Better Health for All

Entergy Corporation has undertaken comprehensive remediation efforts to address health-harming externalities. The company is committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

, with a target of a 50% reduction by 2030 , and has already made significant emission reductions through clean energy investments, enhancing public health by improving air quality. Its Environmental Initiatives Fund supports projects like electrification to reduce diesel generator reliance and improve public health . The company's core products and services have no significant direct positive or negative health impact. Additionally, Entergy has a 10-year, $20 million commitment to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through scholarships and grants , enhancing education and workforce development to improve social determinants of health.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Entergy Corporation serves approximately 40% of its 3 million residential customers who live at or below the poverty line.

As an energy utility, the company does not offer consumer lending, deposit services, or other financial products that would generate APRs, exploitative fees, or debt products. Consequently, there are no applicable scores for pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, data accessibility, fair lending compliance, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion, or product simplicity. The company does offer a financial literacy program, "The Power of Prosperity," which provides education and coaching to 1,500 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) students. This represents a very small percentage (0.05%) of its total residential customer base, and specific outcomes for these students, such as credit-score rise or savings growth, are not tracked in the provided evidence. Entergy also engages in various community support and economic development initiatives, including the Power to Care program for emergency bill payment assistance, a partnership with the VITA program that helped low-to-moderate-income customers receive $55 million in federal tax refunds in 2024, a Micro Grants Program, the Energy Smart program for energy-saving upgrades for local businesses, and a $20 million commitment over ten years to support HBCUs. However, specific data points required by the rubric for inclusion initiatives (e.g., share of loan/insurance book), wealth-building outcomes (e.g., percentage of users showing credit-score rise or savings growth), and profit reinvestment (e.g., percentage of pre-tax profit reinvested in community finance) were not available or directly applicable to the company's business model as defined by the rubric's quantitative thresholds.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Entergy was recognized by JUST Capital and CNBC as a top company for paying fair, living wages and supporting worker well-being, ranking 8th among utilities in the JUST 100 list as of February 2025.

The company offers a competitive salary structure and implements an Environmental, Health, and Safety policy to ensure workplace safety. Entergy emphasizes diversity and union representation. It received a 90% rating on the Corporate Equality Index by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation in 2021 and 2022, acknowledging its inclusive benefits and support for diversity and inclusion. The company also conducts an Organizational Health Index survey and supports employee resource groups with approximately 2,400 members.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

Entergy directed nearly 23% of its managed spend to local suppliers in 2024.

In 2023, 15% of managed spend was allocated to diverse suppliers, which include minority, woman, veteran, disabled veteran, LGBTQ, and historically underutilized business zone (HUBZone) businesses. The company reported zero substantiated forced or child labor incidents, stating no business activities at risk for these issues were identified. Entergy expects suppliers to adhere to its human rights standards, including attesting against forced labor, and requires key suppliers to undergo third-party verified sustainability assessments covering human rights compliance.

Honest & Fair Business

Entergy Corporation incurred $12.052 million in ethics-related regulatory fines.

This includes a $12 million civil penalty from the SEC for failing to maintain adequate internal accounting controls, which led to inaccuracies in financial statements. Additionally, Entergy Arkansas received a $52,000 penalty from FERC for submitting inaccurate operational data that affected MISO's facility dispatching capabilities.

Kind to Animals

Entergy has engaged in multiple conservation initiatives with documented benefits for various species and habitats. The company made a $1.9 million in-kind contribution to support biodiversity through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program.

It committed $95,000 to Ducks Unlimited for habitat restoration benefiting endangered whooping cranes and over 170 other bird species, and provided a $150,000 grant for wetland restoration. Other efforts include transforming a one-mile transmission right-of-way into wildlife habitat, planting over 45,000 trees to restore 100 acres of forest, and installing three 60-foot utility poles for bald eagle nesting. Entergy also awarded $73,000 for a wildlife rehabilitation center and retrofits distribution lines to be avian-friendly. Additionally, Entergy is a member of the Avian Power line Interaction Committee, collaborating with wildlife resource agencies and conservation groups to find solutions to protect birds.

No War, No Weapons

Entergy Corporation's core business is electric power production and distribution. The company has contracts with military entities, including a $129.2 million agreement to supply electricity services to Fort Johnson Brigade

and a Basic Ordering Agreement with the U.S. Navy for utility energy savings projects . These engagements are for providing essential utility services and do not involve arms manufacturing, direct military operations, or exposure to controversial or banned weapons.

Planet-Friendly Business

As of 2024, 18.6% of Entergy's total generation capacity is from renewable energy, with $742 million invested in these projects.

The company has approximately 3,673 megawatts of renewable energy projects in service or development. Entergy has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and has a 2030 goal to have 50% carbon-free capacity, with 23% progress made by the end of 2023. Since 2000, absolute carbon dioxide emissions have been reduced by 26% and carbon dioxide emission rates by 39%. Entergy plans to invest nearly $19.8 billion to enhance its energy delivery system over the next three years. A partnership in New Orleans aims to electrify Woldenberg Park, reducing reliance on diesel generators and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. Entergy was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the 21st consecutive year.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Entergy has a company-wide Ethics Line available to employees, contractors, customers, and other members of the public for raising concerns

. The company has established 14 formal partnerships with various community groups and organizations, including the American Indian College Fund, Green Light New Orleans, Rebuilding Together New Orleans, and partners for EV charging stations and meal assembly . No cultural appropriation incidents have been reported . Entergy directs 22.74% of its managed spend to local suppliers .

Safe & Smart Tech

The provided articles do not contain specific, concrete data points required to assess Entergy Corporation against the defined KPIs for Safe & Smart Tech. While a data breach was reported in March 2024 affecting Entergy's Benefits Plus Medical Plan

, the number of affected users was not disclosed, preventing a score for data breach severity. A malware incident on the corporate network was noted in February 2018 , but this did not involve customer data compromise and lacked specific vulnerability remediation timeframes. No explicit information was available regarding cybersecurity investment, AI ethics governance, privacy certifications, security training effectiveness, encryption implementation, AI audit practices, algorithmic transparency, unauthorized data use, user data control, authentication security, bug bounty effectiveness, privacy by design, security testing coverage, data minimization, regulatory compliance, algorithmic harm remediation, or digital rights advocacy to meet the rubric's quantitative thresholds.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

In 2023, Entergy's investment recovery organization recycled over 420,000 gallons of transformer oil.

This demonstrates active reduction in hazardous waste.