Southern (SO) ESG Score & Sustainability Data

$87.97 -0.32 (-0.36%)

(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

Key ESG Takeaways for Southern

The key takeaways are AI-generated and highlight the main contributors behind the net impact scores of Southern. The insights are based on millions of scientific articles, along with the company-specific product and service portfolio.

Southern seems to create the most significant positive value in categories , , and . The largest positive contribution comes from its impact, which is mostly driven by its Electricity transmission and distribution services, Natural gas distribution, and Electricity produced with hydropower products.
Southern uses resources or causes negative impacts mostly in categories , , and Non-. The largest negative impact of Southern in category seems to be driven mostly by its Electricity produced with coal, Natural gas distribution, and Electricity produced with natural gas products.
To improve its net impact, a company can either grow its positive impacts, or reduce its negative impacts. For example, by doubling its Electricity transmission and distribution services business, Southern would improve its net impact ratio by 11 percentage points.

SO Impact Ratio

Net impact ratio represents the net impact of a company. It is defined as the (positive impacts - negative impacts) / positive impacts. The maximum value for net impact ratio is 100%, representing a theoretical company with no negative impacts. The minimum value is -∞. Net scores depend on the value sets that determine the importance of different impact categories.

-2.4%

The default value set, where each category is given the same weight.

Value Sets Value sets can be used to assess how different stakeholder values or emphasis on certain values might affect the net impact ratio.

Millennials Value set of millennials (b. 1980 - 1999), based on Upright's annual Impact at Work survey.: +31.5%
Most Wanted Workforce Value set of the most wanted workforce, based on Upright's annual Impact at Work survey.: -17.8%
Society First Value set that emphasizes society impacts over other impacts.: +23.5%
Knowledge First Value set that emphasizes knowledge impacts over other impacts.: +9.4%
Health First Value set that emphasizes health impacts over other impacts.: -23.3%

Southern ESG Score + Net Impact Profile

Negative	Score	Positive
-0.28	+6.45	+6.74
	+0.74	+0.74
	+1.34	+1.34
	+4.64	+4.64
-0.25	-0.23	+0.02
-0.03	-0.03	+0.01
-0.92	-0.68	+0.24
	+0.09	+0.09
	+0.08	+0.08
-0.00	+0.07	+0.08
-0.92	-0.92
-0.65	-0.42	+0.22
-0.48	-0.42	+0.06
-0.11	-0.11	+0.01
	+0.03	+0.03
-0.01	+0.06	+0.06
-0.05	+0.02	+0.06
-7.08	-5.56	+1.52
-3.96	-2.71	+1.25
-1.03	-0.80	+0.24
-0.29	-0.29	+0.00
-1.22	-1.22	+0.00
-0.58	-0.54	+0.04

Upright Model Version 1.6.0
ESG Data Last Updated: October 2, 2024

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About Upright's Net Impact Model

Upright's Net Impact Data quantifies the holistic value creation and impact of companies. It details both the negative and positive impacts a company has on the environment, health of people, society and knowledge, and forms a net sum of these costs and gains based on the economic costs of each impact category. The data is produced by Upright's Net Impact model, which is a mathematical model of the economy that produces continuously updated estimates of the net impact of companies by means of an information integration algorithm. The data is primarily sourced from the CORE open access database, which contains over 200 million scientific papers. Other sources of data include open databases published by the World Bank, IMF, WHO, OECD, IPCC, CDC and USDA.

Southern ESG Score - Frequently Asked Questions

How is Southern doing in terms of sustainability?: According to The Upright Project, which measures holistic value creation and impact of companies, Southern has a net impact ratio of -2.4%, indicating an overall negative sustainability impact. Southern seems to create the most significant positive value in the categories of Societal infrastructure, Taxes, and GHG emissions. Southern uses resources or causes negative impacts mostly in the categories of GHG emissions, Biodiversity, and Non-GHG emissions. Learn more on the sustainability of Southern.

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This page (NYSE:SO) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Southern ESG Score + Net Impact Profile

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Key ESG Takeaways for Southern

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Value Sets Value sets can be used to assess how different stakeholder values or emphasis on certain values might affect the net impact ratio.

Southern ESG Score + Net Impact Profile

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