JUNO BEACH, Fla., Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy,
Inc. (NYSE: NEE) has been recognized once again as one of the
World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere Institute,
a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical
business practices. NextEra Energy, whose principal businesses are
Florida Power & Light Company
and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, is one of only 13 current
honorees in the world to achieve this prestigious honor 14 or more
times and one of only nine companies in the energy and utilities
sector worldwide to receive the recognition this year.
"We are pleased to be named one of the World's Most Ethical
Companies® for the 14th time," said Jim Robo, NextEra Energy chairman and CEO. "This
recognition demonstrates once again our team of nearly 15,000
employees' commitment to excellence, doing the right thing and
treating people with respect. This honor aligns with our passion to
challenge the old ways of doing things and generate innovative
solutions to our energy challenges, shaping how energy is produced
and delivered on this continent while advancing a sustainable
energy era."
The World's Most Ethical Companies® assessment is
grounded in Ethisphere's proprietary Ethics Quotient®
that includes more than 200 questions on culture, environmental and
social practices, ethics and compliance activities, governance,
diversity and initiatives to support a strong value chain. The
process serves as an operating framework to capture and codify the
leading practices of organizations across industries and around the
globe in an objective, consistent and standardized
manner.
"While addressing the tough challenges of 2020, we saw companies
lead – above all other institutions – on earning the trust of
stakeholders through resilience and a commitment to ethics and
integrity," said Ethisphere CEO Timothy
Erblich. "The World's Most Ethical Companies honorees
continue to demonstrate an unwavering commitment to the highest
values and positively impacting the communities they serve.
Congratulations to everyone at NextEra Energy for earning the
World's Most Ethical Companies designation."
In 2021, Ethisphere Institute recognized 135 honorees spanning
22 countries and 47 industries. Explore the full list of 2021
World's Most Ethical Companies.
This recognition from Ethisphere follows the recent announcement
that NextEra Energy was ranked No. 1 overall among electric and gas
utilities on Fortune's 2021 list of the "Most Admired Companies"
for the 14th time in 15 years. In the electric and gas utilities
industry, NextEra Energy ranked No. 1 for eight of the nine rated
attributes, including innovation, people management, use of
corporate assets, quality of management, financial soundness,
long-term investment value, quality of products/services and global
competitiveness.
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:
NEE) is a leading clean energy company headquartered in
Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra
Energy owns Florida Power &
Light Company, which is the largest rate-regulated electric utility
in the United States as measured
by retail electricity produced and sold, and serves more than 5.6
million customer accounts, supporting more than 11 million
residents across Florida with clean, reliable and affordable
electricity. NextEra Energy also owns a competitive clean energy
business, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its
affiliated entities, is the world's largest generator of renewable
energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage.
Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean,
emissions-free electricity from seven commercial nuclear power
units in Florida, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. A Fortune 200 company and included
in the S&P 100 index, NextEra Energy has been recognized often
by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate
responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity. NextEra
Energy is ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry
on Fortune's 2021 list of "World's Most Admired Companies" and
received the S&P Global Platts 2020 Energy Transition Award for
leadership in environmental, social and governance. For more
information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites:
www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.GulfPower.com,
www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
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