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American Water Works Association

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Carbon credits purchased

26,000kg of carbon credits

Since June 30, 2025.

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That’s the same climate impact as

* calculations based on U.S. EPA formulas

430

new trees planted

5.7

cars off the road for a year

3.3

homes’ annual energy usage

64.6

flights from LA to New York

A diversified, science‑aligned portfolio

We partner with CNaught to purchase a diversified portfolio of high-quality carbon credits that is designed to maximize impact, mitigate risk, and foster innovation. A portfolio approach to carbon credits is recommended by the World Economic Forum, and the CNaught portfolio embodies the science-based best practices laid out in Oxford’s Principles for Carbon Offsetting.

Portfolio allocation

Technology-based Reductions

Category I

15,600 kg

60%

Nature-based Reductions

Category II

7,540 kg

29%

Nature-based Removals

Category IV

2,600 kg

10%

Technology-based Removals

Category V

260 kg

1%

Projects supported

Technology-based Reductions

2 projects · 15,600 kg

This category covers a wide range of projects that aim to reduce and avoid emissions versus business as usual. Examples include: natural gas leak repairs, destruction of refrigerants that would otherwise be vented to the atmosphere, and capture of methane emitted from landfills.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Our projects support the following UN Sustainable Development Goals.

1 - No Poverty2 - Zero Hunger3 - Good Health and Well-Being4 - Quality Education5 - Gender Equality6 - Clean Water and Sanitation7 - Affordable and Clean Energy8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure13 - Climate Action15 - Life on Land16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Project distribution across the world