Better Health for All

ONE Gas, Inc. is a natural gas distribution company, and its core business activities do not directly align with the 'Better Health for All' value, which focuses on accessible medical treatments, preventative healthcare, mental/physical wellness, and reducing health disparities. The value explicitly states it does not pertain to workplace safety standards or environmental pollution control. While the company has an 'outstanding safety record' and 'fewest severe injury incident rate' for eight consecutive years, these refer to workplace safety (DART rate, severe injury incident rate among companies), which is excluded from this value.

Similarly, efforts to reduce methane and CO2e emissions, while potentially having indirect health benefits, fall under environmental pollution control, which is also explicitly excluded. The articles do not provide specific, quantifiable evidence for any health-related products, services, or programs, nor any data on health-specific R&D, education, or crisis response.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

OGS.US is a natural gas distribution company, not a financial institution. The 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value assesses activities related to lending, insuring, moving, or storing money. The provided articles discuss the company's energy assistance programs, such as a $1,150,000 budget increase for low-income programs, and general community giving, including $3.3 million in financial contributions to non-profit organizations in 2024.

However, these activities do not fall within the scope of financial services as defined by the value. Consequently, all KPIs are scored as 0, indicating they are not applicable to the company's core business or the evidence provided.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

No specific, quantitative data points were found in the provided articles that directly map to the defined KPIs for Fair Pay & Worker Respect for OGS.US. provides some salary figures and employee satisfaction data, such as 41% of employees believing they are paid fairly

and 59% being satisfied with benefits , but these do not translate into the required metrics like living wage coverage, CEO-median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rates, pay equity ratios, overall worker engagement scores, turnover rates, labor violation incidents, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage percentages. refers to reviews for 'Inbursa' and is therefore not applicable to OGS.US. Articles and contain no relevant data.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

No quantitative data or specific details regarding fair trade and ethical sourcing practices for OGS.US were found in the provided articles.

The articles primarily consist of general corporate responsibility statements, governance policies, or codes of conduct, and explicitly state a lack of relevant data for the requested metrics. pertained to a different company, Our Next Energy, Inc., and was therefore not used.

Honest & Fair Business

OGS.US has a whistleblower policy that allows for anonymous reporting of accounting concerns via a HelpLine or Compliance & Ethics Resource Center.

This policy includes an investigation process, states protection from retaliation, and allows concerns to be reported to the Audit Committee. Additionally, the company has an anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy that outlines an investigation process and potential disciplinary actions.

No War, No Weapons

ONE Gas Inc. is a natural gas distribution company. The provided articles contain no specific, concrete evidence regarding its involvement in arms manufacturing, military contracts, dual-use technologies, sales to embargoed regimes, or any other activities directly related to the 'No War, No Weapons' value. While the company reported $3.4 million in community investment, this was not explicitly defined as peacebuilding or disarmament initiatives, nor was a proportion of revenue provided.

Lobbying expenditures were noted for the 'Oil & Gas' industry but did not specify any stance on arms control. Information regarding conflict minerals and related due diligence was found for 'Hayward Holdings, Inc.' (), but this is a different company and therefore not applicable to OGS.US. Consequently, no KPIs could be scored based on the available evidence.

Planet-Friendly Business

The company has a goal to reduce Scope 1 emissions from distribution pipelines by 55% by 2035 from a 2005 baseline, but does not explicitly state that these targets are SBTi-validated.

Approximately 35% of the company's total energy consumption at owned and occupied facilities came from renewable sources in 2023 and 2024. , The company reported zero EPA fines or notices of violation for non-compliance with environmental regulations in 2022, 2023, and 2024. , , The company's sustainability reports were developed with reference to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). , , The company considers biodiversity before new development or significant construction projects, partners with government agencies and NGOs, and supports The Nature Conservancy's work, which has conserved over 100,000 acres in Oklahoma since 1986. , The company has established programs to help low-income customers, including a Low-income Advocacy Team formed in 2023, an Energy Assistance Portal, and membership in the National Energy & Utility Affordability Coalition.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantitative data points for any of the KPIs related to Respect for Cultures & Communities. While community contributions of $3.4 million in 2023 are mentioned, the percentage of revenue reinvested in local community development or donated to cultural heritage organizations is not specified.

Similarly, workforce diversity metrics are provided (e.g., 37% of the workforce identifies as members of traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic groups), but there is no data on the proportion of the workforce recruited specifically from local communities. Information regarding formal partnerships, cultural appropriation incidents, cultural impact assessment protocols, grievance mechanisms, FPIC participation, community governance, cultural preservation investment, local procurement, indigenous suppliers, cultural site protection, social license, community fund allocation, language inclusivity, cultural incident response, or cultural training completion is not explicitly provided.

Safe & Smart Tech

No customer data compromise or unauthorized data use incidents have been reported by the company or its third-party vendor, Latitude Technologies.

The company's privacy notice, updated June 10, 2024, states compliance with applicable laws. This notice also outlines user rights to access, delete, and correct data, and mentions that data is retained for necessary purposes. Authentication involves account information, username, and password, and an EDI system is used for encryption and decryption of energy transactions.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

No specific, quantitative data points were found in the provided articles regarding ONE Gas's waste diversion rate, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design principles, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability, waste audit frequency, zero waste certification, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education. The articles primarily focus on emissions reduction targets

and safety performance , which are outside the scope of the 'Zero Waste & Sustainable Products' ethical value.