As we welcome the start of a new year, I want to take a moment to reflect on the meaningful progress we made in 2025 through Itron’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Our mission is simple but powerful: to create positive, lasting impact as we work alongside employees, customers, partners and organizations around the globe to strengthen the communities we serve. 

Itron’s CSR efforts focus on three core pillars: educational outreach, employee giving and corporate giving. In 2025, we drove significant impact across all three. Here are a few highlights. 

Investing in Energy & Water Literacy  

Our education programs continued to grow and inspire the next generation of innovators: 

• The Resourcefulness Curriculum, authored by Dr. Michael Webber and sponsored by Itron, reached more than 3 million students this year. 
• Dr. Webber’s Thirst for Power documentary, which was sponsored by Itron, aired across 96% of PBS markets, reaching an estimated 274 million viewers. 
• We launched a new Resourcefulness digital badging program with the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, designed for lifelong learners and professionals who want to deepen their understanding of energy and water and apply their learnings toward a more sustainable future. As part of our CSR mission to educate communities, this  4 hour course is made available free of charge at: Resourcefulness – The Water-Energy Nexus.  
• Conservation Station, our partnership with Discovery Education, has reached 3.2 million middle school students and educators with interactive digital lessons and online resources since program launch. 
• The Power Over Energy campaign, which is led by Itron and aims to increase consumer awareness and empower positive action with energy and water conservation, expanded its global reach to 284 million consumers, with over 400,000 website visitors this year alone. 

Employee-Led Impact Around the World 

Our employees continued to be our greatest ambassadors and brought Itron’s purpose to life in meaningful ways around the globe. 

Early in the year, teams in France donated essential school and medical supplies, Liberty Lake, WA employees assembled emergency kits for domestic violence survivors, and we celebrated World Water Day with conservation-focused education.  

Earth Day sparked a global wave of action, including trail cleanups, tree plantings, recycling drives, bee bomb giveaways and creative learning events. Employees in Oconee partnered with Habitat for Humanity to help build homes, and our all-company intranet was filled with photos and stories celebrating employees’ impact. 

The momentum continued throughout the summer. Volunteers in Indonesia mentored students and delivered much-needed school resources, teams in India planted more than 200 trees and employees worldwide contributed to disaster-relief efforts. In the U.S., the Itron Employee Emergency Foundation launched its first Day of Giving, providing meaningful support to colleagues facing hardship.  

As the Season of Giving arrived, employees once again showed up with heart. At Itron Inspire, volunteers packed 1,000 hygiene kits for families in Orlando. Company leaders invested invaluable time mentoring students at Texas A&M, and in Liberty Lake, our annual Thanksgiving feast and fundraiser set a new record, providing more than 1,000 holiday meals to families in need. Across our global sites, employees closed out the year with holiday celebrations that spread joy while supporting local communities. 

Creating Resourceful Communities 

At Itron, corporate philanthropy is rooted in our purpose of resourcefulness. Through the Itron Gives employee giving and corporate matching program, we contributed more than $500,000, supported over 425 cause-driven organizations worldwide and logged more than 830+ volunteer hours. 

A sincere thank you to our employees, customers, partners and community organizations for helping put  Itron’s purpose into action. I look forward to continuing this journey and deepening our impact together in 2026.  

I wish you all very happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year.