SAN DIEGO, Sept. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third
consecutive year, Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) has been named to the
Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and, for the fifth consecutive
year, to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index.
Established in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability indices are
compiled annually by S&P Dow Jones and the Zurich-based
RobecoSAM, a sustainable investment specialty firm. They were the
first organizations in the world to track the financial performance
of companies that lead their respective industries in managing
economic, environmental and social issues with a strong focus on
long-term shareholder value. The indices serve as benchmarks
for investors who integrate sustainability considerations into
their portfolios.
The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index tracks the performance
of the top 10 percent of the 2,500 largest companies in the S&P
Global Broad Market Index.
The Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index recognizes the
top 20 percent of companies on the continent in terms of economic,
environmental and social criteria. Only eight companies from the
Utilities Industry Group, including Sempra Energy, are in the
index.
"We are pleased that, once again, we rank among the top 10
percent of companies worldwide for sustainable business practices
and are the only U.S. utility in the Dow Jones Sustainability World
Index," said Jessie J. Knight, Jr.,
executive vice president of external affairs and chief
sustainability officer for Sempra Energy. "We are committed to
environmental responsibility and sustainability in all aspects of
our business."
For more information on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices,
visit: www.sustainability-indexes.com. To learn more about
sustainability at Sempra Energy, visit:
http://responsibility.sempra.com/.
Sempra Energy's four principal subsidiaries are Southern
California Gas Co., San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra
International and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power.
Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy
services holding company with 2014 revenues of $11 billion.
The Sempra Energy companies' 17,000 employees serve more than 32
million consumers worldwide.
Sempra International, LLC, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, LLC,
and Sempra Partners, LP, are not the same companies as
the California utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric
(SDG&E) or Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), and
Sempra International, LLC, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, LLC, and
Sempra Partners, LP, are not regulated by the California Public
Utilities Commission. Sempra International's underlying entities
include Sempra Mexico and Sempra South American Utilities. Sempra
U.S. Gas & Power's underlying entities include Sempra
Renewables and Sempra Natural Gas.
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