EnLink’s commitment to social responsibility includes our commitment to safety, economic development, and employee volunteerism. We contribute throughout the year to worthy causes that make positive impacts in the areas of education, health and human services, and community development.
Community Giving and the Month of Service
We prioritize donations to fire departments and first response groups in the areas where our assets are located. These groups are often volunteer organizations that need funds to provide their life-saving work. Approximately 79% of our donations in 2023 went directly to first response groups.
Additionally in 2023, our third annual “Month of Service” encouraged employees to give back to their communities through volunteerism and by organizing benefit drives. Combined with other volunteer opportunities through the year, employees volunteered approximately 1,500 hours throughout 2023, which represents approximately $76,000 in donated time¹. When combined with employee-led fundraisers and other EnLink community giving efforts, EnLink and our employees donated approximately $110,000 to community nonprofits.
Our employee-led community service initiatives supported a diverse range of causes in 2023. Just a few of these across our asset areas include:
- Dallas: Organizing a fundraiser for Hunger Busters, which serves 3,500 meals daily to disadvantaged children in the Dallas area, after the nonprofit’s HVAC system was stolen
- Houston: Removing brush, cleaning, and general beautification at Olivewood Cemetery, the city’s first incorporated African American cemetery
- Louisiana: Conducting a career readiness event for students of Hathaway High School in Jennings, Louisiana
- North Texas: Volunteering with the Wise County Olympathon in Bridgeport, Texas, to create a day of friendly competition for student athletes with special needs
- Oklahoma: Cleaning, planting, and other groundskeeping for NorthCare Fields of Hope, which provides care and education for women recovering from substance abuse and their children
- Permian: Repairing homes with Christmas in Action, a nonprofit in Midland, Texas, that serves low-income and disabled homeowners
Supporting Local Economies
We support the economic development of the states and local communities in which we operate through job opportunities, tax revenue, and local supply chain spend. By year-end 2023, we:
- Employed more than 1,000 people and utilized an average of approximately 2,500 contractors across the seven states in which we operated in 2023
- Paid over $49 million in 2023 U.S. property taxes in seven states
- Spent approximately $722 million with over 1,000 suppliers; we strive to work with local suppliers when possible to support the local economies where we live and work
- Hired approximately 90% of our employees locally
Human and Labor Rights
Our suppliers, vendors, and contractors, which we collectively refer to as suppliers, play a critical part in our operations. As a company with operations based solely in the United States, we adhere to applicable U.S. laws and regulations governing such rights.
To formalize our expectations for human and labor rights, we utilize a Supplier Code of Conduct. The Supplier Code of Conduct provides requirements for supplier conduct in respect of human rights, labor practices, environment and safety responsibilities, business ethics, and asset protection. All of our suppliers sign off on receipt of and commitment to following the Supplier Code of Conduct as part of our services agreement. The code includes requirements such as:
- Suppliers must not utilize involuntary labor of any type, including, but not limited to, forced, indentured, bonded, or prison labor, and suppliers must not participate in human trafficking or child labor.
- Suppliers shall not subject any employees or applicants for employment to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
- Suppliers must conduct all their operations in full compliance with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, those related to working hours and wage and benefits.
Click here to view the full EnLink Supplier Code of Conduct.
- Financial impact of volunteer hours is calculated using EnLink’s average hourly rate (as of December 31, 2023).
More in the "Social Responsibility" section:
- Social Responsibility Overview
- Benefits and Compensation
- Employee Development
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Other sections:
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