We enable connectivity for millions of people and organizations across the country with our communications infrastructure, supporting economic, technological and social advancement in communities. Our sustainability efforts continue to be a key part of who we are—down to our colocation business model.

With our extensive reach across the US and our resilient portfolio of infrastructure assets, we have a unique opportunity to create long-term value for many years to come. Looking ahead, we will add to our strong foundation and continue to operate conscientiously with our teammates, environment and communities in mind.

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Our inherently sustainable shared infrastructure model.

For over 30 years, our shared communications infrastructure model has supported growing connectivity needs in an efficient and resilient way. Our inherently sustainable business model1 allows us to build once and then leverage the same assets to serve multiple customers at the same time—benefiting not only our customers, but also the environment and our communities. 

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Multi-Tenant Single Tenant

RESULTS

  • Contributes to more efficient use of resources.
  • Reduces land and environmental impact.
  • Improves speed to market.
  • Decreases costs for customers.
  • Enables greater access to connectivity.

RESULTS

  • Uses more resources than multi-tenant model.
  • Greater impact on environment than multi-tenant model.

1 On May 1, 2026, Crown Castle completed the previously announced sale of its small cells and fiber solutions businesses to an EQT Active Core Infrastructure fund and Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., respectively, for approximately $8.5 billion in gross proceeds, transitioning the Company to a US-focused, pure-play tower business.

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Efficiency and operational discipline.

We take a disciplined approach to operating our business—striving to manage our infrastructure portfolio and every part of our organization more efficiently.

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Achieved our carbon neutral goal

for consolidated 2025 Scope 1 and 2 emissions2

100%

of our 2025 electricity consumption was matched with renewable energy purchases3

2 Crown Castle’s goal to be carbon neutral in scope 1 and 2 emissions for 2025 was achieved through operational emissions reductions, renewable energy procurement, and retirement of carbon offsets, consistent with our methodology and reporting boundary. See Environmental Data Tables and California Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosure for additional details.

3 Percentage calculated using 154,737 MWh of renewable energy contracted for 2025 compared with reported 2025 annual consumption of 154,737 MWh.

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Supporting people and communities.

Our work naturally intersects with challenges like maintaining public safety and meeting the growing demand for data—so we look for ways to make a difference through our operations, teammates and community engagement.

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100%

Launched AI training across our workforce, with nearly 100% of teammates completing both foundational and advanced courses (AI Basics and AI Explorer), supporting responsible use, risk awareness and practical application4

93%

All of our teammates are encouraged to participate in regular performance conversations, with 93% completing them for the 2025 year-end cycle, supporting continuous feedback and development

4 AI course completions as of June 30, 2026.

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Governing our organization.

We use a strong corporate governance framework that helps guide our business—while making a positive impact on teammates, shareholders and communities. 

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89%

of our current board is independent, including an independent chair5

90%

Reduced Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) to 0.27 in 2025, a 46% year-over-year improvement and approximately 90% lower than the US average TRIR for 20246

5 As of June 2026.

6 The US average TRIR was obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average is for full year 2024 because 2025 data has not yet been released.

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Letter from our CEO.

Our shared infrastructure model continues to be a key sustainability advantage. By enabling multiple customers to operate on a single asset, we maximize efficiency, accelerate deployment and reduce environmental impact.

Chris Hillabrant Interim President & CEO
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Focusing our sustainability efforts.

Our sustainability strategy is aligned with our business goals and informed by ongoing stakeholder engagement and periodic materiality assessments to identify key sustainability issues for the company and its stakeholders. We focus on the areas of greatest impact – such as network resiliency, data security, governance, safety and talent – while aligning our disclosures with relevant international standards.

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