Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Talen Energy Corporation is an independent power producer and infrastructure company, primarily involved in power generation and electricity supply.

The provided articles confirm its focus on a power generation portfolio. As the company's core business lies outside financial services, it does not offer lending, deposit services, consumer credit products, or operate as a financial institution. Therefore, all KPIs related to fair money and economic opportunity, which assess financial services, are not applicable.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Talen Energy Corporation has an overall employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, which translates to 74% satisfaction.

Additionally, 59% of employees approve of the CEO and 59% would recommend working at the company to a friend.

Honest & Fair Business

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess Talen Energy Corporation against any of the KPIs for the 'Honest & Fair Business' ethical value. The articles primarily focus on operational details, power generation capacity, employee numbers, and the company's successful completion of Chapter 11 restructuring.

A FERC settlement agreement related to power plant reliability is mentioned, but it is not an ethics-related fine and therefore does not apply to the 'regulatory_fines_3y' KPI.

Kind to Animals

Talen Energy's Brunner Island facility has caused acute and chronic harm to aquatic species, including federally endangered shortnose and Atlantic sturgeon, due to arsenic and other pollutants.

The company faces a notice of intent to sue for failing to mitigate toxic pollution risks from a coal ash storage pond, with high levels of contamination found in groundwater in Q1 2024, indicating direct habitat destruction and wildlife mortality. The company has no public position on animal welfare legislation and does not formally collaborate with animal welfare stakeholders. As a power producer, the company's core business model does not involve animal testing, animal-derived products, or animal agriculture, leading to N/A scores for several KPIs. Talen Energy is developing one gigawatt of renewable energy and battery storage projects, including a 100-megawatt solar field. The company has pledged to stop burning coal at its Montour Power Plant by the end of 2025 and at Brunner Island by 2029. Talen will donate $1 million for the maintenance of the 640-acre Montour Preserve.

No War, No Weapons

The provided articles do not contain any specific, concrete data points or quantitative information relevant to Talen Energy Corporation's involvement in arms manufacturing, military contracts, dual-use technology, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding initiatives, or any other metrics related to the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value.

Both articles explicitly state that no relevant metrics or quantitative data are provided for this assessment.

Planet-Friendly Business

Talen Energy's fuel mix for July 2023 to June 2024 included 7.30% renewable energy.

The company has a target to reduce CO2 emissions by 75% by 2030, using a 2010 baseline, and aims to eliminate coal use in its wholly-owned generation facilities by the end of 2028. A national environmental group intends to sue Talen Energy and Brunner Island LLC for alleged failure to comply with a 2015 EPA regulation regarding groundwater monitoring at a coal ash storage pond. Brunner Island, a subsidiary, received a significant fine in 2019 for coal ash pollution.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

The company has no reported cultural appropriation incidents.

Additionally, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) processes are noted as not applicable to the company's operations, as FPIC relates to Indigenous Peoples' rights.

Safe & Smart Tech

No specific data or information relevant to Talen Energy Corporation (TLN.US) or the 'Safe & Smart Tech' ethical value was found across the provided articles.

Therefore, no KPIs could be assessed against the rubric.