ST. LOUIS, March 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameren Corporation
(NYSE: AEE) is participating in a voluntary industry initiative,
coordinated by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), to provide
electric industry investors with more uniform and consistent
environmental, social, governance and sustainability-related
(ESG/sustainability) metrics. The result of the initiative, EEI's
pilot ESG/sustainability reporting template, will supplement
Ameren's already substantial reporting on these issues, including
its annual Corporate Social Responsibility report. Ameren's initial
report using the pilot template is now available under the
Environmental, Social and Governance section at
AmerenInvestors.com.
"This voluntary effort will provide investors and stakeholders
with ESG information that is more consistent across the electric
utility sector in terms of accessibility, content and timing," said
Bruce Steinke, vice president of
finance and chief accounting officer for Ameren. "We believe this
report will complement our current corporate social responsibility
efforts in a more detailed manner relevant to financial
stakeholders."
Ameren was a member of the steering committee that helped lead
the EEI ESG/sustainability reporting effort. A working group
comprised of members of the financial community and electric
company officials from various disciplines helped EEI develop the
pilot framework over a period of 18 months. The framework includes
both qualitative information, including ESG/sustainability
governance and strategy, and quantitative information, including
portfolio data, emissions, and human and natural resources. The
program is expected to expand to additional electric industry
participants later this year.
About Ameren
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 distribution and transmission service, as well as
natural gas distribution service, while Ameren Missouri provides
vertically integrated electric service, with generating capacity of
nearly 10,300 megawatts, and natural gas distribution service.
Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois develops regional electric
transmission projects. For more information, visit
Ameren.com, or follow us on Twitter at
@AmerenCorp, Facebook.com/AmerenCorp,
or LinkedIn.com/company/Ameren.
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