HOUSTON, Nov. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today announced the release of its 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report, We Deliver Responsibility, which focuses on the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments. The report discusses how CenterPoint Energy engages with stakeholders, approaches leadership and governance, builds strong communities, delivers reliable electricity and natural gas and invests in a clean energy future.
“CenterPoint Energy strives to honor our commitments to safely and reliably deliver essential energy needs to our communities in a sustainable manner,” said Angila Retherford, Vice President, Environmental and Corporate Responsibility. “The first combined sustainability report and GRI Index published since the company merged with Vectren in 2019 explains how we deliver on responsibility through our commitment to leadership, sustainability, safety and inclusion.”
The company is building on ESG commitments, as reflected by the following highlights:
The report follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework and has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option. The associated 2019 GRI Index is available at www.CenterPointEnergy.com/Responsibility.
The company has also disclosed information using the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards and incorporated both the American Gas Association’s (AGA) and Edison Electric Institute’s (EEI) Version 2 ESG template into its annual sustainability reporting activities.
Forward Looking Statement
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About CenterPoint Energy
As the only investor owned electric and gas utility based in Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is an energy delivery company with electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution operations that serve more than 7 million metered customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas. As of June 30, 2020, the company owned approximately $32 billion in assets and also owned 53.7 percent of the common units representing limited partner interests in Enable Midstream Partners, LP, a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns, operates and develops strategically located natural gas and crude oil infrastructure assets. With approximately 9,600 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years.
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