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AT&T Annual Report 2008
2020
AT&T has always been committed to building connections that better
people’s lives and strengthen our communities, and 2008 was no
exception. We moved to align our corporate citizenship and sustainability
initiatives more closely than ever with our daily business operations.
Our board of directors expanded the responsibility of its Public Policy
Committee to include oversight of this crucial area. We appointed a
senior executive to coordinate our citizenship and sustainability programs
— and brought together officers from across the company to create a
Citizenship and Sustainability Steering Committee. This group has worked
with our strategic partner, Business for Social Responsibility, to prioritize
and develop a more strategic framework for our efforts.
Our men and women were absolutely true to the AT&T spirit of service
in their network restoration and recovery efforts in the aftermath of
hurricanes Gustav and Ike. And they have also been quick to respond to a
much quieter crisis that threatens our entire nation — the alarmingly high
student dropout rate. For example, our employees are volunteering their
time so 100,000 high school students can shadow them on the job as part
of AT&T Aspire, a $100 million philanthropic program we launched last
year to help strengthen student success and workforce readiness.
We’ve also stepped up our company’s commitment to lessen our impact
on the environment and make smarter and more sustainable use of
Above left: Job shadowing gives students access to AT&T
employee mentors and opportunities to see firsthand the
link between education and the workplace.
Above right: AT&T employees were vital to the recovery
efforts following hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Citizenship
and Sustainability
resources — such as rolling out
a new fleet of alternative-fuel
vehicles, using solar and wind
power at some of our facilities
and continuing to improve power
efficiency in our data centers.
Looking ahead, we’re pursuing
opportunities to collaborate
with industry, government and
policymakers to leverage the
communications and information
technology at the heart of our
business to help our country
transition to a more energy-
efficient, lower-carbon future.
To learn more about our efforts
to serve the communities in
which we work and live, visit:
www.att.com/csr