HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) announced today the publication of its
first, stand-alone Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report.
This report details progress in key areas and compares performance to
prior years.
The report highlights the company’s continued success in improving its
environmental, health and safety metrics. Since 2007, KMI has published
updated performance metrics monthly on its website. With a culture of
safety and preparedness, the company’s performance on environmental,
health and safety measures consistently outperforms industry averages,
and continues to improve.
The report also covers additional KMI social policies and programs. The
company believes that respecting its neighbors, communities and
governing bodies is instrumental in guiding how the company conducts its
business. In particular, it values the diversity of culture and unique
histories of Indigenous Peoples. In 2017, KMI published policies
reflecting its ongoing commitment to building trust, collaboration,
communication and cooperation within Indigenous communities affected by
its construction and operations.
KMI believes that strong governance and management systems are important
factors in the success of the business. The report details how potential
climate-related risks and opportunities are addressed within the
company. For more than 20 years, the company has been committed to
reducing methane emissions from its natural gas pipeline assets. Over
the past three years, emissions reductions have totaled more than 5
million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)
emissions. The company continues to develop and implement best practices
in the area of methane emission measurement and reduction by working
collaboratively with industry peers, agencies and other stakeholders.
KMI’s 2017 ESG Report is available at www.kindermorgan.com
on the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)/Sustainability page.
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) is one of the largest energy
infrastructure companies in North America. We own an interest in or
operate approximately 84,000 miles of pipelines and 152 terminals. Our
pipelines transport natural gas, refined petroleum products, crude oil,
condensate, CO2 and other products, and our terminals
transload and store liquid commodities including petroleum products,
ethanol and chemicals, and bulk products, including petroleum coke,
metals and ores. For more information, please visit www.kindermorgan.com.
Important Information Relating to Kinder
Morgan’s Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Generally the
words “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “will,” “shall,”
“estimates,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking
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Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and
are based on the beliefs and assumptions of management, based on
information currently available to them. Although Kinder Morgan believes
that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, it can give no assurance that any such forward-looking
statements will materialize. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied from
these forward-looking statements include the risks and uncertainties
described in Kinder Morgan’s reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year-ended December 31, 2017 (under the headings “Risk Factors” and
“Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere) and
its subsequent reports, which are available through the SEC’s EDGAR
system at
www.sec.gov
and on our website at ir.kindermorgan.com. Forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date they were made, and except to the extent
required by law, KMI undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement because of new information, future events or
other factors. Because of these risks and uncertainties, readers should
not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.