Strong corporate governance and leadership keep us aligned to our commitment to a sustainable energy future. Ameren has established robust risk management and corporate governance systems to identify, evaluate and manage the risks and opportunities associated with environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability matters.
Ameren’s board of directors oversees all significant enterprise risks, including those related to sustainability matters. It has specifically delegated oversight of certain sustainability matters to several board committees.
Nuclear, Operations and Environmental Sustainability Committee
- Company operations, including regulatory, reputation, business continuity, and environmental sustainability risks, including those related to climate change and water resources management.
Human Resources Committee
- Executive compensation practices and policies, including integration of sustainability measures.
- Human capital management practices and policies, including diversity, equity and inclusion.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
- Corporate governance, including board and committee composition and refreshment, key corporate governance policies and procedures, shareholder engagement and shareholder proposals, and public affairs matters, including charitable and political contributions.
Audit and Risk Committee
- Enterprise risk management processes, including strategic and operational risks.
Cybersecurity and Digital Technology Committee
- Cybersecurity and digital technology risks, including those related to information security, prevention and detection of cybersecurity incidents or information breaches, crisis preparedness, incident response plans, and disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities.
Executive Leadership Team
- Senior executives across all business segments oversee all aspects of sustainability matters, including, but not limited to, risk management, strategic planning and enterprise performance.
Chief Sustainability, Diversity and Philanthropy Officer
- Ensures the company’s environmental stewardship, positive social impact (including DE&I and corporate philanthropy), robust corporate governance and ongoing sustainable growth initiatives are integrated in the corporate strategy.
Sustainability Executive Steering Committee
- A cross-enterprise group of leaders that evaluates the company’s sustainability approach, provides leadership team input, reviews and approves key sustainability disclosures and initiatives and champions sustainability efforts in their respective functions.
DE&I Executive Steering Committee
- A cross-enterprise group of leaders that evaluates the company’s DE&I approach, provides leadership team input, reviews and approves key DE&I initiatives and champions DE&I efforts in their respective functions.
Shareholders provide Ameren with a portion of the capital needed to upgrade and replace aging infrastructure to keep service reliable for our customers, which is why we are focused on delivering top quartile total shareholder returns among our utility peer group.
We also focus on creating value for the region we serve through economic development initiatives, including business incentive programs, employing local people and partnering with local suppliers, whenever possible. For example, Ameren spent $900 million with local suppliers in 2021 to support our Missouri and Illinois economies.