Sustainability

At Corning, how we do things is just as important
as what we accomplish

Paving the way for cleaner air, cleaner water, and healthier generations to come

Corning’s sustainability journey began 170 years ago with an emphasis on safety, innovation, and community engagement. In recent years, we’ve expanded our scope to include a broader focus on renewable energy, reducing waste, and designing and manufacturing products with sustainable attributes in partnership with our customers.

We have always known that what we do today will determine how our world looks tomorrow and beyond. In our long-term vision, people are healthier. They’re better informed. They’re more richly connected with one another. That long view has played out time and time again over our history. Our 1970 breakthrough discoveries in optical fiber helped unleash a communications revolution that continues to change the world today. Our 1971 invention of emissions-control substrates started a new era that continues to make air cleaner and healthier. Our 2020 deployment of resources to support the fight against COVID-19 helped create healthier environments for those on the front lines. As our people keep making a positive difference in the world, our culture also ensures that we are a company built to last. We know that innovation, done our way, is sustainable only with a deeply engrained moral compass and the trust of our stakeholders.

2023 Sustainability Report

At Corning, we take a long-term approach to sustainability, while at the same time addressing key challenges of the moment and evolving to meet the needs of the future.

We focus on where we can move the needle in two ways. One is through our footprint — how our actions directly affect others in areas such as gender pay equity and carbon emissions from our operations. The other is through our handprint — what we enable others to do through our products and services, such as helping to deliver over 8 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to date through our glass vials.

We focus on where we can move the needle in two ways. One is our footprint — how our actions directly affect others in areas such as gender pay equity and carbon emissions from our operations. The other is our handprint — what we enable others to do through our products and services, such as helping to deliver over 8 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to date through our glass vials.

Carbon Reduction Goals

Corning Accelerates Climate Actions Through Carbon Reduction Targets Validated by the SBTi

In 2023, the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) approved Corning’s near-term science-based emissions reduction targets.

Reduce our Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% (absolute basis) by 2028 from a 2021 base year
Reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions, covering purchased goods and services, capital goods, fuel- and energy-related activities, and upstream transportation and distribution 17.5% by 2028 from a 2021 base year

Below are some of the steps we are taking to achieve GHG emission reduction targets.

In 2023, the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) approved Corning’s near-term science-based emissions reduction targets.

Reduce our Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% (absolute basis) by 2028 from a 2021 base year
Reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions, covering purchased goods and services, capital goods, fuel- and energy-related activities, and upstream transportation and distribution 17.5% by 2028 from a 2021 base year

Below are some of the steps we are taking to achieve GHG emission reduction targets.

Environmental

Environmental

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We're committed to preserving our planet through constant attention to our products and the way we make them. We find ways to lower our energy and natural resource consumption at every step of our operations – in our research labs, our manufacturing plants, our offices.

We use the full power of our innovative ingenuity to protect the environment, paving the way for cleaner air, cleaner water, and healthier generations to come.

We use the full power of our innovative ingenuity to protect the environment, paving the way for cleaner air, cleaner water, and healthier generations to come.

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Social

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She wants to build an airplane that has zero CO₂ emissions. She wants to cure cancer.

She wants to make cars safer. She wants to change the world.

As we strengthen our social commitments, we also open opportunities for people. We make our customers more successful and help sustain vibrant communities. And we leverage the power of diverse thinking across our global operations.

As we strengthen our social commitments, we also open opportunities for people. We make our customers more successful and help sustain vibrant communities. And we leverage the power of diverse thinking across our global operations.

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Governance

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Sourcing minerals responsibly goes far beyond the minerals themselves.

As we ensure our governance practices reflect our Values, we focus both on our internal processes and on our supply chain operations. We remain ever-vigilant that all people – whether they contribute to Corning directly or indirectly – are treated with dignity and respect.

As we ensure our governance practices reflect our Values, we focus both on our internal processes and on our supply chain operations. We remain ever-vigilant that all people – whether they contribute to Corning directly or indirectly – are treated with dignity and respect.

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See how we're channeling innovation to meet our Sustainability goals

Energy Star Partner of the Year 2024 Award

Corning Incorporated Named ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for 11th in a Row

Corning Incorporated has been named an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the 11^th consecutive year.

Life Sciences Technologies Sustainability

Corning paves the way for cleaner air, cleaner water, and healthier generations to come. We bring science to life sustainably, from research to drug delivery.

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Riverwater Partners Reports Corning “Epitomizes The Word Sustainability”

Our efforts to make the world a better place extends beyond any one issue or location.

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The US has come a long way since the Clean Air Act

Emissions regulations all around the world have been getting tighter over the last decades. But it's been Europe and China setting the newest standards lately. Can we make vehicles in the US cleaner, too?

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Corning® ColdForm™ Technology removes heat from a formerly heat-intensive process

With Corning’s ColdForm Technology, bending glass for dashboards and consoles is more affordable for automakers and is a revolutionary way of bending glass that uses less energy.

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Preparation pays: Corning navigates unprecedented supply chain disruption

Cheryl Capps steers her function through chaos and joins Corning’s Senior Leadership Team, 100 most influential women in supply chain, and Top 100 Women Leaders of New York.

Future Innovator Program

Corning continues to develop the creative minds that will bring inventive thinking to tomorrow’s real-world challenges.

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