Williams (NYSE: WMB) cut its carbon intensity-based emissions 28% since 2018 while growing operations, the company said in its 2025 Sustainability Report. The pipeline operator, which moves about a third of the nation's natural gas, also reported nearly 100% service reliability in 2025 and secured agreements for roughly 2.6 gigawatts of on-site natural gas power generation to supply hyperscalers, the large cloud-computing and data center operators, along with other large-load customers of Williams Companies.
Emissions and safety
Williams reduced its methane emissions intensity, outperformed its own annual reduction targets, and reached OGMP 2.0 Gold Standard Pathway status, a benchmark for methane reporting. The company inspected 4,216 miles of pipeline through its Williams Integrity Program and cut its employee recordable incident rate 23% compared with 2024.
Carbon capture and power projects
Williams continued developing carbon capture and sequestration projects, including infrastructure tied to its Louisiana Energy Gateway system capable of capturing significant volumes of CO2, and advanced its NextGen Gas and emissions monitoring capabilities. The company also progressed solar and battery projects, including a large-scale solar facility built on reclaimed land in Lakeland, Florida.
Community spending and outside ratings
Williams contributed $14.9 million to charitable causes across 46 states and the District of Columbia, and volunteers worked with 85 nonprofit organizations in 17 states during the company's Volunteer Week. Employees logged more than 236,000 hours of training in ethics, compliance, safety and cybersecurity, and the company took part in more than 600 community stakeholder events.
The report lists a string of outside ratings: Williams was named to the Dow Jones Best-in-Class North America Index for a sixth straight year and to the World Index for a fifth straight year, scored an A- on the 2025 CDP Corporate Questionnaire for a third straight year, was included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2026, and was upgraded to an AAA MSCI ESG rating in 2026. The report received independent third-party limited assurance.
