Avangrid’s Onshore Business Achieves First Ever Joint Health & Safety and Environmental Certifications
24 Oktober 2024 - 8:57PM
Business Wire
International Organization for Standardization
(ISO) certifications of environmental management and occupational
health and safety reinforce Avangrid’s commitment to environmental
stewardship and employee safety
Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company
and member of the Iberdrola Group, has achieved a joint
certification in ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 for its Onshore Renewables
business, becoming one of the first businesses within the Iberdrola
Group to do so. ISO 14001 is for environmental management systems
and ISO 45001 is for occupational health and safety systems.
“We are incredibly proud to achieve this joint certification
under ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. This demonstrates our unwavering
commitment to the health and safety of our staff and to Avangrid
maintaining the highest levels of environmental stewardship across
our renewable energy project fleet,” said Pedro Azagra, Avangrid
CEO. “This is yet another example of Avangrid, and the Iberdrola
Group at large, dedicating itself to continuous improvement and
leading the energy industry.”
Auditors from Bureau Veritas, Avangrid’s external registrar,
spent 31 days examining Avangrid’s renewable energy operations,
visiting 10 clean energy sites and the business’s Portland, Oregon
office. While Avangrid has achieved ISO 45001 certification in the
past, this was the first time the business audited its
environmental management systems. This was also the first time the
audit included both operational and construction sites.
"We are pleased to grant Avangrid with this combined
certification, which illustrates the Group's societal commitment
and continuous improvement efforts,” said Laurent Croguennec, Vice
President at Bureau Veritas Certification North America, Inc. “In a
rapidly evolving world, this recognition demonstrates how Avangrid
builds resilience into its activities and daily operations,
minimizing its environmental and social impact."
The audit team identified several areas where the Onshore
business was deemed “excellent”, including the competency
development programs provided through the new National Training
Center (including its dedicated resources and structured training
programs), platforms provided to ensure proactive incident
reporting, the Management of Change process, monitoring and
reporting of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) reporting
metrics, the corporate level of EH&S support provided to
Renewables sites, housekeeping and industrial hygiene across sites,
ergonomic trainings and awareness programs, management and
evaluation of permitting compliance, and more.
Avangrid’s onshore business has over 9.0 GW of installed clean
energy capacity spread across more than 75 project sites in 22
states.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be
the leading sustainable energy company in the United States.
Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $45 billion in
assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, Avangrid has two primary
lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks
business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas
utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and
New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and
operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities
across the United States. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000
people and has been recognized by JUST Capital as one of the JUST
100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens – in
2024 for the fourth consecutive year. In 2024, Avangrid ranked
first among utilities and 12 overall. The company supports the
U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the
World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2024 for the sixth consecutive
year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group
of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information,
visit www.avangrid.com.
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