BALTIMORE, Sept 12,
2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/
-- 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
http://www.constellation.com
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