AG真人官方

Meritage Homes Publishes 2024 Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH, 鈥淢eritage鈥� or the 鈥淐ompany鈥�), the fifth-largest homebuilder in the U.S., today published its 2024 Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report (the 鈥�2024 Report鈥�). Formerly known as the Environmental, Social and Governance Report, the 2024 Report highlights Meritage鈥檚 progress surrounding sustainability and corporate responsibility efforts in 2024, along with the integral role they play in the Company鈥檚 business, culture and strategy. Meritage continues to provide disclosures under the shareholder-endorsed reporting frameworks of the Sustainability Account Standards Board, the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures.

鈥淭hrough our ongoing innovation and focus on operational efficiencies, Meritage delivers both sustainability and affordability to our homebuyers. We build homes that meet customer needs while advancing our broader commitment to corporate responsibility and positioning our business for long-term growth,鈥� shares Phillippe Lord, chief executive officer at Meritage Homes. 鈥淭his approach reflects our brand promise of delivering a Life.Built.Better.庐 not just for our customers, but also our employees, realtors, vendor partners, shareholders and the communities in which we live and operate.鈥�

鈥淏uilding on our commitment to integrity and transparency, we have updated this year鈥檚 report name to 鈥楽ustainability and Corporate Responsibility,鈥� which we believe best reflects the foundation of our strategy, relationships and actions each and every day,鈥� said Hilla Sferruzza, chief financial officer at Meritage Homes. 鈥淔urther, to better capture our core values and all of our people-focused initiatives in the workplace, we have also revised our use of the term 鈥楧EI鈥� to Inclusion, Culture and Belonging.鈥�

Key highlights from Meritage鈥檚 2024 Report include:

• Continued commitment to sustainability by delivering over 15,500 ENERGY STAR庐 certified homes.
• A year-over-year improvement in average HERS Index energy efficiency score of 49, which means the homes delivered by Meritage in 2024 were 51% more energy-efficient than a typical home built in 2006.
• Enhanced the accuracy of the greenhouse gas accounting inventory across scopes 1-3 by adopting best-practice calculation methodologies.
• Achieved Great Place to Work庐 Certified status for the second year in a row.
• Launched Meritage Cares Assistance Fund, an employer-sponsored relief fund providing tax-advantaged financial assistance to eligible employees.
• Celebrated ten years of philanthropic efforts through Meritage Cares, our charitable foundation, which supports meaningful causes selected by employees.

Meritage鈥檚 2024 Report and the related statistics in excel format can be found in full .

About Meritage Homes Corporation

Meritage is the fifth-largest public homebuilder in the United States, based on homes closed in 2024. The Company offers energy-efficient and affordable entry-level and first move-up homes. Operations span across Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Tennessee, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Meritage has delivered over 200,000 homes in its 40-year history, and has a reputation for its distinctive style, quality construction, and award-winning customer experience. The Company is an industry leader in energy-efficient homebuilding, an eleven-time recipient of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 (EPA) ENERGY STAR庐 Partner of the Year for Sustained Excellence Award and Residential New Construction Market Leader Award, as well as a four-time recipient of the EPA's Indoor airPLUS Leader Award.

For more information, visit .