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WHEN it comes to opportunities for minorities in the energy field, no company has done more and better than Sempra Energy, according to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
The CPUC commended Sempra during its seventh annual public hearing last November 2. The CPUC holds an annual public hearing to examine the diversity programs of the state’s regulated utilities like Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, Sempra and other gas companies. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the CPUC’s and the regulated companies own commitment to diversity, and hear from diverse suppliers about program issues.
Earlier this year, Black Enterprise Magazine named Sempra in its annual list of "40 Best Companies for Diversity."
In a survey the magazine praised Sempra on its diversity initiatives in supplier procurement, employee base, senior management and board of directors.
The energy company was also ranked third in Hispanic Business Magazines "Top 25 Supplier Diversity Companies" for 2009 and the No. 2 ranking among electric and gas utilities on Fortune Magazine’s annual "World’s Most Admired Companies" for 2009.
And Fortune magazine ranks Sempra Energy among the top five of Fortune’s "America’s Best Companies for Minorities."
In 2008, Sempra Energy’s utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern
California Gas Co., spent a combined total of $369 million on purchases with women, minority, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses – a 20-percent increase in spending over 2007.
Last year, we had 56 percent promoted were minorities, according to Sempra officials.
One person to credit Sempra’s diversity initiative is President Debra Reed.
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