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National Grid launches 'Gone green for 2020' - a scenario for meeting the challenge of climate change.
National Grid has published an authoritative scenario for achieving the UK’s target to meet 15 per cent of energy demand by renewable sources by 2020. It was published in response to the UK ...

'Big Tick' award for National Grid and npower
National Grid and npower have been awarded a prestigious ‘Big Tick’ for our commitment to corporate responsibility. The Power in Partnership award was presented at the annual Business in the ...

National Grid: a Business in the Community 'Platinum' company for the sixth year running.
Business in the Community have today announced the results of the 2007 Corporate Responsibility Index. National Grid has once again been recognised as a 'Platinum' company - one that scores 95% or ...

National Grid to adopt carbon budgets and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 80%
Emissions reduction target raised to 80% by 2050 Ground-breaking initiative linking carbon budgets with performance Carbon reductions at the core of operational decision-making to encourage ...

National Grid wins energy efficiency award in US
National Grid has won the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) ‘Outstanding Achievement in Program Implementation Award’ for its energy efficiency programs, which have been available to ...

National Grid joins Global Compact
National Grid has become a member of the United Nation's Global Compact Initiative. The Global Compact is a framework for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies ...

National Grid becomes founding reporter of the US Climate Registry
National Grid has become a Founding Reporter of The Climate Registry by being among the first to join. The Climate Registry is a non-profit organisation established to measure and publicly report ...

First US corporate responsibility report published.
National Grid today published our first U.S. corporate social responsibility report, based on the three themes of climate change, safety and reliability. The report also lays out our commitment to the ...

National Grid welcomes McKinsey and Company's key report on opportunities for reducing greenhouse gases, calls for more to be done to tackle climate change
WESTBOROUGH, MASS., Nov. 29, 2007 – International energy delivery company National Grid (LSE: NG. NYSE: NGG) today welcomed the publication of an independent report published by McKinsey & ...

UK’s first safer homes week is launched
Age Concern and National Grid have teamed up to launch the UK’s first Safer Homes Week, starting today. The £125,000 Government-backed initiative runs until Friday and will promote a range of home ...

Company's energy efficiency programmes win national recognition
National Grid’s energy efficiency programmes in the US have been named among the nation’s best by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). This year, National Grid ...

National Grid - a top 50 company where women want to work
For the second year running, National Grid has been recognised in The Times/Aurora Where Women Want to Work TOP 50. The Times joined forces with Aurora – a recruitment advertising agency with a ...

National Grid and KeySpan score top marks in human rights survey
National Grid USA and KeySpan have both scored 100% in the the sixth annual Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index. The index, carried out before National Grid acquired ...

National Grid wins major boost for community based activities in England
Bids totalling almost £2 million, sent in by National Grid’s Affordable Warmth Team and its associated companies, have been agreed in full by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ...

National Grid included in the 2007/08 Dow Jones Sustainability World and STOXX indices
National Grid has been elected as a constituent of the Utilities sector of the 2007/08 Dow Jones Sustainability World index and STOXX index; the fifth consecutive year the Company has been included in ...

National Grid supports draft regulations on US Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is first of 10 US states to post rules for cap-and-trade system intended to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and energy costs. Commenting on the launch of the draft ...

National Grid to partner Special Olympics Great Britain
National Grid has become the first ever Official Partner of Special Olympics Great Britain (SOGB), which was founded in 1978 to provide sporting opportunities for people with a learning ...

Jubilee win for Young Offender's Programme
The Offender Training and Employment Programme led by National Grid has won a special award from Business in the Community. Its entry in the category "education and skills training for sustainable ...