"Growing Responsibly" focuses on the company's
progress in reducing air emissions, conserving water, achieving safety
goals, meeting energy-efficiency standards, developing renewable energy
projects and encouraging diversity among employees and suppliers."To
be successful, we must provide safe and reliable service to our
millions of customers and continue to grow our business in a sustainable
way," said Debra L. Reed,
Sempra Energy's chairman and chief executive officer. "Our corporate
responsibility report this year includes substantive discussion on how
we are prepared to address key industry topics. By planning for the
future in a deliberate and responsible way, we enable strong performance
in many key areas of our business."
Highlights from the 2014 report include:
- Emissions: The Sempra Energy family of companies' 2014 carbon-dioxide emissions rate was more than 40-percent below the U.S. average.
- Renewable energy: Through its subsidiary Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, Sempra Energy has developed nearly 1,100 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy and expects to be invested in 2,000 MW by 2018.
- Safety: The Sempra Energy companies achieved a consolidated recordable incident rate 15 percent better than the company's target.
- Diversity and inclusion: More than half of Sempra Energy's U.S. workforce is comprised of ethnic minorities. In 2014, SoCalGas and SDG&E achieved 48.4 percent and 44.4 percent, respectively, in spending with diverse business enterprises, exceeding targets established by the California Public Utilities Commission.
- Charitable contributions: In 2014, Sempra Energy and its core businesses made charitable contributions of $18.6 million. Employees contributed another $3.2 million and volunteered 20,500 hours in their communities.
Sempra Energy's corporate responsibility report is available online at sempra.com/responsibility.
Sempra
Energy's four principal subsidiaries are Southern California Gas Co.,
San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and Sempra
International.
Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with 2014 revenues of $11 billion. The Sempra Energy companies' 17,000 employees serve more than 32 million consumers worldwide.
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