CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Piedmont Natural Gas
(NYSE: PNY) today released its inaugural sustainability
report, emphasizing the role that good
stewardship plays as a means of building
sustainable value in the company for all
stakeholders.
Piedmont opens the 24-page report with a
definition of sustainability that identifies economic,
environmental and social stewardship as key elements of
the company's long term strategic goals. The report,
which can be accessed by visiting www.piedmontng.com and
clicking on "About Piedmont," includes seven sustainability goals
covering topics from safety, to customer service and the
environment.
Thomas E. Skains, Piedmont Natural Gas chairman,
president and chief executive officer said, "This report not only
allows us to tell the story of Piedmont's impressive accomplishments to date,
but also serves as a catalyst for continuous improvement as
we identify and measure our progress towards our goals of
creating sustainable value in our company."
About Piedmont Natural Gas
Piedmont Natural Gas is an energy services company primarily
engaged in the distribution of natural gas to more than one million
residential, commercial and industrial utility customers in
North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, including 53,000 customers served
by municipalities who are wholesale customers. Our subsidiaries are
invested in joint venture, energy- related businesses, including
unregulated retail natural gas marketing, interstate natural gas
storage and intrastate natural gas transportation. More information
about Piedmont Natural Gas is available at
http://www.piedmontng.com.
SOURCE Piedmont Natural Gas