2024 Impact Report
Operating Responsibly
Our values guide how we operate as a corporate citizen and inspire continuous efforts to reduce to make our communities healthier and more sustainable.
Taking Care of Our Planet
We continuously evaluate our use of energy and resources and take steps to minimize our impact on the environment.
In 2024, we continued to offset 100% of our electric power-related emissions with the purchase of Green-e Certified Renewable Energy Certificates and reduced electric power consumption with 20 energy efficiency projects.
We also subscribed to a 4.5 megawatt solar generation project in central Illinois, supporting access to clean energy in our communities.
We’re subscribed to WELL at scale, applying the International WELL Building Institute’s health and well-being strategies across our entire building portfolio. Our headquarters building has earned the WELL Health-Safety rating since 2022.
We evolved our urban beekeeping program in 2024 to support native pollinator populations, hosting one honeybee hive and two bee hotels at our Pilsen and downtown buildings in Chicago. We also maintained pollinator gardens at our offices in Mattoon and Danville and implemented a biodiversity monitoring program to better understand local biodiversity measures.
plastic bottles saved with water dispensers
square miles pollinated with biodiversity initiatives
pounds of organics composted
Our Commitment to Ethics and Integrity
External recognition assures our customers, business partners and communities that we are committed to ethics and integrity. That’s why we were proud to be named one of the 2024 World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere®.
This designation, earned for the ninth straight year, recognizes a broad range of initiatives focused on culture, compliance practices, governance, environmental and social impacts, and third-party management. In addition to this global recognition, our ethics and compliance resources for management were named a “best practice” by Health Ethics Trust.
These honors recognize our ability to sustain a robust compliance program even during times of change.