At the core of our company is our mission to provide safe, reliable and affordable essential utility services in an environmentally responsible way to better the lives of the public we serve. Integrity—along with our other core values of safety, caring, service ethic, and environmental stewardship—guides all our actions. As a utility company, we are long-term planners. We put 30-year infrastructure in place, hold safety as our greatest priority, and live and work in the communities we serve with a focus on philanthropic giving, and strong governance. NW Natural’s core value of environmental stewardship is also a driving force behind the business decisions we make every day and our plans for the future. We believe the gas infrastructure in place today will be an asset in the clean-energy economy. By leveraging the strengths of the existing pipeline, we believe we can provide resiliency, diversity, and reliability to our region’s energy supply and keep energy as affordable as possible for customers. We are working to shape a future in which renewable molecules delivered and stored in the gas system provide our customers with a cost-competitive, carbon neutral energy option. As a result of our mission and values, sustainability has been incorporated in and has been at the center of our business decisions for many years.