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AT & T has had a long history of corporate social responsibility , even if it wasn ’ t always labelled as CSR . “ We have an extensive history of strong energy management and corporate real estate management ,” Carrol explains . “ We looked at things like waste water , and obviously there are natural financial incentives to use those resources , but you also want to look at being a good corporate citizen . What are the positive environmental impacts of doing that ? I see my role , first and foremost , as looking into what ’ s going to be best for the company , while also seeing how we can have the most sustainable business practices possible .”
One of the first things Carroll explored when he stepped into his current role was AT & T ’ s greenhouse gas footprint . Carroll monitored all the different aspects of scope 1 , scope 2 and scope 3 through an inventory to gather the required information . “ Once we had that information , we had it verified by an independent third party ,” he explains . “ That was a great introduction to the job because I got to touch all parts of the business when undertaking a corporate greenhouse gas footprint . From
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