ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameren
Corporation (NYSE: AEE) has released its 2013 Corporate Social
Responsibility Report, now available for download at
www.ameren.com/csr as an interactive PDF or as an eBook for
iPad.
The report addresses a range of topics, including:
- Reliability improvements to energy infrastructure. In
2012, electric distribution reliability was the best ever measured
at Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois.
- Economic development and civic engagement efforts. The
investments Ameren makes in critical energy infrastructure create
and sustain jobs, build shareholder value and help attract new
businesses to Missouri and
Illinois.
- Commitments to employee safety, diversity and professional
development. Again in 2013 Ameren was ranked a top 7 regional
utility for diversity by Diversity Inc. magazine, and the company
continues to be recognized as a premier military veteran supporting
company.
- Environmental performance, energy efficiency and renewable
power. From 1990 to 2012, Ameren dramatically reduced emissions
of sulfur dioxide (by 83%) and nitrogen oxide (by 82%), despite a
large increase in generation to meet growing energy needs.
Ameren also significantly lowered its carbon dioxide emissions over
the last five years.
- Regulation and corporate governance. Following the 2013
divestiture of substantially all of its merchant generation
business, Ameren enters 2014 focused on its rate-regulated
utilities.
While Ameren already makes public a variety of information
regarding these topics, the company created the report to provide
stakeholders with a transparent overview of its approach to
community betterment, environmental stewardship and financial
strength.
This is Ameren's second Corporate Social Responsibility Report;
the first was released in 2011.
"Our first report established a great foundation for discussing
Ameren's approach to sustainability, which involves carefully
weighing our responsibilities to customers and communities, our
workforce, the environment and shareholders. For our 2013 edition,
we wanted to improve upon that foundation," said Thomas R. Voss, chairman, president and CEO of
Ameren Corporation. "To conserve natural resources, we created a
digital-only publication, which people can use to easily access the
information most important to them."
In addition, the 2013 report identifies areas of success and
areas for improvement, along with ways that customers and
communities can participate in the company's ongoing sustainability
efforts.
"The energy industry is complex, so we invite everyone to learn
about the issues that can influence utilities and, ultimately,
affect our customers," said Steve
Kidwell, Vice President of Corporate Planning for Ameren
Corporation. "Our Corporate Social Responsibility Report is a
meaningful tool for understanding how Ameren strives to power the
quality of life for our millions of customers."
St. Louis-based Ameren
Corporation powers the quality of life for 2.4 million electric
customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers in a
64,000-square-mile area through its Ameren Missouri and Ameren
Illinois rate-regulated utility subsidiaries. Ameren Illinois
provides electric and natural gas delivery service while Ameren
Missouri provides vertically integrated electric service, with
generating capacity of 10,300 megawatts, and natural gas delivery
service. Ameren Transmission of Illinois develops regional electric
transmission projects. Follow the company on Twitter @AmerenCorp.
For more information, visit Ameren.com.
SOURCE Ameren Corporation