Company: DTK
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000936340-25-000081
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Company: DTE ENERGY CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: DEF 14A
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 our customers in Michigan, we also offer hope and inspiration to the communities we serve by transforming neighborhoods and promoting economic prosperity. In addition to providing gas and electric service across the state, we aspire to be the best IN the world and the best FOR the world. We demonstrate this by how we care for our employees, providing a safe, caring and inclusive workplace, as well as strategic talent management initiatives, and how we connect with our communities by making sure our corporate citizenship programs are impactful and our supply chain reflects the diversity of the people we serve.

■ Safety First: DTE’s focus on keeping employees safe from high-energy hazards in 2024 resulted in reducing potential serious injuries by 45 percent compared to 2023.

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■ Earned numerous honors as a great place to work including:

o Recognized as a Gallup Exceptional Workplace for 12th consecutive year, placing DTE in the top 6% of companies globally

o Named Metro Detroit’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work for 20 years in 2024

o Received the 2023 C. Everett Koop National Health Award for programs to improve employee health and wellness

o Listed as Newsweek’s Best Employers for Engineers in 2025

o Included as Time’s Best Companies for Future Leaders in 2024

o Recognized in the top 100 of Forbes’ America’s Best Large Employers in 2024 (ranked 80 out of 200), up from our 2023 listing (ranked 107 out of 200) and again as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. Additionally recognized as one of America’s Best Employers by State (now ranked 6 out of 72 in Michigan, up from 11 in 2023).

■ Made a difference in our communities:

o Contributed millions in grants from the DTE Energy Foundation: The DTE Foundation contributed $14.5 million in 2024 to support 375 unique organizations across the state focused on arts and culture, community transformation, economic progress, education and employment, environment and human needs.

o Grew Energy Efficiency Academy in Detroit and expanded to Grand Rapids: Building on the success of the Academy’s first year, DTE expanded its Energy Efficiency Academy with larger cohorts in Detroit and new, advanced training in Grand Rapids for participants interested in working in the clean energy industry. DTE originally designed the program to respond to the growing demand for energy efficient home repairs in Detroit, while also