NRG Energy | Sustainability & Chart

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Basic information on NRG Energy

Location: United States

Industry: Utilities

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Description NRG Energy

NRG Energy, Inc. is a large American energy company, involved in energy generation and retail electricity. They provide a broad range of energy solutions.

NRG Energy Sustainability Performance

Climate

19%

Renewable Energy

No data available for NRG Energy. Target value per method: min. 100%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

NRG Energy emits 516 022,2 times its CO₂ budget of 63,183 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Supply Chain

Taking into account the entire supply chain, NRG Energy emits 421,8 times its CO₂ budget of 59,267 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Recycling and Recovery of Waste

NRG Energy recycles 56% of its waste. Target value per method: min. 75%

Society

49%

Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power

NRG Energy issues 4% collective agreements. Target value per method: min. 80%

CEO Pay Ratio

CEO Lawrence S. Coben earns 234 times the median salary of employees. Target value per method: max. 30 times

Employee Turnover Rate

NRG Energy has an employee turnover rate of 13%. Target value per method: max. 10%

Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace

NRG Energy meets 4 quality criteria for handling harassment and discrimination at the workplace. Target value per method: 4 quality criteria

Gender

17%

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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Sources of sustainability performance

Metric	Value	Unit	Year	PDF Name	PDF Page
CEO Pay Ratio
CEO-to-median-salary-ratio	234	ratio	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	117
CEO name	Lawrence S. Coben		2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	75
Employee Turnover Rate
Employee turnover	13	%	2025	2025-sustainability-report (2).pdf	32
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scope 2 emissions, location based	0,08	MMtCO₂e	2025	2025-sustainability-report (2).pdf	30
Number of employees	13 000	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	62
Scope 1 emissions	32 604	MMtCO2e	2025	2025-sustainability-report (2).pdf	60
Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace
Incident notification mechanism	Yes		2025	2025-sustainability-report (2).pdf	43
Confidentiality mechanisms	Yes		2025	Code-of-Conduct-NRG.pdf	18
Retaliation safeguards	Yes		2025	Code-of-Conduct-NRG.pdf	19
Anti-discrimination policy	Yes		2025	Code-of-Conduct-NRG.pdf	26
Supply Chain
Number of employees	11 247	employees	2024	0001104659-25-025550.pdf	92
Combined scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions	25	Millions of metric tons of CO2 equivalent	2024	emission.pdf	1
Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power
Collective bargaining agreements coverage	4	%	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	32
Recycling and Recovery of Waste
Waste recycled	56	%	2025	2025-sustainability-report (2).pdf	52
Women on Board
Executive board size	8	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	75
Women on supervisory board	4	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	53
Supervisory board size	10	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	53
Women on executive board	1	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	75

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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