AVANGRID Named One of America’s Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and CNBC for Second Consecutive Year
11 Janvier 2022 - 4:18PM
Business Wire
AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy
company, today was recognized on the annual JUST 100—a list of
America’s best corporate citizens published by JUST Capital and its
media partner CNBC. This is the company’s second consecutive year
appearing on the list. AVANGRID improved its overall ranking from
78 in 2021 to 48 in 2022. AVANGRID is ranked second within the
utility industry for its commitment to the environment and
communities it serves. Additionally, AVANGRID is ranked fifth
within the utility industry for its overall commitment to
customers, ranking first in the industry in transparent
communications with customers and beneficial products.
“Being recognized as one of America’s Most JUST Companies once
again demonstrates that our ESG+F strategy and priorities are
making a difference to our diverse stakeholders,” said CEO of
AVANGRID Dennis V. Arriola. “We’re focused on delivering long term
and sustainable value by investing in clean energy technologies,
building an engaged and vibrant workforce, and operating under the
highest ethical standards with a purpose-driven culture of
accountability. This recognition by JUST again confirms our belief
in doing business in a better and balanced way – doing well by
doing good for our customers, employees, communities and
shareholders.”
Through extensive, objective analysis, JUST Capital, in
partnership with CNBC, evaluates and celebrates U.S. corporations
that outperform on the issues that matter most to the American
public – such as creating jobs in the U.S., paying a fair, living
wage, prioritizing accountability to all stakeholders, protecting
worker health and safety, providing benefits and work-life balance,
cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace, producing
sustainable products, and protecting customer privacy.
“We’ve entered a new era of accountability where employees,
customers, and investors want to understand if companies are not
just talking the talk, but walking the walk to drive change on the
critical issues of our time,” said Martin Whittaker, CEO of JUST
Capital. “The companies featured in the 2022 JUST 100 are
demonstrating that purpose and profits can go hand in hand by
delivering value to all stakeholders, including shareholders.”
For their annual Rankings, JUST collects and analyzes corporate
data to evaluate the 1,000 largest public U.S. companies across 20
stakeholder-focused Issues as identified through the most
comprehensive ongoing public opinion research on Americans’
attitudes toward responsible corporate behavior, engaging more than
150,000 participants since 2015.
The full list of the 2022 JUST 100 and a comprehensive
interactive ranking and benchmarking platform is available at
www.justcapital.com.
About AVANGRID: AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be
the leading sustainable energy company in the United States.
Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $39 billion in
assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, AVANGRID has two primary
lines of business: Avangrid Networks and Avangrid Renewables.
Avangrid Networks owns and operates eight electric and natural gas
utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and
New England. Avangrid Renewables owns and operates a portfolio of
renewable energy generation facilities across the United States.
AVANGRID employs approximately 7,000 people and has been recognized
by Forbes and JUST Capital as one of the 2021 JUST 100 companies –
a list of America’s best corporate citizens – and was ranked number
one within the utility sector for its commitment to the environment
and the communities it serves. The company supports the U.N.’s
Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most
Ethical Companies in 2021 for the third consecutive year by the
Ethisphere Institute. For more information, visit
www.avangrid.com.
About JUST Capital: The mission of JUST Capital, an
independent nonprofit, is to build an economy that works for all
Americans by helping companies improve how they serve all their
stakeholders – workers, customers, communities, the environment,
and shareholders. We believe that business and markets can and must
be a greater force for good, and that by shifting the resources of
the $19 trillion private sector, we can address systemic issues at
scale, including income inequality and lack of opportunity. Guided
by the priorities of the public, our research, rankings, indexes,
and data-driven tools help measure and improve corporate
performance in the stakeholder economy. To learn more about how
data-driven insights are creating a more just future for
capitalism, visit: www.JUSTCapital.com.
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