AVANGRID Earns WELL Health-Safety Rating for 17 Workspaces
13 Januar 2022 - 07:48PM
Business Wire
Company’s WELL Health-Safety Rated workspaces
cover more than 80% of employees
Ratings demonstrate AVANGRID’s commitment to
health and safety and establishing safe re-entry procedures for its
workforce during the pandemic
AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy
company, has met a major milestone in the pursuit of building safe
and healthy workplaces for its employees. The company is now WELL
Health-Safety Rated across 17 of its workplaces, covering more than
80% of its employees. This achievement marks AVANGRID’s ongoing
efforts to support healthy workspaces and create safer re-entry for
its workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. The evidence-based,
third-party-verified rating focuses on operational policies,
maintenance protocols, stakeholder engagement and emergency
plans.
Last year, AVANGRID became the first energy company to earn the
WELL Health-Safety Rating through the International WELL Building
Institute (IWBI) for AVANGRID’s headquarters in Orange,
Connecticut, and the new Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E)
headquarters space in Rochester, New York. AVANGRID has now
received the WELL Health-Safety Rating across 15 additional
workplaces: nine RG&E and New York State Electric & Gas
(NYSEG) workspaces in New York, three Central Maine Power (CMP)
workspaces in Maine, one Berkshire Gas workplace in Massachusetts
and two workspaces in Connecticut, including one for Connecticut
Natural Gas (CNG) and one for United Illuminating (UI).
The WELL Health-Safety Rating includes thorough review of areas
such as cleaning and sanitization procedures; emergency
preparedness; health service resources; operational management and
stakeholder engagement.
“As we continue to plan for responsible re-entry to bring us all
back together, it is critical to create sustainable and healthy
spaces where employees feel safe,” said AVANGRID Vice President of
General Services Miguel Angel Garcia Tamargo. “The WELL
Health-Safety Rating truly demonstrates our commitment to following
the guidance of health experts and taking meaningful steps to
create safe environments for our workforce.”
"We have seen an enormous uptake in the WELL Health-Safety
Rating, with over 2 billion square feet of real estate enrolled
globally," said Jessica Cooper, chief commercial officer at IWBI.
"AVANGRID's continued adoption of the rating across its portfolio
demonstrates leadership in the energy sector, as well as a
continued commitment to employee health and well-being."
The WELL Health-Safety Rating serves as a centralized source and
governing body to validate efforts made by owners and operators. It
leverages insights drawn from the IWBI Task Force on COVID-19, in
addition to guidance on the spread of COVID-19 and other
respiratory infections developed by the World Health Organization
(WHO), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as
well as global disease control and prevention centers and emergency
management agencies. Guidance from recognized standard-making
associations such as ASTM International1 and ASHRAE2, and leading
academic and research institutions, as well as core principles
already established by IWBI’s WELL Building Standard, also
contribute to this premier framework for advancing health in
buildings and spaces of all kinds.
For more information on the WELL Health-Safety Rating, visit
wellhealthsafety.com.
About AVANGRID: AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be
the leading sustainable energy company in the United States.
Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $39 billion in
assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, AVANGRID has two primary
lines of business: Avangrid Networks and Avangrid Renewables.
Avangrid Networks owns and operates eight electric and natural gas
utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and
New England. Avangrid Renewables owns and operates a portfolio of
renewable energy generation facilities across the United States.
AVANGRID employs approximately 7,000 people and has been recognized
by JUST Capital as one of the 2021 and 2022 JUST 100 companies – a
list of America’s best corporate citizens. The company supports the
U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the
World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2021 for the third consecutive
year by the Ethisphere Institute. For more information, visit
www.avangrid.com.
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