Exelon Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 17th Consecutive Year
January 18 2023 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Exelon (EXC) was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North
America Index (DJSI) for the 17th consecutive year, once again
earning recognition for its carbon reduction efforts, investments
in technological innovation and local corporate philanthropy. The
global survey evaluated over 600 of the largest North American
companies on a broad range of sustainability measures. Exelon was
one of only seven energy delivery companies named to the North
America Index this year.
“As the nation’s largest energy delivery company, we are
committed to cutting our operations-driven emissions in half by
2030 and achieving net-zero operations by 2050," said Sunny Elebua,
senior vice president, Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer
for Exelon. “We also continue to invest in innovation and
technology to support our customers and communities in reaching
their clean energy and emissions reduction goals.”
The DJSI assessment is conducted each year by sustainability
investment specialist S&P Global CSA and is based on a
comprehensive review of the company’s environmental, social and
governance (ESG) policies, and performance in more than 25 major
categories.
Energy efficiency programs at Exelon’s six local energy delivery
companies—Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO
and Pepco—saved customers more than 22 million megawatt hours of
electricity in 2021, avoiding 8.7 million metric tons of CO2e
emissions, which is the equivalent energy use of over 1 million
homes for one year or the carbon sequestered by 10.4 million acres
of U.S. forest in one year.
Additionally, Exelon and the Exelon Foundation continue a shared
commitment to our 10-year, $20 million Climate Change Investment
Initiative (2c2i) to cultivate startups working on new technologies
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of
climate change. In the first three years of the program, 28
startups have received funding to support their efforts to address
climate change.
Exelon continues to advance programs and policies to benefit
employees and create a more inclusive workforce, earning
recognition on such lists as Forbes’ America’s Best Large
Employers, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Corporate Equality
Index, Fortune Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies, U.S.
Veterans Magazine's Best of the Best, and others. Exelon also has
been a member of the Billion Dollar Roundtable since 2017, spending
$2.4 billion at its utilities with diversity-certified suppliers
last year.
The Exelon family of companies, employees and the Exelon
Foundation provided $52.1 million in funding to local communities
in 2021, benefitting nearly 4.3 million people, with 89 percent
($43 million) of total grants supporting organizations, programs or
events that serve the needs of diverse populations.
Learn more about Exelon’s sustainability initiatives by visiting
its interactive 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report.
About Exelon Exelon (Nasdaq: EXC) is a Fortune 200
company and the nation’s largest energy delivery company, serving
more than 10 million customers through six fully regulated
transmission and distribution utilities — Atlantic City Electric
(ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison
(ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company
(PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). More than
18,000 Exelon employees dedicate their time and expertise to
powering a cleaner and brighter future for our customers and
communities through reliable, affordable and efficient energy
delivery, workforce development, equity, economic development and
volunteerism. Follow Exelon on Twitter @Exelon.
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