JUNO BEACH, Fla., May 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy,
Inc. (NYSE: NEE) today announced that, for the second consecutive
year, Forbes has named it one of America's Best Employers.
"At NextEra Energy, our team of 14,700 talented employees is our
greatest competitive advantage," said Jim
Robo, chairman and chief executive officer of NextEra
Energy. "Our three core values – commitment to excellence, doing
the right thing and treating people with respect – drive everything
we do. We're particularly focused on pursuing innovative ways to
recruit, engage, retain and reward our talented team as we continue
to meaningfully invest in our nation's energy infrastructure. The
fact that our own employees were surveyed as part of Forbes'
evaluation process makes this honor all the more gratifying, and I
couldn't be more proud of the NextEra Energy team and all they
continue to accomplish on behalf of our customers and
shareholders."
Working with research firm Statista, Forbes asked thousands of
U.S. workers employed by large companies to determine on a
numerical scale how likely they were to recommend their employer to
friends or family, then asked employees to recommend other
companies outside of their own.
Highlights of NextEra Energy's efforts to maintain a great place
to work include:
- Industry leadership in energy infrastructure – NextEra
Energy is one of America's largest investors in infrastructure, and
its employees have opportunities daily to continue to execute a
customer value proposition that is among the very best of any
electric utility in the U.S. and to grow the company's position as
the world leader in generating renewable energy from the wind and
the sun.
- Safety first – By living the company's comprehensive safety
program that encourages employees to make safety a top priority at
work and at home, the NextEra Energy team achieved a 2016 safety
performance that was 63 percent better than 10 years
ago.
- Diversity and inclusion – The company has been honored twice
nationally for its Employee Resource Groups, which encourage
knowledge sharing and community involvement, and has been
recognized three times in Florida
for its employment of U.S. military veterans.
- Continuous learning – Through NextEra University and other
venues, employees devoted approximately 1,000,000 hours in 2016
growing their skills, completing 850,000 individual training
sessions.
- Being well – Using information, motivation and facilities
provided by the award-winning NextEra Health & Well Being
program, employees logged 17,000 onsite health care visits, 4,000
onsite wellness screenings, and 5,000 employees attended nearly 200
health and wellness presentations in 2016.
- Strong community involvement – As part of its signature
Power to Care volunteer program, NextEra Energy employee volunteers
contributed more than 85,000 hours in 2016 to their local
communities through company-sponsored projects and personal
volunteer time. The company also sponsored 70 robotics teams at all
grade levels, as well as science shows and solar education stations
to stimulate students' interest in pursuing science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) education and careers.
The Forbes 2017 America's Best Employers recognition is the
latest honor for NextEra Energy, which has long been committed to
building a top-notch workforce and challenging its team to help
solve America's energy challenges sustainably and responsibly.
During the past year alone, the company has been recognized as
being No.1 in the electric & gas utilities industry on Fortune
magazine's 2017 "World's Most Admired Companies" list and among the
top 10 companies in the world, across all industries, in the
categories of innovation, social responsibility and wise use of
corporate assets. In 2017, NextEra Energy for the 10th
time was named A World's Most Ethical Company® by the
Ethisphere Institute.
See the complete list of honorees, as well as additional
information on this ranking, at www.forbes.com. Learn more about
the many ways NextEra Energy is investing in its team by viewing
its most recent corporate responsibility report at
www.NextEraEnergy.com/crr.
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE)
is a leading clean energy company with consolidated revenues of
approximately $16.2 billion,
approximately 45,900 megawatts of generating capacity, which
includes megawatts associated with noncontrolling interests related
to NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP), and approximately
14,700 employees in 30 states and Canada as of year-end 2016. Headquartered in
Juno Beach, Florida, NextEra
Energy's principal subsidiaries are Florida
Power & Light Company, which serves approximately 4.9
million customer accounts in Florida and is one of the largest
rate-regulated electric utilities in the
United States, and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which,
together with its affiliated entities, is the world's largest
generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun. Through its
subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free
electricity from eight commercial nuclear power units in
Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa and Wisconsin. A Fortune 200 company and included
in the S&P 100 index, NextEra Energy has been recognized often
by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate
responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity, and has been
ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry in
Fortune's 2017 list of "World's Most Admired Companies." For more
information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites:
www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com,
www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
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