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Waste Connections

Waste Connections is an integrated waste services company headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, United States and founded in 1997. It provides waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services, primarily for solid waste. It has operations in both Canada and the US, and is the third largest waste company in North America, after Waste Management Inc. and Republic Services, serving nearly 9 million people.

Summary

Waste Connections discloses information on certain topics related to urban sustainability but is lacking disclosure on many important topics. The company has assigned responsibility to its board for the oversight and management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies and performance. Additionally, it discloses targets for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the volume of recycling. However, the company should make its ESG strategies public, and disclose its materiality process for identifying key sustainability risks.

Waste Connections reports consistent decreases in its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions, and reports annually on its core categories of scope 3 emissions. Further, it reports on its nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulphur oxide (SOx), volatile organic compound (VOC) and hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions. Waste Connections is encouraged to expand its reporting to include topics such as energy efficiency and water withdrawal, and increase its transparency around how it monitors and mitigates its impact on air quality. The company is also recommended to report annually on the number of complaints received from residents about its operations and its approach to ensure service affordability for its customers.

Ranking position: #127 /300
Total score: 12.9 /100

Measurement area	Score	Rank (0-300)
Governance & Strategy	#1 4.2 /100	#153
Inclusive Cities	#1 16.7 /100	#142
Healthy Cities	#1 3.3 /100	#151
Climate Proof & Resilient Cities	#1 10.0 /100	#101
Core Social Indicators	#1 30.6 /100	#50

Industries
Waste management	#8

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More about the company

Headquarters: Canada
Ownership structure: Public
Revenue: USD 7,212 billion (2022)
Number of employees: 22109 (2022)
Website: https://investors.wasteconnections.com

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