Exelon Recognized for Industry-Leading Sustainability Performance for Eleventh Year in a Row
September 12 2016 - 10:46AM
Business Wire
Company added 558 megawatts of clean energy last year, including
new wind and solar
In recognition of its industry-leading corporate sustainability
performance, Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) has been named to the
2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America,
marking the eleventh consecutive year Exelon has appeared on the
index.
Exelon was one of seven electric and gas companies to be named
to the DJSI for North America out of 600 total companies
considered. Exelon ranked particularly high among peers in the
areas of corporate governance, market opportunities and
environmental policy and management systems. The independent DJSI
assessment is conducted each year by sustainability investment
specialist RobecoSAM. It is based on a comprehensive review of
environmental performance, health and safety, corporate
citizenship, corporate governance, risk management and human
resources development.
“We’re proud to have been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability
Index for the eleventh year, demonstrating our long-term commitment
to the ideals it represents,” said Chris Crane, president and CEO
of Exelon. “This recognition validates our continuing efforts to
incorporate clean energy, efficiency and smart grid technology as
part of our strategy to build a sustainable and reliable
next-generation energy grid.”
Continuing to make progress toward its sustainability goals,
Exelon in 2015:
- Invested $3.7 billion in electric and
gas utility infrastructure to make the grid smarter, more reliable
and more resilient;
- Invested $1.1 billion to maintain the
safety and reliability of one of the cleanest, lowest cost
generation fleets in the nation;
- Increased current and future investment
in renewable generation, with our wind portfolio now totaling 1,500
megawatts across 10 states;
- Helped utility customers save more than
10.5 million megawatt-hours of electricity through energy
efficiency programs;
- Joined with CB&I and 8 Rivers
Capital to build NET Power's first-of-its-kind demonstration power
plant that produces zero atmospheric emissions;
- Grew Constellation Technology Venture
investments in electric vehicles, local generation, energy storage,
renewable generation and intelligent buildings;
- Enhanced corporate citizenship, with
employees increasing charitable giving by 12 percent over the prior
year and volunteering nearly 130,000 hours in community
service;
- Gave more than $36 million in corporate
contributions to community nonprofits;
- Spent more than $1.3 billion with
diversity-certified suppliers, far surpassing 2014 spend;
- Achieved first-quartile performance
among peers for the length and duration of power outages at our
utilities;
- Increased companywide recycling rate to
74 percent, the highest ever.
Exelon uses rigorous performance and risk management programs to
track its sustainability performance against specific, quantifiable
goals while accounting for a wide variety of factors, from changes
in the prices of electricity and natural gas to the risks
associated with climate change and drought.
Exelon provides a detailed review of its sustainability strategy
and performance in its annual sustainability report. The 2015
report is available at:
http://www.exeloncorp.com/sustainability/interactive-csr
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is a Fortune 100 energy company
with the largest number of utility customers in the U.S. Exelon
does business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada and
had 2015 revenue of $34.5 billion. Exelon’s six utilities deliver
electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million customers
in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania through its Atlantic City Electric, BGE,
ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco subsidiaries. Exelon is one
of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with more than
32,700 megawatts of nuclear, gas, wind, solar and hydroelectric
generating capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and
lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company’s Constellation
business unit provides energy products and services to
approximately 2.5 million residential, public sector and business
customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100.
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