Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Index

See our Form 10-K.

Our sustainability reporting covers AT&T Inc., unless otherwise noted in the footnotes of our issue briefs. AT&T Inc. is referred to as “we,” “our” or “AT&T” throughout the report and this index.

The entities included in our sustainability reporting align with those included in our annual Form 10-K and quarterly financial reports, which cover all company-owned or -controlled operations. For specific data scopes, please see the footnotes in the individual issue briefs.

Period: Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2024, aligned to our financial reporting
Publication date: April 18, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Contact: AT&T Sustainability Reporting

Relevant restatements are included in the footnotes of respective issue briefs and our corporate responsibility KPI webpage. 

External assurance was not sought for this GRI report as a whole. AT&T uses an external third-party organization to assure select environmental data. For our 2024 reporting, Environmental Resources Management (ERM) is assuring Scope 1, 2 and 3 (select categories) greenhouse gas emissions calculations. We expect to complete this assurance process in Q2 2025.

We are a leading provider of telecommunications and technology services globally.
 

We announced plans to lead the U.S. in commercial-scale open radio access network (Open RAN) deployment, in collaboration with Ericsson. Over five years, we will spend approximately $14 billion to help build a robust ecosystem of network infrastructure providers and suppliers, with an aim that 70% of our wireless network traffic will flow across open-capable platforms by late 2026.

To further support our work in this area, in February 2024, we were pleased to step up as a leader in a new industry consortium—the Acceleration of Compatibility and Commercialization for Open RAN Deployments Consortium (ACCoRD). ACCoRD has been awarded $42 million by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to advance adoption of interoperable infrastructure in wireless networks. The funding will go toward helping ACCoRD identify new methods of assessing innovations and technologies not covered by current best practices.

For more information, see our Form 10-K, Responsible Supply Chain and Innovation & Responsible Technology issue brief.

Employee Data (head count as of December 31, 2024)¹
Total employees in global workforce: 140,990²
Total part-time employees in global workforce: 1,301 
Total employees in U.S. workforce: 123,967

For more information, see our Human Capital Management issue brief.

AT&T is not able to provide this data, as it is confidential.

See our Board of Directors website and our most recent Proxy Statement.

See our Corporate Governance website and our most recent Proxy Statement.

See our Corporate Governance website and our most recent Proxy Statement.

See the Corporate Responsibility Oversight and Reporting section of our most recent Proxy Statement and Corporate Governance website as well as our issue briefs for information on how the Board of Directors oversees company efforts relative to our most important Corporate Responsibility topics.

See our Corporate Responsibility Oversight page and the Corporate Responsibility Oversight and Reporting section of our most recent Proxy Statement.

See the Corporate Responsibility Oversight and Reporting section of our most recent Proxy Statement.

See our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Ethics and most recent Proxy Statement.

See stockholder engagement information in our most recent Proxy Statement. AT&T is not able to provide further data as requested, as it is confidential.

See our Corporate Governance Guidelines.

See our most recent Proxy Statement and Corporate Governance Guidelines.

See our most recent Proxy Statement.

See our most recent Proxy Statement.

See our most recent Proxy Statement and Form 10-K.

See the CEO letter in our 2024 Sustainability Update.

See our Policies & Commitments page.

See our Policies & Commitments page and our issue briefs for more information on how we embed policy commitments for responsible business conduct in our business activities addressing our most important Corporate Responsibility issues.

See our issue briefs for information on our managerial and programmatic approach to addressing our most important Corporate Responsibility issues. 

See the Ethics & Integrity and Environment, Health & Safety Compliance issue briefs as well as the AT&T Code of Business Conduct.

See the AT&T Code of Business Conduct as well as our Ethics & Integrity and Environment, Health & Safety Compliance issue briefs. You may also reference additional issue briefs for information on responsible business conduct in our business activities addressing our most important Corporate Responsibility issues.

The total number and the monetary value of fines for instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations is confidential.

AT&T contributes to industry associations and coalitions, such as the United States Telecom Association, and other associations that advocate on matters of importance to the industry on behalf of their members. For more information on the memberships and coalitions we support, see our Political Engagement Report and Stakeholder Engagement webpage as well as our issue briefs.

See our Stakeholder Engagement page. 

See our Human Capital Management issue brief for information on employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. For additional details of our collective bargaining activities and union interactions, see the AT&T Bargaining webpage.

See our Digital Divide issue brief for information on our commitment and work to support broadband affordability, access and adoption, which has wide-ranging economic and social benefits for communities. 

See our Network Resilience, Innovation & Responsible Technology, Community Engagement & Philanthropy and Digital Divide issue briefs.

See our Digital Divide, Efficiency & Emissions, Network Resilience and Innovation & Responsible Technology issue briefs.

See our Ethics & Integrity issue brief and our Code of Business Conduct.

For non-confidential information on our compliance process and Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption policy, see our Ethics & Integrity issue brief.

For non-confidential information on our compliance process and Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption policy, see our Ethics & Integrity issue brief.

AT&T is unable to provide this information, as it is confidential. For non-confidential information on our compliance process and Anti Bribery/Anti-Corruption policy, see our Ethics & Integrity issue brief.

For fiscal year 2024, AT&T had no material losses related to litigation or to non-appealable regulatory decisions involving anti-competitive behavior. AT&T is not able to provide further data, as it is confidential. For information on anti-competitive behavior, see our Ethics & Integrity issue brief and our Code of Business Conduct.

See our Energy Management issue brief. 

FY2024 data will be available in Q2 2025.

AT&T does not currently track this information and is working to build the infrastructure and quality controls needed to monitor this data going forward.  

FY2024 data will be available in Q2 2025.

FY2024 data will be available in Q2 2025.

AT&T does not track this data, but we expect our device manufacturers to align with best-in-class energy efficiency practices. This alignment includes analyzing the life cycle performance of their devices to estimate energy impacts, incorporating or further developing energy management features on their devices, and establishing energy efficiency goals. Since 2015, AT&T has worked with other companies and industry associations to improve the energy efficiency of internet modems, routers and other in-home equipment through the Small Network Equipment Voluntary Agreement. Under the voluntary agreement, the average weighted power of each category of new small network equipment relative to broadband speed delivered has decreased annually since 2015, achieving an 89% overall reduction in 2023.

See our Efficiency & Emissions issue brief.

FY2024 data will be available in Q2 2025. 

FY2024 data will be available in Q2 2025. 

FY2024 data will be available in Q2 2025. 

FY2024 data will be available in Q2 2025. 

FY2024 data will be available in Q2 2025. 

FY2024 data will be available in Q2 2025. 

AT&T does not disclose this information.

See our Human Capital Management issue brief and Culture and Inclusion website.

For employee information, see our Human Capital Management issue brief.

For Board of Directors information, see our most recent Proxy Statement.

AT&T considers this information confidential and does not report this ratio. For information on our commitment to pay equity, see our Human Capital Management issue brief.

See our Privacy issue brief and the AT&T Privacy Center.

We work hard to protect and safeguard the privacy of consumer and employee information. But like all companies, we are faced with attempts to gain unauthorized access to our customers’ or employees’ data. The details associated with any such events are confidential. For more information on data protection and security, see the AT&T Privacy Center and our Privacy issue brief.

See our Cybersecurity issue brief.

See our Cybersecurity issue brief.

See our Innovation & Responsible Technology issue brief.

See our Innovation & Responsible Technology issue brief.

See our Network Resilience and Community Engagement & Philanthropy issue briefs.

See our Network Resilience and Community Engagement & Philanthropy issue briefs.