EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND SUSTAINABLE SUPPLIER PROGRAMS
At Avangrid, our differences include all the dimensions that make each of us one-of-a-kind. We provide equal economic opportunity for suppliers.
Our Equal Opportunity and Sustainable Suppliers Programs strive to build bridges and break down barriers by cultivating knowledge and experiences and connecting suppliers to opportunities, resources, and support they need to make a meaningful impact. As part of this roadmap, we are committed to creating a welcoming environment through fair and competitive business practices, ensuring equal opportunity in the procurement process.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SUPPLIERS PROGRAM
Avangrid proactively seeks to ensure that all suppliers, including small and disadvantaged-owned businesses, have a fair and equitable opportunity to compete for business. Equal Opportunity emphasizes creating a culture of belonging and respect for our suppliers, where they feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow and succeed.
Small and disadvantaged-owned businesses are companies that have been identified as socially and economically disadvantaged. Examples of these disadvantaged groups include but are not limited to:
Person(s) with disabilities
Service-disabled veterans
Veterans
Any other groups whose members are designated as socially and economically disadvantaged by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Avangrid's goals for our Equal Opportunity Suppliers Program include:
Actively seeking suppliers that can provide competitive, high-quality goods and services whose business model is aligned with our business strategy.
To assist businesses in becoming competitive sources of supply through strategies such as education, and supplier sub-contracting.
Communicating the value of the Equal Opportunity and Sustainable Suppliers Program internally and externally to all stakeholders.
Avangrid recognizes the positive impact of equal opportunities on our employees, clients, and communities. We will strive to ensure the participation of socially and economically disadvantaged businesses in our strategic sourcing and procurement processes.
Questions? Email: EOSP@avangrid.com
SUSTAINABLE SUPPLIERS PROGRAM
Our suppliers are fundamental to the performance of activities within the Avangrid group and strategic players in the transition toward a decarbonized economy. As such, they are considered business partners. We seek to ensure a fair, transparent, and ethical value chain, and we involve our suppliers from the first contact with the group, always with a proactive attitude toward their needs and supporting them in the development of new capabilities.
Supplier evaluation model
Avangrid is committed to ensuring that 85% of the main collaborating companies are subject to sustainable development policies and standards by 2025. To this end, we have a supplier evaluation model based on Sustainability criteria, which are used globally to measure corporate responsibility in three areas: environmental, social, and governance.
We consider 43 factors to calculate each supplier’s Sustainability score, including human rights compliance, climate change risk management, and circular economy strategy. We also send personalized improvement plans to those suppliers that are not at the appropriate sustainability levels.
At Avangrid, we look for sustainable, transparent, fair, and ethical supplies and suppliers. That's why we evaluate the companies we work with to determine the potential risk during the purchasing process. We also check that their modus operandi is aligned with our group's policies, principles, and responsibilities. Find out about what factors are evaluated for classifying suppliers below.
Avangrid uses GoSupply as a supplier evaluation, classification, risk measurement, and sustainability system. In this cloud solution, suppliers must ensure their information is always up-to-date and periodically review the supporting documentation requested during the registration phase. Incomplete or outdated information can lead to a higher-than-normal risk assessment and a poor sustainability score.
Avangrid's commitments to our communities, people, and the environment make us one of the most sustainable, socially responsible energy companies.
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 23 states with approximately $47 billion in assets, and has two primary lines of business: networks and power. 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 power generation business, Avangrid owns and operates more than 75 energy generation facilities across the United States producing 10.5 GW of power for over 3.1 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 2025 for the seventh 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.
