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04/21/2023
AVANGRID’S Vice President Of Sustainability Laney Brown Named To 2023 Constellation Research ESG50
AVANGRID’S Vice President Of Sustainability Laney Brown Named To 2023 Constellation Research ESG50
Elite list recognizes executives who are driving a sustainable future
AVANGRID is a recognized leader in sustainability with industry-leading ESG goals
ORANGE, Conn. — April 21, 2023 — AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced today that Laney Brown, vice president of sustainability at AVANGRID was recognized by Constellation Research on its 2023 ESG50, an elite list of the top environmental, social, and governance executives championing pragmatic ESG strategies.
“Sustainability is a part of our DNA at AVANGRID, and we’re fortunate to have someone as passionate as Laney to lead our efforts,” said Pedro Azagra, AVANGRID CEO. “Laney has worked across the energy industry in innovation, customer service, renewables, policy and more. This experience and her passion help drive us forward toward our goals and keep us on the leading edge of sustainability. Our work, in partnership with the Iberdrola Group, will help build a clean energy future for all.”
The ESG50 recognizes the world’s most influential executives across a variety of industries, including energy, entertainment, financial services, healthcare, higher education, pharmaceuticals, public sector, retail, and sports, to name a few.
As vice president of sustainability, Brown leads AVANGRID’s ESG+F strategy and coordination, supporting the company’s commitment to taking comprehensive action on all aspects of sustainability. She also oversees the company’s corporate citizenship strategy through her role as president of the Avangrid Foundation board. Brown has twenty years of experience in both the regulated and unregulated energy sector including, most recently, leading the start-up of a new retail renewable energy business and leading efforts to develop strategies to support the energy transition. She also served on the U.S. Department of Energy's Electricity Advisor Committee for five years.
“I feel incredibly privileged to represent AVANGRID’s sustainability organization,” said Brown. “Working in the energy industry, particularly at AVANGRID, provides an opportunity to make a difference. We’ve been a sustainability leader since 2017 and continue to make ambitious commitments to move us forward. It’s an honor to work on these goals daily with teams across our company to support a clean energy future.”
Earlier this week, AVANGRID released its 2022 Sustainability Report and announced it is on track to meet its ambitious ESG+F goals, indicated in the report by demonstration of clear progress in 2022 and current actions underway to support achieving its goals. AVANGRID’s industry-leading ESG goals include 2030 carbon neutrality targets for scopes 1 and 2 and reaching 16.9 GW emissions-free installed capacity by 2030. The company has earned numerous recognitions for its ESG+F efforts, including being named among the world’s most sustainable companies by S&P Global for two consecutive years, being named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies for five consecutive years and being included in the FTSE4Good Index Series for five consecutive years.
“When organizations view ESG from a culture of abundance instead of a culture of scarcity, their leaders can deliver on amazing innovations for all stakeholders,” proclaimed R “Ray” Wang, founder and CEO at Constellation Research. "Those on this year’s ESG50 understand how hard it is and how important it is to balance both the bottom line and their ESG objectives.”
Nominations from peers, industry influencers, technology vendors and analysts power the selection process each year. The selected executives enjoy substantive benefits and a private VIP invitation for membership to the Constellation Executive Network. Each executive demonstrates proficiency in establishing and building new business models, implementing emerging technologies and leading in an ethical and humane manner.
“Our selection process began with a public nomination process and suggestions from past ESG50 recipients and our network of business leaders,” said Doug Henschen, vice president and principal analyst at Constellation Research. “In addition, we have scoured company announcements and cross-referenced myriad publicly available data sources to help us spot deserving sustainability leaders. After exhaustive review, we’re proud to recognize the Constellation Research ESG50 for 2023.”
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading energy company in the United States working to meet the growing demand for energy for homes and businesses across the nation through service, innovation, and continued investments by expanding grid infrastructure and energy generation projects. Avangrid has offices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Maine and Oregon, including operations in 24 states with approximately $47 billion in assets, and 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 and in 2024. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and operates more than 75 energy generation facilities across the United States producing over 9GW of power for over 2.2 million customers. 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 2025 for the fifth consecutive year. The company 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.
About Iberdrola: Iberdrola is one of the world's biggest energy companies and a leader in renewables, spearheading the energy transition to a low carbon economy. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries. With a focus on renewable energy, smart networks and smart solutions for customers, Iberdrola’s main markets include Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. The company is also present in growth markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland, among others.
With a workforce of nearly 40,000 and assets in excess of €141.7 billion, across the world, Iberdrola helps to support 400,000 jobs across its supply chain, with annual procurement of €12.2 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has invested more than €130 billion over the past two decades to help build a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
