BALTIMORE, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Constellation Energy
(NYSE: CEG) today announced for a fourth consecutive year it has been named to
the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), which tracks the financial,
environmental and social performance of leading sustainability-driven
companies worldwide.
"Being named to the Sustainability Index once again serves as a strong
indication of our continued commitment to delivering solid financial
performance while meeting key environmental and social responsibility goals,"
said Mayo A. Shattuck, chairman, president and chief executive officer of
Constellation Energy. "We will continue to make responsible choices for the
environment, the communities we serve and all of our stakeholders."
DJSI annually reviews corporations both regionally and globally across a
wide range of industry sectors. The results are based on a thorough analysis
of set criteria, which include a corporation's economic, environmental and
social performance. Investors around the globe monitor the lists annually to
determine which companies are successfully establishing and achieving
sustainability initiatives.
Constellation Energy is one of 10 U.S. companies named to the DJSI North
America in the utilities sector. This index focuses on economic transparency
and measures the stock market performance of the top 20 percent of leading
sustainability companies in North America. In addition, the rankings help
encourage corporations to invest in sustainability initiatives, as well as
reduce the current and future risks associated with these industry wide
performance benchmarks.
Constellation Energy (http://www.constellation.com), a FORTUNE 125 company
with 2007 revenues of $21 billion, is the nation's largest competitive
supplier of electricity to large commercial and industrial customers and the
nation's largest wholesale power seller. Constellation Energy also manages
fuels and energy services on behalf of energy intensive industries and
utilities. It owns a diversified fleet of 83 generating units located
throughout the United States, totaling approximately 9,000 megawatts of
generating capacity. The company delivers electricity and natural gas through
the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its regulated utility in Central
Maryland.
SOURCE Constellation Energy