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GRI Index
Part 1: Profile Disclosures
| 1. Strategy and Analysis | Key: |
Electric Utility Supplement |
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| 1.1 | Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization. | Fully | A message from our leaders |
| 1.2 | Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities. | Fully | Annual Report, 10-K, see Competitive Environment, 10-K see Item 1A Risk Factors, 10-K, see Overview of 2011 and Future Outlook |
2. Organizational Profile
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| 2.1 | Name of the organization. | Fully | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. |
| 2.2 | Primary brands, products, and/or services. | Fully | We are an energy company with a diversified business mix. Our operations are located primarily in the Northeastern and Mid Atlantic United States. Our business approach focuses on operational excellence, financial strength and disciplined investment. As a holding company, our profitability depends on our subsidiaries’ operating results. Also see About PSEG. |
| 2.3 | Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures. | Fully | We were incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey in 1985 and our principal executive offices are located at 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey 07102. We conduct our business through three direct wholly owned subsidiaries, Power, PSE&G and Energy Holdings, each of which also has its principal executive offices at 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey 07102. PSEG Services Corporation (Services), our wholly owned subsidiary, provides us and these operating subsidiaries with certain management, administrative and general services at cost. See 10-K, Business. |
| 2.4 | Location of organization's headquarters. | Fully | Directions to PSEG Headquarters |
| 2.5 | Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report. | Fully | About PSEG |
| 2.6 | Nature of ownership and legal form. | Fully | About PSEG |
| 2.7 | Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries). | Fully | About PSEG |
| 2.8 | Scale of the reporting organization. | Fully | About this report |
| 2.9 | Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership. | Fully | None |
| 2.10 | Awards received in the reporting period. | Fully | Awards and recognitions |
| EU1 | Installed capacity, broken down by primary energy source and by regulatory regime. | Fully | Our installed capacity utilizes a diverse mix of fuels: 45% gas, 27% nuclear, 18% coal, 9% oil and 1% pumped storage. This fuel diversity helps to mitigate risks associated with fuel price volatility and market demand cycles. Our total generating output in 2010, excluding amounts related to the Texas generation facilities which are being sold, was approximately 56,700 GWh. While overall generation has increased over the past several years, the mix by fuel type has changed slightly in recent years due to the relatively favorable price of natural gas as compared to coal, making it more economical to run certain of our gas units than our coal units. Also see Providing Safe and Reliable Energy and 10-K, Generation Capacity. |
| EU2 | Net energy output broken down by primary energy source and by regulatory regime. | Fully | Leaders in Providing Green Energy |
| EU3 | Number of residential, industrial, institutional and commercial customer accounts. | Fully | Our public utility, PSE&G, distributes electric energy and gas to customers within a designated service territory running diagonally across New Jersey where approximately 5.5 million people, or about 70% of the State’s population, reside. Also see: Providing Safe and Reliable Energy and 10-K, Distribution. |
| EU4 | Length of above and underground transmission and distribution lines by regulatory regime. | Fully | We provide network transmission and point-to-point transmission services, and distribution service to 2.2 million electric customers and 1.8 million gas customers in a service area that covers approximately 2,600 square miles running diagonally across New Jersey. We serve the most heavily populated, commercialized and industrialized territory in New Jersey, including its six largest cities and approximately 300 suburban and rural communities. Also see: Providing Safe and Reliable Energy and 10-K, Transmission. |
| EU5 | Allocation of CO2e emissions allowances or equivalent, broken down by carbon trading framework. |
Fully | Confidential market information |
3. Report Parameters
Report Profile
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| 3.1 | Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided. | Fully | 2011 and 2012 when noted |
| 3.2 | Date of most recent previous report (if any). | Fully | About this report |
| 3.3 | Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.) | Fully | About this report |
| 3.4 | Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents. | Fully | About this report |
Report Scope and Boundary
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| 3.5 | Process for defining report content. | Fully | About this report, see Materiality Matrix |
| 3.6 | Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers). See GRI Boundary Protocol for further guidance. | Fully | All operations unless otherwise noted |
| 3.7 | State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report (see completeness principle for explanation of scope). | Fully | None |
| 3.8 | Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organizations. | Fully | About this report. In early 2011 PSEG agreed to sell our Texas combined-cycle generating facilities |
| 3.9 | Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations, including assumptions and techniques underlying estimations applied to the compilation of the Indicators and other information in the report. Explain any decisions not to apply, or to substantially diverge from, the GRI Indicator Protocols. | Fully | Quantitative data is provided based on direct measurements, estimates and calculations according to standard industry practices |
| 3.10 | Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement. | Fully | None |
| 3.11 | Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report. | Fully | None |
GRI Content Index
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| 3.12 | Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report. | Fully | GRI Index, application level, see About this report |
Assurance
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| 3.13 | Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. | Fully | PSEG is in the process of seeking external assurance. |
4. Governance, Commitments, and Engagement
Governance
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| 4.1 | Governance structure of the organization, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organizational oversight. | Fully | Proxy Statement. Also, Corporate Governance site |
| 4.2 | Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer. | Fully | The Board has determined that all of the current directors are independent under our Corporate Governance Principles and the requirements of the NYSE, except Ralph Izzo, the Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, who is an employee of the Company. See also: Proxy Statement |
| 4.3 | For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members. | Fully | Proxy Statement |
| 4.4 | Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body. | Fully | Stockholder, and other interested parties may communicate directly with the Board, including the independent directors, by writing to M. Courtney McCormick, Secretary, Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, 80 Park Plaza, T4B, P.O. Box 1171, Newark, New Jersey 07101-1171, and indicating who should receive the communication. |
| 4.5 | Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organization's performance (including social and environmental performance). | Fully | Proxy Statement, see Compensation Discussion and Analysis |
| 4.6 | Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided. | Fully | Proxy Statement |
| 4.7 | Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for guiding the organization's strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics. | Fully | Proxy Statement, see Director Qualifications, Diversity and Retirement |
| 4.8 | Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation. | Fully | PSEG Vision: Being a recognized leader for: People, Providing, Safe, Reliable, Economic and Green Energy and Standards of Integrity. |
| 4.9 | Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization's identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance, including relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct, and principles. | Fully | Proxy Statement |
| 4.10 | Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance. | Fully | Proxy Statement |
Commitments to External Initiatives
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| 4.11 | Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization. | Fully | PSEG addresses the precautionary approach through proactive advocacy for and action related to climate change policy, air emission standards, water quality issues, and various other public policy and environmental concerns. See more |
| 4.13 | Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organizations in which the organization: * Has positions in governance bodies; * Participates in projects or committees; * Provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues; or * Views membership as strategic. | Fully | PSEG is a member and actively participate in a diverse range of local and national associations including: Center for Energy Workforce Development, The Clean Energy Group (CEG), National Energy Resources Organization, American Gas Association, NJ SEED, Council of NJ Grant makers, NJ Utilities Association, Women's Energy Resource Council, NJ Corporation for Advanced Technology, NJ Chamber of Commerce, Commerce & Industry Association of NJ, Better Business Bureau, NEI, NEPOOL, Clean Air Policy Initiative, Edison Electric Institute and the Energy Security and Sustainability Initiative of the Council on Competitiveness |
Engaging our Stakeholders
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| 4.14 | List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization. | Fully | Engaging our Stakeholders |
| 4.15 | Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage. | Fully | Engaging our Stakeholders |
| 4.16 | Approaches to Engaging our Stakeholders, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group. | Fully | Engaging our Stakeholders |
| 4.17 | Key topics and concerns that have been raised through Engaging our Stakeholders, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting. | Fully | Engaging our Stakeholders |
Part II: Disclosures on Management Approach
Economic
| DMA EC | Disclosure on Management Approach EC | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| Disclosure on Management Approach | Economic performance, market presence, indirect Providing Safe and Reliable Energys, availability and reliability | Fully | 10-K, see Management's Discussions, see Overview of 2011 and Future Outlook, see Item 1A Risk Factors, Engaging our Stakeholders |
| Policy | Brief, organization-wide policy (or policies) that defines the organization’s overall commitment relating to the Economic Aspects listed above, or state where this can be found in the public domain. | Fully | CEO's growth strategy presented to shareholders: over the next three years, we will be pursuing a $6.7 billion investment program – one of the largest in our history. Most of this investment will be at PSE&G in three main areas: First, in transmission projects to further improve reliability. Second, PSE&G is investing to provide a stimulus to the economy and create good jobs in New Jersey. Our work includes $694 million in accelerated electric and gas infrastructure projects.Third, PSE&G is making green investments to improve access to energy efficiency and renewable solar power for our customers across New Jersey. |
Part III: Performance Indicators
Economic Performance Indicators
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| EC1 | Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments. | Fully | Providing Safe and Reliable Energy |
| EC2 | Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization's activities due to climate change. | Partially | 10-K, see Item 1A Risk Factors |
| EC3 | Coverage of the organization's defined benefit plan obligations. | Fully | 10-K, see Pension, other Post Retirement Benefits and Savings Plans |
| EC4 | Significant financial assistance received from government. | Fully | 10-K, see Energy Policy |
Market Presence
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| EC6 | Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation. | Fully | Putting People First |
| EC7 | Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation. | Not | Hiring policies at PSEG are based on merit, skill sets and qualifications, not whether the candidate is from a particular locality. |
Indirect Providing Safe and Reliable Energys
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| EC8 | Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagement. | Fully | 10-K, Providing Safe and Reliable Energy |
| EC9 | Understanding and describing significant indirect Providing Safe and Reliable Energys, including the extent of impacts. | Fully | 10-K, see Competitive Environment, 10-K, see Overview of 2011 and Future Outlook, 10-K, see Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
| EU6 | Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation. | Fully | See 10-K, Transmission Expansions, Also see Reliability Projects |
| EU7 | Demand-side management: Demand-side management programs including residential, commercial, institutional and industrial programs. | Fully | 10-K, Demand Response (DR) |
| EU8 | Research and development: Research and development activity and expenditure aimed at providing reliable electricity and promoting sustainable development. | Fully | We coordinate much of our research and development through programs administered by the Electric Power Research Institute and other organizations. |
| EU9 | Plant decommissioning: Provisions for decommissioning of nuclear power sites. | Fully | 10-K |
| EU10 | Availability and reliability: Planned capacity against projected electricity demand over the long term, broken down by energy source and regulatory regime. | Fully | See 10-K, Transmission Expansions, Also see Reliability Projects |
| EU11 | System Efficiency: Average generation efficiency of thermal plants by energy source and regulatory regime. | Fully | See Our Approach to Sustainability |
| EU12 | System Efficiency: Transmission and distribution losses as a percentage of total energy. | Not | Methodologies for calculating losses are inconsistent across the industry. |
Environmental
| DMA EN | Disclosure on Management Approach EN | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| Disclosure on Management Approach: | Materials, energy, water, biodiversity, emmissions, effluents and waste, products and services,compliance, transport | Fully | 10-K, see Environmental Matters, Leaders in Providing Green Energy and Caring for Air, Land & Water |
| Policy | Brief, organisation-wide policy (or policies) that defines the organization’s overall commitment relating to the environmental aspects listed above, or state where this can be found in public domain. | Fully | The PSEG EHS Policy and PSEG EHS Program Guide (i.e. the management systems that are required by PSEG to implement the Policy) apply to all PSEG operations and activities where the business has a controlling interest, including those conducted by employees, contractors, suppliers and business partners. See Environment, Leaders in Providing Green Energy |
| Organizational Responsibility | The most senior position with operational responsibility for Environmental Aspects or explain how operational responsibility is divided at the senior level for these Aspects. | Fully | Line management is responsible for establishing and maintaining EHS management systems to implement the PSEG EHS Policy to ensure compliance with EHS laws and regulations and relevant PSEG policies and practices. See Proxy Statement |
| Training and Awareness | Procedures related to training and raising awareness in relation to the Environmental Aspects. | Fully | Standards of Integrity |
Environmental Performance Indicators
Materials
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| EN1 | Materials used by weight or volume. | Partially | High volume materials are purchased by length, reel, pole, transformer, case, truckload or other measure with no consistent relationship to weight or volume. |
| EN2 | Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials. | Partially | Leaders in Providing Green Energy |
Energy
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| EN3 | Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. | Fully | Fossil fuels consumed in 2010 by PSEG power and PSEG Global in the generation of electricity are as follow: Coal 39%, Natural Gas 57%, Petroleum Coke 3%, wood or wood waste 1% |
| EN4 | Indirect energy consumption by primary source. | Fully | Leaders in Providing Green Energy |
| EN5 | Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements. | Fully | PSE&G is investing $240 million in 11 initiatives that are helping fund energy efficiency investments in places where they are needed most. When the initiatives are completed we estimate that the total savings will be 58 MWs a year. The programs also reduced participants’ utility bills by an estimated $31 million. In 2010, our energy efficiency programs helped PSE&G customers save more than 283 million kilowatt-hours of annual energy. |
| EN6 | Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives. | Fully | Leaders in Providing Green Energy. Also see Energy Efficiency |
| EN7 | Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. | Fully | 10-K, see Item 1: Business – State Regulation. Also see Leaders in Providing Green Energy |
Water
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| EN8 | Total water withdrawal by source. | Not |
Biodiversity
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| EN11 | Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. | Fully | Estuary Enhancement Program, Leaders in Providing Green Energy |
| EN12 | Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. | Fully | Environmental analyses performed during planning process of new project are used to identify potential areas of high biodiversity value. If such areas are found, permit conditions are designed to prevent or minimize impacts according to the laws and requirements. |
| EU13 | Biodiversity of offset habitats compared to the biodiversity of the affected areas | Fully | In partnership with three regional planning agencies, PSE&G has created land use management plans, which include an agreement to ensure there is no net loss of habitat value through development activities. See more |
| EN14 | Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. | Fully | Leaders in Providing Green Energy and Caring for Air, Land & Water |
Emissions, Effluents and Waste
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| EN16 | Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. | Fully | Leaders in Providing Green Energy |
| EN17 | Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. | Fully | Leaders in Providing Green Energy |
| EU18 | Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. | Fully | Leaders in Providing Green Energy |
| EN20 | NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight. | Fully | Leaders in Providing Green Energy |
| EN21 | Total water discharge by quality and destination. | Not | |
| EN22 | Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. | Partially | Leaders in Providing Green Energy |
| EN23 | Total number and volume of significant spills. | Fully | Leaders in Providing Green Energy |
Products and Services
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| EN26 | Initiatives to mitigate Leaders in Providing Green Energys of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. | Fully | Leaders in Providing Green Energy and Caring for Air, Land & Water |
| EN27 | Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. | Fully | Electric and natural gas cannot be recycled in the usual sense. |
Compliance
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| EN28 | Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations. | Fully | Leaders in Providing Green Energy, 10-K |
Labor Practices and Decent Work
| DMA LA | Disclosure on Management Approach LA | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| Disclosure on Management Approach: | Employment, labor/management relations, occupational health and safety, training and education, diversity and equal opportunity | Fully | Diversity @ PSEG, Putting People First, Green Jobs and 2011 Sustainability Report |
| Policy | Brief, organization-wide policy (or policies) that defines the organization’s overall commitment relating to the labor aspects listed above, or state where these can be found in the public domain. | Fully | Standards of Integrity |
| Organizational Responsibility | The most senior position with operational responsibility for Labor Aspects or explain how operational responsibility is divided at the senior level for these Aspects. | Fully | Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer, See Proxy Statement |
| Training and Awareness | Procedures related to training and raising awareness in relation to the Labor Aspects. | Fully | Standards of Integrity |
Labor Practices and Decent Work Performance Indicators
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| EU14 | Processes and processes to ensure the availability of a skilled workforce | Fully | Green Jobs and 2011 Sustainability Report |
| EU16 | Policies and requirements regarding health and safety of employees and employees of contractors and subcontractors | Fully | 2011 Sustainability Report, PSEG Environment, Health & Safety Policy |
Employment
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| LA1 | Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region. | Fully | Putting People First |
| LA2 | Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region. | Partially | Putting People First |
| EU18 | Percentage of contractor and subcontractor employees that have undergone relevant health and safety training. | Fully | 100% of non-union employees must complete the online training program developed by PSEG every year to help them understand PSEG and OSHA reporting and recording requirements. |
Labor/Management Relations
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| LA4 | Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. | Fully | As of December 31, 2011, we had approximately 9,784 employees within our subsidiaries. |
| LA5 | Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements. | Fully | We comply with applicable laws and collective bargaining agreements. |
Occupational Health and Safety
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| LA6 | Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advice on occupational health and safety programs. | Fully | 100%. The Health and Safety Councils are the foundation for creating an employee-led health and safety system throughout PSEG. Health and Safety Councils exist at the PSEG, Line of Business (LOB), and local levels. |
| LA7 | Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region. | Fully | Putting People First |
| LA8 | Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. | Fully | PSEG has developed a comprehensive health & wellness strategy that is managed through the Human Resources department and through PSEG Medical. There is a designated PSEG employee who is responsible for the ongoing development and tracking for these programs and the associated vendors. To support the PSEG employee and as part of the personal health and wellness component of the H&S System, there are grass roots ‘wellness representatives’ who are part of more than 60 Local H&S Councils throughout PSEG. They promote and communicate wellness initiatives, programs, and information initiated by the corporate HR department. |
Training and Education
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| LA11 | Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. | Fully | Green Jobs and 2011 Sustainability Report |
| LA12 | Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews. | Fully | 100% PSEG employees receive two evaluations of their skills and/or performance per year. |
Diversity and Equal Opportunity
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| LA13 | Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity. | Partially | Putting People First |
| LA14 | Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category. | Fully | Wages and salaries are commensurate with the requirements of each job. PSEG's policy is to comply with all state, federal and local laws. |
Social: Human Rights
| DMA HR | Disclosure on Management Approach HR | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| Disclosure on Management Approach: | Investment and procurement practices, non-discrimination, freedom of association and collective bargaining, security practices | Partially | Standards of Integrity. See more. Applies to Suppliers, as well. See more. |
| Policy | Brief, organization-wide policy or policies that define the organization’s overall commitment to the human rights. Aspects including:
|
Fully | Proxy Statement, Standards of Integrity |
| Organizational Responsibility | The most senior position with operational responsibility for human rights Aspects, or an explanation of how operational responsibility is divided at senior level for these Aspects. | Fully | Proxy Statement |
| Training and Awareness | Procedures related to training and raising awareness in relation to the human rights Aspects. | Fully | Standards of Integrity |
Human Rights Indicators
Investment and Procurement Action
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| HR1 | Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening. | Fully | We are primarily a domestic U.S. company and this is not a significant issue at this time. We operate in compliance with applicable laws and regulations at our U.S. facilities. |
| HR2 | Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken. | Fully | 100% |
| HR3 | Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained. | Fully | Our employees are trained on the Standards of Integrity, which includes human rights topics. |
Non-Discrimination
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| HR4 | Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken. | Not | This is not reported publicly. Company policies require management action upon allegations of discriminatory behavior. |
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| HR5 | Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights. | Fully | None |
Social
Society
| DMA SO | Disclosure on Management Approach SO | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| Disclosure on Management Approach: | Local Communities, corruption, public policy, anti-competitive behavior, compliance | Fully | Our Community, Standards of Integrity |
| Policy | Brief, organization-wide policy (or policies) that defines the organization’s overall commitment relating to the Society Aspects listed above, or state where this can be found in public domain | Fully | Our Community, Putting People First, Standards of Integrity. |
| Organizational Responsibility | The most senior position with operational responsibility for Society Aspects or explain how operational responsibility is divided at the senior level for these Aspects. | Fully | The Director of Corporate Social Responsibility is also the President of the PSEG Foundation and has overall responsibility for interpretation, implementation, monitoring, maintenance and communications of this Policy and the Corporate Social Investment Strategy (CSIS) Practices. |
| Training and Awareness | Procedures related to training and raising awareness in relation to the Society Aspects. | Fully | Standards of Integrity |
| EU19 | Community: Stakeholder participation in the decision making process related to energy planning and infrastructure development. | Fully | Engaging our Stakeholders |
| EU20 | Community: Approach to managing the impacts of displacement | Fully | N/A |
| EU21 | Disaster/Emergency Planning and Response: Contingency planning measures, disaster/emergency management plan and training programs, and recovery/restoration plans. | Fully | PSEG has a comprehensive Business Interruption and Crisis Management program to ensure all appropriate measures are in place to preserve life, property, business operations, financial integrity, and public image/reputation of the Company, in the event of a significant interruption of business occurs, or other adverse event which threatens the survival of the company. The Company maintains and exercises an Executive Crisis Management Team & Plans, Business Continuity Plans for all critical and essential processes, IT Disaster Recovery Plans for vital applications, Life Safety Evaluation Plans, and Facility Emergency Plans. |
Society Performance Indicators
Local Communities
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| SO1 | Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting. | Fully | Putting People First |
| EU22 | Number of people physically or economically displaced and compensation, broken down by type of project. | Fully | None |
Corruption
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| SO2 | Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption. | Fully | 100% |
| SO3 | Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures. | Fully | PSEG management, administrative, supervisory and technical (MAST) associates must complete training program on the Standards of Integrity and also must annually complete a certification that they understand and are in compliance with them. Union associates are given in-person training on the SOI but do not complete a certification. We monitor and report results to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. |
Public Policy
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| SO5 | Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying. | Fully | 10-K, see Regulatory Issues, 10-K, see Overview of 2011 and Future Outlook |
Compliance
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| SO8 | Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations. | Fully | Leaders in Providing Green Energy and 10-K, page 47 |
Product Responsibility
| DMA PR | Disclosure on Management Approach LA | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| Disclosure on Management Approach: | Customer health and safety, product and service labeling, marketing communications, customer privacy, compliance, access | Fully | Safety First, Privacy Policy |
| Policy | Brief, organization-wide policy (or policies) that defines the organization’s overall commitment relating to the Product Responsibility Aspects listed above, or state where this can be found in public domain | Fully | 10-K |
| EU23 | Access: Programs, including those in partnership with government, to improve or maintain access to electricity and customer support services. | Fully | Payment Assistance Programs |
| EU24 | Provision of Information: Practices to address language, cultural, low literacy and disability related barriers to accessing and safely using electricity and customer support services. | Fully | Spanish language customer service information is available through the toll free number, as well as online, particularly for bill payment and payment assistance programs. Solar loan program materials are also available in Spanish. |
Customer Health and Safety
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| PR1 | Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. | Partially | Standards of Integrity, 10-K |
| EU25 | Number of injuries and fatalities to the public involving company assets, including legal judgments, settlements and pending legal cases of diseases. | Fully | Putting People First |
Product and service labeling
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| PR3 | Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements. | Fully | Electric and natural gas service are not labeled. We provide extensive safety information through bill inserts, bill messages, announcements, targeted mailings and our website. |
| PR5 | Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. | Fully | Providing Safe and Reliable Energy |
| PR6 | Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. | Fully | Marketing communications conform to all known standards |
Marketing communications
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| PR7 | Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship by type of outcomes. | Fully | None |
Customer privacy
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| PR8 | Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data. | Fully | PSEG implements consistent measures to comply with the applicable laws, rules and regulations. See Private Policy |
Compliance
| Profile Disclosure | Description | Reported | Cross-Reference/Direct Answer |
| PR9 | Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services. | Fully | 10-K Legal proceedings |
| EU26 | Access: Percentage of population un-served in licensed distribution or service areas. | Not | This indicator has been evaluated as not material for PSEG. |
| EU27 | Access: Number of residential disconnections for non-payment, broken down by duration of disconnection and by regulatory regime. | Not | PSEG does not track this information as specified in the GRI guidelines. |
| EU28 | Access: Power outage frequency. | Fully | SAIFI, see Providing Safe and Reliable Energy |
| EU29 | Access: Average power outage duration. | Fully | SAIDI, see Providing Safe and Reliable Energy |
| EU30 | Access: Average plant availability factor by energy source and by regulatory regime. | Fully | 10-K, Presentation to investors, Our Approach to Sustainability |
2012 PSEG Sustainability Report
Sustainability is an important part of who we are at PSEG.
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PSEG named to 2012 DJSI World Index
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