AT&T: Empowering Consumers Through Sustainability

(3BL Media) Dallas - June 19, 2012 -American consumers are in the midst of a communications revolution, and AT&T’s technology has the power to help our world operate more sustainably. In the 2011 AT&T Sustainability Report, launched today, the company demonstrates how it is committed to improving our world and empowering consumers to do the same. The report emphasizes the ways in which AT&T’s employees, networks and customers are working toward creating a more sustainable future. Key report highlights include:

· Forty-two million dollars in annualized energy savings through more than 4,500 energy efficiency projects.

· A fulfilled $100 million commitment to AT&T’s Aspire education initiative, with the groundwork laid for an expanded $250 million commitment planned over five years, announced in 2012.

· Beginning the transition of AT&T-branded accessory packaging to a plastic comprised of up to 30 percent plant-based materials.

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