JUNO BEACH, Fla., March 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra
Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) today announced that it has been named a
World's Most Ethical Company® for the ninth time by the
Ethisphere Institute, the global leader in defining and advancing
the standards of ethical business practices. The world's largest
generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun is the only
electric utility company in the U.S. to receive this recognition in
2016 and one of just four worldwide. Only 131 companies across more
than 45 industries worldwide were selected for this prestigious
honor.
"To be the only U.S. electric utility to earn this important
recognition is a real tribute to our extremely talented team of
more than 14,000 employees," said Jim
Robo, chairman and chief executive officer of NextEra
Energy. "Each and every day, our team works hard to deliver clean,
affordable and reliable energy to our customers across North America, and they do so ethically and
responsibly. This prestigious honor belongs to them."
The World's Most Ethical Company® assessment is based
upon the Ethisphere Institute's proprietary rating system, the
corporate Ethics Quotient™. The information collected via the
Ethics Quotient™ captures a company's performance in an objective,
consistent and standardized way.
In considering companies for this list, the Ethisphere Institute
evaluated NextEra Energy's strategies and results in five key
categories:
- Ethics and compliance program;
- Corporate citizenship and responsibility;
- Culture of ethics;
- Governance; and
- Leadership, innovation and reputation.
"NextEra Energy is a great example of a company that clearly
defines its mission, clarifies that mission through its public,
social, and environmental policies and actions, and leads with
innovation," stated Ethisphere's Chief Executive Officer
Timothy Erblich. "We not only
recognize their commitment to provide renewable and clean energy,
but their leadership that energizes employees and communities, and
places high importance on being a responsible corporate citizen.
Congratulations to everyone at NextEra Energy on being named a 2016
World's Most Ethical Company."
The Ethisphere Institute's recognition is the latest in a series
of achievements for NextEra Energy, including:
- No. 1 in its industry in Fortune's "World's Most Admired
Companies" ranking: Last month, NextEra Energy was ranked No. 1
among the world's electric and gas utilities in Fortune's 2016
"World's Most Admired Companies" listing. In that same ranking,
NextEra Energy was also recognized in the electric and gas utility
industry as No. 1 in each of the categories of social
responsibility, people management, innovation, quality of products
and services, global competitiveness, and use of corporate
assets.
- Delivery of outstanding value to utility customers: Over
the course of 2015, the company's rate-regulated electric utility,
Florida Power & Light Company,
continued to strengthen and deliver a customer value proposition
that includes high reliability, award-winning customer service, a
clean emissions profile, and a typical residential customer bill
that is the lowest in Florida and
among the lowest in the nation.
- Top "green utility" in the United
States: NextEra Energy in 2015 was ranked as the top
"green utility" in the United
States and No. 4 in the world based on carbon emissions and
renewable energy capacity, according to the latest annual report
from EI Energy Intelligence, an independent provider of global
energy and geopolitical news, analysis, data and
research.
- Department of Defense "Above and Beyond Award": NextEra
Energy in 2015 was one of 10 employers in Florida honored by the Employer Support for
the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for going "above and beyond" legal
requirements in support of Guard and Reserve employees. ESGR, which
is part of the Department of Defense, develops and promotes
employer support for National Guardsmen and Reservists.
The full list of the 2016 World's Most Ethical
Companies® can be found at
http://ethisphere.com/worlds-most-ethical/wme-honorees/.
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE)
is a leading clean energy company with consolidated revenues of
approximately $17.5 billion,
approximately 46,400 megawatts of generating capacity, which
includes megawatts associated with noncontrolling interests related
to NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP), and approximately
14,300 employees in 27 states and Canada as of year-end 2015. Headquartered in
Juno Beach, Fla., NextEra Energy's
principal subsidiaries are Florida
Power & Light Company, which serves more than 4.8
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. 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 2016 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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