AES Gener Improves Dow Jones Sustainability Index Scoring

November 16, 2020

AES Gener Improves Dow Jones Sustainability Index Scoring

AES Gener’s commitment to sustainability is recognized by DSJI Chile and MILA indexes

For the sixth consecutive year, AES Gener was included in the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability Index Chile, a ranking that groups together the 27 leading companies in environmental, social and corporate governance matters. In addition, the company remained for the second year in the Index of the Latin American Integrated Market (MILA) includes companies in the countries of the Pacific Alliance.

In this new ranking, AES Gener improved its overall score and achieved maximum scores in several categories as well. The categories where AES Gener obtained the highest possible score were: Transmission, Risk and Crisis Management, Innovation Management, Environmental Report, Water-Related Risks, Policies and Environmental Management System and Social Report. The company also achieved high scores in Climate Strategy, Code of business Conduct and Labour Practice Indicators.

The Chief Executive Officer of AES Gener, Ricardo Falú, indicated that “these results are a recognition of the company’s commitment to sustainability and the way in which we guide our daily actions and define our strategy. This motivates us to continue contributing, through our Greentegra strategy, to the development of Chile and its energy transition”.

“Being part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index is not only a recognition of the company, but to all those who work day in and day out to accelerate the future of energy. Our people share the passion for helping meet Chile’s energy needs, and they have the satisfaction of knowing that their work not only contributes to the development and growth of the country but also to the communities where we operate”, said Falú.

AES Gener was the first electricity generator selected by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Chile and has maintained its position during the 6 years that this ranking has been carried out in Chile. This ranking seeks to promote best practices related to environmental, social and corporate governance factors.

Meanwhile, AES Corporation, AES Gener’s majority shareholder, remained for the seventh consecutive year in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America.

About AES Gener

AES Gener generates and sells electricity in Chile, Colombia, and Argentina with the mission of improving lives by accelerating a safer and greener energy future. The Company operates a total installed capacity of 5,309MW in the region along with an extensive portfolio of renewable energy projects under development. The Company is the largest generator in Chile in 2020, with a diversified portfolio including hydro, wind, solar, energy storage, biomass, gas, and coal-fired power plants.

AES Gener owns and operates 3,625MW in Chile, comprised of 3,068MW of thermoelectric, 271MW of hydroelectric, 110MW of wind, 102MW of solar photovoltaic and 13MW of biomass capacity, in addition to 62MW of battery energy storage systems, seawater desalination plants, transmission lines, and gas pipelines. AES Gener also owns hydroelectric and solar plants in Colombia with a total capacity of 1,041 MW and a combined-cycle natural gas plant in Argentina with an installed capacity of 643 MW.