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Environmental partners get shareholder-funded money to support programs, projects
JACKSON, Mississippi –Projects and programs that help improve the environment are getting a boost from Entergy.
Through the company’s Environmental Initiatives Fund, Entergy’s shareholders contributed $1 million in grants to environmental partners with projects in five states, including eight in Mississippi.
The fund supports projects or programs that reduce emissions, protect natural resources and restore wetlands and forests. The fund also supports projects or programs that help our customers, employees and communities better understand the value of natural resources and other environmental improvements.
“We have a responsibility to partner with our communities to reduce environmental risk and seize opportunity for improvement,” said Haley Fisackerly, Entergy Mississippi president and CEO. “We’re helping our communities grow by collaborating with environmental partners who work to make our communities more vibrant.
“This helps Entergy create long-term, sustainable value that benefits all our stakeholders.”
EIF recipients with projects in Mississippi are:
- Mississippi College School of Law won $6,000 to support the school’s team at the Pace Environmental Law Moot Court Competition.
- Ducks Unlimited received $250,000 to improve water and energy use on agricultural lands in Arkansas, Mississippi and New Orleans.
- Keep Jackson Beautiful got $10,000 for its Eco Ambassador High School Challenge.
- The Nature Conservancy received $250,000 for its project, “The Delta’s Legacy—Conserving Roosevelt’s Woods”
- Arbor Day Foundation won $45,000 to provide trees for customers in Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas.
- The US Business Council on Sustainable Development received more than $76,000 for its Gulf Coast Carbon Collaborative, which identifies and implements decarbonization opportunities in the Gulf Coast region.
- The Lower Mississippi River Foundation won $30,000 for a River Classroom to educate students in Mississippi and Arkansas about environmental threats, potential solutions and projects to improve water quality.
- Xerox received more than $14,000 for Print Releaf – planting one tree for every 8,300 sheets of paper printed.
See a complete list of 2019 EIF grant recipients here.
Organizations interested in partnering with Entergy on environmental improvement programs and projects can apply for grant consideration here.
Since 2001, more than $35 million has been invested in environmentally-beneficial projects and programs through the Environmental Initiatives Fund.
The EIF also contributes to Entergy’s leadership role as an environmental advocate, while supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The UNSDGs were established in 2015 to create a brighter future on Earth. Learn more about the UNSDGs here.
Entergy and its subsidiaries operate one of the cleanest large-scale generation fleets in the United States, as noted in MJ Bradley and Associates’ 2019 Benchmarking Air Emissions Report. Last year, the company released its Climate Scenario Analysis and Evaluation of Risks and Opportunities and announced a new climate goal to reduce its carbon emission rate to 50% below its year 2000 levels by 2030. The company is on target to meet its current climate goals, which last through 2020.
Entergy Mississippi, LLC provides electricity to approximately 450,000 customers in 45 counties. Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including 9,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of $11 billion and approximately 13,500 employees.