Empire District Electric Co..
EDE.US | Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
Empire District Electric Co. is a regulated investor-owned utility that provides electricity services. The company generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. It operates power plants utilizing coal, natural gas, and renewable en...Show More
Better Health for All
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The company's principal good, electricity, has a neutral net health effect. As an electric utility, the company does not hold healthcare-related patents, produce or sell food or nutritional products, conduct clinical trials, or offer products with addiction potential.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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As an electric utility, the company does not offer consumer credit products or manage customer financial data. Consequently, KPIs such as pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives (loan/insurance book), data accessibility (open-banking APIs), fair lending compliance, wealth building outcomes, financial literacy initiatives, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion (banking deserts), and product simplicity are not applicable and score 0. While the company operates a 'Low-Income Pilot Program' (effective February 2017)
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providing bill credits and increased its low-income weatherization program funding from $250,000 to $550,000 annually
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, the articles do not provide the percentage of total customers from underserved segments or the company's annual pre-tax profit, leading to the omission of 'underserved_client_share' and 'profit_reinvestment' respectively.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Empire District Electric Co. achieved 1 million hours worked without a lost-time injury
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, with this injury-free period extending from April 1, 2013.
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Employee engagement for Liberty, the parent company, is rated at 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 186 reviews
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, translating to an engagement score of 68 out of 100. There are no substantiated labor-law or human-rights violations recorded for the company in the past three years.
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No specific, concrete evidence regarding Empire District Electric Co.'s performance on fair trade and ethical sourcing metrics, such as fair trade certification share, audit frequency, forced/child labor incidents, traceability coverage, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend, was found in the provided articles. The articles either discuss other companies or general industry trends without providing data specific to EDE.US.
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Honest & Fair Business
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No evidence available to assess Empire District Electric Co. on Honest & Fair Business.
Kind to Animals
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No evidence was found in the provided articles pertaining to EDE.US or its practices related to animal welfare. The articles discuss Liberty Utilities and Liberty Wildlife, but do not contain any data relevant to Empire District Electric Co. (EDE.US).
No War, No Weapons
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No data is available in the provided articles regarding Empire District Electric Co. (EDE.US) or its association with the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. The articles focus on Liberty Utilities' acquisition of Empire District Electric Company
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and federal funding for smart grid technology
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, without mentioning any metrics related to arms manufacturing, military contracts, conflict facilitation, or peace initiatives.
Planet-Friendly Business
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The company has a target of net-zero emissions by 2050 for all Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
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Its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) includes climate scenario analysis, considering base, high, and low carbon price scenarios.
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The company discusses the potential retirement of existing assets, such as Riverton 10 and 11, Energy Center 1 and 2, Iatan 1, and Plum Point PPA, along with economic analysis surrounding these decisions.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, quantitative data points were found in the provided articles to assess EDE.US against any of the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' KPIs. The articles discuss general community involvement and employee development for Liberty Utilities but lack details on indigenous or local community partnerships, cultural impact assessments, employment ratios, grievance mechanisms, cultural preservation investments, or other specific metrics.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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No information relevant to EDE.US (Empire District Electric Co.) regarding data protection, cybersecurity, or responsible AI was found in the provided articles. The articles discuss data breaches at Liberty Resources
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and Gold Coast Health Plan/Conduent,
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and cybersecurity-related academic programs at Liberty University,
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but these entities are not identified as EDE.US or its subsidiaries within the provided text. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored for EDE.US based on the evidence provided.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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No specific, quantitative data directly attributable to EDE.US (Empire District Electric Co.) was found in the provided articles for any of the 'Zero Waste & Sustainable Products' KPIs. The articles discuss sustainability efforts of 'Liberty Tire Recycling,' 'Liberty Utilities,' or 'Empire Diversified Energy,' but do not explicitly link these entities or their performance metrics to EDE.US's operations as an electric utility. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the available evidence.