RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion (NYSE: D)
has been named by Forbes magazine and partner Just Capital
as one of the "Just 100" – the best corporate citizens in
the United States in 2016.
Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman,
president and chief executive officer, said:
"Dominion is pleased to be recognized alongside some of the most
recognizable – and best – companies in America. We have a mandate
from our regulators to serve our customers by keeping the lights on
and the gas flowing. But with that mandate for dependable energy
comes a responsibility to make good on our promises to investors,
protect the environment, treat the best employees anywhere well and
give back to the communities we serve."
Forbes and Just Capital, a nonprofit founded by
Paul Tudor Jones, surveyed 50,000
Americans regarding what they perceived as the "most important
corporate traits." The researches distilled those responses to 36
components constituting 10 metrics by which companies from the
Russell 1000 were judged – worker treatment, worker pay and
benefits, customer treatment, leadership and ethics, environmental
impact, supply chain impact, domestic job creation, community
well-being, investor alignment and product attributes.
Dominion was one of three investor-owned utilities and one of
six Virginia-based companies
listed among this year's "Just 100."
The company has also received national recognition in recent
years for its conservation and environmental efforts, for its
commitment to military veteran employees and their families and for
its philanthropic programs and employee volunteerism. Each year in
the states where Dominion does business, the company contributes
approximately $20 million through
shareholder funds and the Dominion Foundation to support human
needs, community development, the environment, education and the
arts.
Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers and
transporters of energy, with a portfolio of approximately 26,000
megawatts of generation, 14,400 miles of natural gas transmission,
gathering and storage pipeline, and 6,500 miles of electric
transmission lines. Dominion operates one of the nation's largest
natural gas storage systems with 1 trillion cubic feet of storage
capacity and serves more than 6 million utility and retail energy
customers. For more information about Dominion, visit the company's
website at www.dom.com.
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