Voltalia SA
Voltalia joins the Gaïa-Index, French reference SRI index

23-Oct-2018 / 18:02 CET/CEST
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Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energies,was selected for inclusionin the 2018 Gaïa Index, a recognized benchmark in the field of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI)for French midcapcompanies,which distinguishes best performers in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

By appearing in the Gaia-Index, Voltalia is joining the 70 bestperformersout of 230 French listed companies assessed in the rating campaign,hence gaining visibility with SRI investors.

The rating is based on a set of more than 130 non-financial criteria (societal, social, environmental, and governance-related) which enable to appraise the level of transparency and maturity of companies with regard to their CSR policies, practices and performances.

"Assessed for the first time this year, we are very proud to be selected for inclusion in theGaïa Index.This comes as a recognition of the commitment of Voltalia and its 490 employees to Corporate Social Responsibility. In fact, CSR is at the very core of our mission, as we strive to"improve global environment while fostering local development". Joining the index is a sign of our willingness to bring forwardan overall performance which goeswell beyond our financial performance", says Marie de Lauzon, Chief Administrative Officer of Voltalia.       

 

The Gaïa-Index is a recognized benchmark for medium-size listed companies in France regarding Sustainable Development. It was created by EthiFinancewith the purpose to assess midcaps based on their extra-financial performance, notably in terms of transparency and maturityregarding their CSR policies, practices and performance.Every year since its creation in 2009, the Gaïa Index has outperformed the CAC40 and the CAC Mid & Smallindices.

 

 

About Voltalia (www.voltalia.com)

 

  • Voltalia is an international player in the renewable energy sector. The Company produces and sells electricity generated from wind, solar, hydro and biomass power plants; it owns a total installed capacity of 524 MW as of today.
  • Voltalia is also a service provider, assisting its investor clients active in renewables at each project stages, from conception to operation and maintenance.
  • With 490 employees in 18 countries over 4 continents, Voltalia is able to act worldwide on behalf of its clients.
  • Voltalia has been listed on the Euronext regulated market in Paris since July 2014 (FR0011995588 - VLTSA) and is a component stock of the Enternext Tech 40 index and the CAC Mid&Small index. The Group is also included in theGaïa-Index, an index for socially responsible midcaps.  

 

Voltalia

Chief Administrative Officer: Marie de Lauzon

InvestorRelations: invest@voltalia.com

 +33 (0)1 81 70 37 00

 Actifin

PressContact: J. Jullia

+33 (0)1 56 88 11 11

 


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Language: English
Company: Voltalia SA
84 boulevard de Sébastopol
75003 Paris
France
E-mail: invest@voltalia.com
Internet: www.voltalia.com
ISIN: FR0011995588
Euronext Ticker: VLTSA
AMF Category: Other news releases
 
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