Western Midstream Partners, LP (Western Midstream®or WES) helps deliver essential energy across the globe through our midstream services, including transporting and processing energy resources. Sustainability is
an important element of our organization and daily operations, from the board room to our operations in the field. We seek to deliver reputable performance and transparent reporting on sustainability topics, and are committed to strengthening our reporting as we further our efforts.
This report highlights our 2024 performance on key sustainability topics including emissions, safety, and community engagement and investment, as well as performance data for our sustainability priorities.
The content of this report is based on leading sustainability reporting standards and guidelines, including those developed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Additionally, we report on the Energy Infrastructure Council (EIC) ESG Reporting Template. Our EIC template report is posted on our website. We provide an index of our reporting against these standards and guidelines in the Appendixof this report.
Read More in WES’s Guide to Ongoing Sustainability Programs
This report should be read in conjunction with our Guide to Ongoing Sustainability Programs, which details our ongoing sustainability policies, management, and ongoing programs for all of our priority sustainability topics.
About the Materials in the Report
This report uses qualitative descriptions and quantitative metrics to describe our policies, programs, practices, and performance. Many of the standards and metrics used in preparing this report continue to evolve; certain metrics are based on management assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements preceded by, followed by, or that otherwise include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “target,” “goal,” “plans,” “objective,” “should,” or similar expressions or variations on such expressions. These statements discuss future expectations, including regarding Western Midstream’s environmental and sustainability plans and targets, or include other “forward-looking” information. Western Midstream’s management believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions. No assurance, however, can be given that such expectations will prove correct. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ significantly from the projections, anticipated results, or other expectations expressed in this report.
These factors include the factors described in the “Risk Factors” section of Western Midstream’s most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other public filings and press releases, as well as, with respect to our sustainability targets, goals, and commitments outlined in this reporting or elsewhere, the requirements of future laws or regulations pertaining to sustainability matters, the ability
to identify financially viable business opportunities that are compatible with our sustainability goals, and the evolving nature of the standards and metrics used to evaluate sustainability targets, goals, and commitments. Western Midstream undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Message From Our CEO
At WES, sustainability and responsible operations are built into our corporate mission: to improve lives through safe, sustainable, and efficient energy delivery. In 2024, we continued to implement a coordinated approach to managing sustainability topics across the organization,
with a focus on protecting our people, minimizing our environmental footprint, and improving our communities.
We also continue to focus on managing and minimizing our emissions, illustrating that, even as we grow our company and increase throughput, our emissions management efforts are helping
us operate more efficiently and responsibly. We also conducted aerial flyovers over a portion of our assets to assess emissions leaks. During this effort, which was an element of our sustainability-linked corporate goals for the year, we found no new significant emissions sources.
I am especially proud of the WES employees’ focus on supporting and investing in our local communities. In 2024, we had another record year of employee participation in our social investment program, with 80% of our employees volunteering approximately 21,000 hours for more than 600 causes. In Texas, we also organized an inaugural golf tournament to support Meals on Wheels Montgomery County. This event brought together WES employees, local and industry businesses, and community members to raise over $700,000 for that charitable organization, nearly doubling our initial fundraising goal. This was just one of many efforts our people engaged in to support their local communities across our operating areas.
Looking back on 2024, I am filled with gratitude and pride by the accomplishments of our employees, and I am excited to continue our momentum on key sustainability and strategic priorities in 2025, to help us continue creating value for all of our stakeholders.
