SAN DIEGO, Sept. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Energy
(NYSE: SRE) has received the highest score for transparency on the
Center for Political Accountability's CPA-Zicklin Index, a ranking
that benchmarks the political disclosure and accountability
policies and practices of leading U.S. companies.
Sempra Energy received 97.1 out of a possible 100 points on the
index. Only six other U.S. companies measured on the index
shared this top score. This is the third consecutive year
that Sempra Energy has been ranked on the index.
"We are pleased that Sempra Energy's commitment to transparency
is being recognized by the prestigious CPA-Zicklin Index," said
Steven D. Davis, executive vice
president of external affairs and corporate strategy, and chief
sustainability officer for Sempra Energy. "This recognition
reflects Sempra Energy's resolve to practice and maintain high
political disclosure and accountability standards."
The 2016 CPA-Zicklin Index was released today by the Center for
Political Accountability in conjunction with the Carol and Lawrence
Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at The Wharton School
of the University of Pennsylvania.
Sempra Energy's four principal subsidiaries are Southern
California Gas Co., San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra
International and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power.
Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services
holding company with 2015 revenues of more than $10 billion. The Sempra Energy companies'
17,000 employees serve more than 32 million consumers
worldwide.
Sempra International, LLC, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, LLC,
and Sempra Partners, LP, are not the same companies as
the California utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric
(SDG&E) or Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), and
Sempra International, LLC, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, LLC, and
Sempra Partners, LP, are not regulated by the California Public
Utilities Commission. Sempra International's underlying entities
include Sempra Mexico and Sempra South American Utilities. Sempra
U.S. Gas & Power's underlying entities include Sempra
Renewables and Sempra Natural Gas.
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