Berry Corporation Publishes 2025 Sustainability Report

By: Berry Corporation (Bry) via GlobeNewswire

September 17, 2025 at 16:05 PM EDT

DALLAS, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Berry Corporation (bry) (NASDAQ: BRY) (“Berry” or the “Company”) today published its 2025 Sustainability Report. The report shows the Company’s 2024 performance and commitment to delivering long-term value for stakeholders. The Company also posted the full report on the Berry website at www.bry.com/sustainability.

The report highlights expanded disclosures and formal alignment with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations as Berry continues to prioritize transparency and continuous improvement in sustainability reporting. The report is centered around Berry’s core sustainability objectives which include operational accountability, energy resilience and emissions reduction.

Fernando Araujo, Berry’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We’re proud of our leading sustainability program as outlined in our report. Our teams remain focused on advancing our sustainability objectives and executing on our core business strategy. With the publication of this report, we have enhanced our voluntary disclosures, made significant progress towards our emissions reduction target and, importantly, have fully aligned with California’s new climate-related disclosures.”

2025 Sustainability Report Highlights:

Advanced climate strategy and reporting through TCFD alignment and scenario analysis
Reduced 2024 Scope 1 methane emissions by nearly 50% compared to a 2022 baseline
Replaced nearly all pneumatic valves to zero-bleed valves in Utah, providing clear pathway towards our target to reduce methane emissions by 80% in 2025 from a 2022 baseline
Realized measurable reductions in GHG emissions intensity by implementing solar infrastructure to power select operations, offsetting as much as 20% of electrical demand
Increased percentage of recycled water to 47% in 2024, reducing freshwater consumption by 17% from 2023
Focused on safety management resulting in a 59% reduction in employee Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) since 2022
Maintained rigorous standards of integrity, transparency and accountability through our Corporate Governance and Code of Conduct & Ethics standards

About Berry Corporation (BRY)

Berry is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: BRY) western United States independent upstream energy company with a focus on onshore, low geologic risk, long-lived oil and gas reserves. We operate in two business segments: (i) exploration and production (“E&P”) and (ii) well servicing and abandonment services. Our E&P assets are located in California and Utah, are characterized by high oil content and are predominantly located in rural areas with low population. Our California assets are in the San Joaquin Basin (100% oil), and our Utah assets are in the Uinta Basin (65% oil). We provide our well servicing and abandonment services to third party operators in California and our California E&P operations through C&J Well Services (CJWS). More information can be found at the Company’s website at www.bry.com.

Company Contact

Christopher Denison: Director – Investor Relations & Sustainability
ir@bry.com
(661) 616-3811

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