information on American Express

Location: United States

Industry: Finance & Insurance

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Impact Score

Description American Express

American Express is a global services company, offering credit cards, payment solutions, and travel-related services to consumers and businesses.

American Express Sustainability Performance

Climate

88%

Renewable Energy

American Express obtains 77% of its energy from renewable energies. Target value: 100%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

American Express emits 29% of its CO2 Budget of 424,178 tons of CO2 equivalent. Target value: Less than 100% of CO2 Budget

Supply Chain

If you also look at the supply chain, American Express emits 33% of its CO2 budget of 424,178 tons of CO2 equivalent. Target value: Less than 100% of CO2 Budget

Recycling and Recovery of Waste

American Express recycles 57% of its waste. Target value: 75%

Society

26%

Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power

No data available for American Express. Target value: 80%

CEO-to-Employee Pay Ratio

CEO Stephen J. Squeri earns 677 times as much as the median. Target value: Less than 30 times

Employee turnover rate

No data available for American Express. Target value: Less than 10%

Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace

American Express meets 4 quality criteria for handling harassment and discrimination at the workplace. Target value: 4 quality criteria

Gender

72%

Women on the Board

American Express has 27,8% women on the board. Target value: 40%

Gender Pay Gap

American Express has a gender pay gap of 8,8%. Target value: Less than 3%

Women in Management

American Express employs 39,9% female managers. Target value: 40%

Glass Ceiling

The proportion of women in senior management at American Express is 75% of the proportion of women in the overall workforce. Target value: 90%

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

Renewable Energy

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Supply Chain

Waste Recycling

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

We measure the sustainability of companies based on 12 criteria.Indicators range from 0 to 100: values from 0 to 33 are shown in red (“not sustainable”), values from 34 to 66 in yellow (“moderate”), values from 67 to 99 in light green (“almost sustainable”), and a value of 100 in green (“sustainable”). Learn more about our method.

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Metric	Value	Unit	Year	PDF Name	PDF Page
CEO-to-Employee Pay Ratio
CEO name	Stephen J. Squeri		2023	2024-Proxy-Statement.pdf	54
CEO-to-median-salary-ratio	677	Ratio	2023	2024-Proxy-Statement.pdf	94
Gender Pay Gap
Unadjusted gender pay gap	108,8	%	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	45
Glass Ceiling
Women in workforce	53,2	%	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	70
Women in management	39,9	%	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	70
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Number of employees	74 600	colleagues	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	86
Scope 2 emissions, location based	93 687	MTCO2e	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	67
Scope 1 emissions	28 952	MTCO2e	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	67
Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace
Retaliation safeguards	Yes		2023	AMEX-Code-of-Conduct-Policy_English.pdf	4
Confidentiality mechanisms	Yes		2023	AMEX-Code-of-Conduct-Policy_English.pdf	7
Anti-discrimination policy	Yes		2023	AMEX-Code-of-Conduct-Policy_English.pdf	4
Incident notification mechanism	Yes		2023	AMEX-Code-of-Conduct-Policy_English.pdf	4
Renewable Energy
Total renewable energy consumption	77	%	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	83
Supply Chain
Scope 1 emissions	28 952	MTCO2e	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	67
Scope 3 emissions	18 871	MTCO2e	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	67
Number of employees	74 600	colleagues	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	86
Scope 2 emissions, location based	93 687	MTCO2e	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	67
Recycling and Recovery of Waste
Waste recycled	1 385	Metric Tons	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	67
Total waste generation	2 432	Metric Tons	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	67
Women on the Board
Executive board size	6	executive	2023	2024-Proxy-Statement.pdf	54
Women on executive board	1	executive	2023	2024-Proxy-Statement.pdf	54
Women on supervisory board	4	executive	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	46
Supervisory board size	12	DIRECTORS	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	46
Women in Management
Women in management	39,9	%	2023	AXP_2023_2024_ESG_Report.pdf	70

Note: The PDF pages given here refer to the page in the PDF document, which is not necessarily the one found in the footer of the page. For example, page 10 is the 10th page in the document, even if it is labeled as page 8.

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