Top 10 GRI Sustainability Aspects for the Energy Utilities Sector

Sustainability – What Matters in the Energy Utilities Sector?

Recent research conducted by the Governance & Accountability Institute attempts to answer important questions for company managements in the Energy Utilities Sector, by examining the disclosure practices of 49 global peer organizations publishing GRI reports in the sector.

The top 10 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) aspects that were determined to be material by the managements of reporting organizations in the Energy Utilities Sector are:

1. Compliance
2. Anti-Competitive Behavior
3. Labor/Management Relations
4. Public Policy
5. Biodiversity
6. Indigenous Rights
7. Emissions, Effluents and Waste
8. Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
9. Investment and Procurement Practices
10. Occupational Health and Safety

Results: The complimentary report examining 35 sectors including top 10 GRI aspects, and top/bottom 10 GRI performance indicators can be downloaded here:
www.ga-institute.com/sustainability-what-matters

The full rankings for all 84 GRI performance indicators and all 37 GRI Aspects for each of the 35 sectors examined are available for purchase at:

Organizations included in the Energy Utilities Sector study are:

AES Brasil, Alliander, American Electric Power (AEP), APG, APG All Pensions Group, Aurora Energy, BC Hydro, Capital Power Corporation, CHESF, China Southern Power Grid, Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM), Copagaz, Dong Energy, Duke Energy, E.ON, EDP (Energias de Portugal), EDP Renováveis, Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ), EnBW AG (Energie Baden-Wüerttemberg), Enexis, ERARING ENERGY, Eskom, Essent, EWO, Exelon Corp, FEDA, Gas Natural SDG, Green Mountain Energy, Gruppo Hera, Gruppo SGR, Guelph Hydro Inc., Horizon Holdings, Hydro Quebec, IDGC of Centre and Volga Region (Interregional Distributive Grid Company of Centre and Volga Region), Isagen, KHNP, Neste Oil, NRG Energy, Nuon, POSCO Energy, Power Seraya, RWE, SP Ausnet, Spectra Energy, Terna, Toronto Hydro Corporation, Vantaan Energia, Vattenfall, VERBUND

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