Today Nielsen released its 2024 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which details how the company is working to responsibly and sustainably fulfill its purpose to power a better media future for all people.
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 31, 2024 / Today Nielsen released its 2024 Nielsen ESG Report, an annual report on the company's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy, approach and performance across six key areas: people; business inclusion, impact and belonging; environment; communities; data privacy and security; and governance. This report is part of Nielsen's mission to power a better media future for all people by championing transparency, integrity, sustainability and equity, as well as helping its clients and communities thrive through change.
"As the media ecosystem continues to shift, Nielsen's innovative audience measurement, built on responsible, sustainable practices, plays a critical role in building trust and ensuring transparency for all participants in the marketplace," said Karthik Rao, CEO, Nielsen.
Read the report to learn more about Nielsen's progress on its 2024 ESG goals, including:
Donated over $43 million dollars in pro bono value of data, solutions and talent across 2022 and 2023 to help address critical social and environmental challenges
Brought efficiencies in energy use by reducing our on-premise physical server footprint to 8.7% of Nielsen's overall physical server footprint, a 91.3% reduction compared to the 2021 baseline
Reached $3.4 million in grantmaking from the Nielsen Foundation to nonprofit organizations in 2022 and 2023
Reached nearly 40% of women in Nielsen's global leadership roles
Additional highlights of the past year also include:
Supported employee career leadership development through programs including Diverse Leadership Network (DLN) and Get Ready for Opportunities at Work (GROW), which have expanded to become global programs
Continued the Diverse Intelligence Series with new reports and insights
Produced a report on climate change coverage in local extreme weather reporting with Climate Central, through our pro bono Data for Good® program
Updated Nielsen's Supplier Code of Conduct in December 2023, which sets out the general requirements applicable to any supplier who provides goods or services to Nielsen
Galvanized more than 2,260 employees volunteer during Nielsen Global Impact Day in October 2023, across 39 countries, collectively logging over 10,000 volunteer hours
Earned a silver rating from the 2024 EcoVadis assessment, achieved by approximately the top 15% of companies assessed
Nielsen's ESG report also provides an appendix with quantitative data and information aligned with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Read the report to learn more about Nielsen's progress on its 2024 ESG goals.
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