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Originally published on PSEG NewsRoom
NEWARK, NJ / ACCESS Newswire / January 31, 2025 / Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the 17th consecutive year. PSEG has also been named to Newsweek's America's Most Responsible Companies 2025 list as the top utility in the Energy & Utilities industry. These recognitions demonstrate PSEG's ongoing efforts to support our employees, the communities we serve and the many people who rely on our services to power their lives while ensuring sustainability and environmental management remain a focus of our business strategy.
The DJSI recognizes companies that operate according to sustainable and ethical practices, particularly in areas related to environmental stewardship, operations and oversight as well as workforce and community support. The DJSI 2024 announcement is available online here.
Presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., America's Most Responsible Companies were selected based on an independent survey in which over 40,000 evaluations were collected, with awarded companies averaging more than 100 evaluations each. The full list of America's Most Responsible companies is available here.
Vision
PSEG's Powering Progress vision is for a future where people use less energy and it's cleaner safer and delivered more reliably than ever. We work toward this vision every day with:
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Energy efficiency programs to reduce customer energy usage, curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and save customers money
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Electric-vehicle programs address the largest source of GHG emissions in New Jersey - transportation
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Continued investment in PSEG's carbon-free nuclear fleet, the largest source of carbon-free energy in New Jersey
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Investments in modernizing our natural gas infrastructure to reduce methane leaks and prepare our infrastructure for the fuels of the future
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Continued investments in infrastructure to prepare for extreme weather and help reduce the number of and duration of outages
Sustainability
As we plan for the future, PSEG continues to focus on sustainability, including biodiversity, waste management and reduction, as well as minimizing environmental impact with programs such as:
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Biodiversity efforts aimed at conducting our operations while protecting the flora and fauna in our service territory. For example, the Estuary Enhancement Program at PSEG Nuclear has restored thousands of acres of marshland in South Jersey
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Strategic planning around our rights-of-way to preserve the complex ecosystems our infrastructure often runs through
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Waste management goals and objectives that focus on waste minimization, investment recovery, reuse, donation of useable items, and recycling. In 2023, PSE&G recycled approximately 595,000 tons of waste
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Energy efficiency programs that have helped nearly 400,000 customers take action to reduce their energy usage and lower their annual electric and gas bills, resulting in the avoidance of over 1.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually