Southern Gas Association awards company
highest honor in Environmental, Social & Governance
category
ATLANTA, June 23,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of its efforts to
encourage the evolution within the natural gas industry toward a
sustainable future, Southern Company Gas has been honored with the
2022 Southern Gas Association Environmental, Social &
Governance Award.
Southern Company Gas' Next Generation Natural Gas Initiative
leverages the company's leadership voice, collaborative spirit, and
low-carbon ambitions to rally industry peers to work together to
accelerate meaningful emissions reductions across the natural gas
value chain. The company convened a collaborative of natural gas
distribution companies working to grow and support the market for
responsibly sourced, low emissions, differentiated natural gas
products by identifying best practices and sharing knowledge and
experiences.
"Differentiated natural gas is an opportunity within our
industry to support emissions reductions across the natural gas
value chain. By encouraging greater use of Next Generation Natural
Gas, natural gas distribution companies like ours can support the
reduction of the carbon intensity of the natural gas supply chain
for the benefit of our customers," said Joanne Mello, vice president of corporate
sustainability for Southern Company Gas. "We are proud to be
honored by the SGA and to be among such esteemed companies that are
doing important work in sustainability."
The SGA Awards recognize individuals and teams for their
technical contributions, professional excellence, career
achievement, service to colleagues, industry leadership and
community service. In all, six member companies were selected for
awards out of 68 submissions, with more than 2,000 votes cast from
Southern Gas Association members. Since Southern Company Gas helped
convene the Next Generation Natural Gas collaborative effort in
2021, the group has grown to 11 companies dedicated to advancing
environmental transparency and sustainability in the natural gas
industry. With a commitment to continuous improvement and market
transparency, the group continues its groundbreaking work through
collaboration and educational efforts.
Complete details on the award winners can be found here.
About Southern Company
Gas
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Atlanta-based Southern Company
(NYSE:SO), America's premier energy company. Southern Company Gas
serves approximately 4.3 million natural gas utility customers
through its regulated distribution companies in four states with
approximately 600,000 retail customers through its companies that
market natural gas. Other nonutility businesses include investments
in interstate pipelines and ownership and operation of natural gas
storage facilities. For more information,
visit southerncompanygas.com.
About Southern Gas
Association
Founded in 1908, the Southern Gas Association is the leader in
natural gas training and professional development. SGA is a
community of natural gas professionals across the U.S. and
Canada. Representing the industry
from drill bit to burner tip, SGA's membership comprises more than
200 operators across the distribution, transmission, and gas supply
marketing sectors and more than 350 industry partners. Through
digital and in-person engagement, SGA members share ideas,
resources, and best practices to develop people, relationships, and
solutions.
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