Diversity & Inclusion Awards

2020

Fortune's 2020 "World's Most Admired Companies"

• Duke Energy was named to Fortune magazine's 2020 list of the World's Most Admired Companies, ranking 5th among gas and electric utilities.

Forbes' 2020 "Best Employers for Diversity"

• Duke Energy was named one of Forbes' Best Employers for Diversity. The list was compiled by surveying 50,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees.

Forbes' 2020 "America's Best Employers for Women"

• Duke Energy was named as one of Forbes' America's Best Employers for Women. The list was compiled by surveying 75,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees.

Human Rights Campaign's "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality"

• Duke Energy was named to the Human Rights Campaign's 2020 "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality" list with a perfect score of 100 percent in its Corporate Equality Index.

Black Enterprise "Best Companies for Diversity"

• Black Enterprise Magazine recognized Duke Energy for our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Forbes' 2019 "America's Best Employers"

• Duke Energy was named to Forbes' 2019 America's Best Employers list, which is determined by a survey of 50,000 Americans.

Forbes' 2019 "Best Employers for Diversity"

• Duke Energy was named one of Forbes' Best Employers for Diversity. The list was compiled by surveying 50,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees.

Fortune's 2019 "World's Most Admired Companies"

• Duke Energy was named to Fortune magazine's 2019 list of the World's Most Admired Companies, ranking 5th among gas and electric utilities.

Human Rights Campaign's "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality"

• Duke Energy was named to the Human Rights Campaign's 2019 "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality" list with a perfect score of 100 percent in its Corporate Equality Index.

Woman Engineer Magazine's 2019 Top Employers for Female Engineers

• In 2019, Woman Engineer Magazine recognized Duke Energy as one of the top 50 employers that female engineers believe would provide a positive working environment.

Black Enterprise "Best Companies for Diversity

• Black Enterprise Magazine recognized Duke Energy for our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Freedom Award presented by the Secretary of Defense

• Duke Energy was recognized as one of the Secretary of Defense's top employers for the company's outstanding support of employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. Duke Energy was one of 15 employers nationwide to be selected out of more than 2,300 nominations.

Pro Patria Award presented by the North Carolina Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

• Duke Energy received the ESGR award for large employer in North Carolina. The award is in recognition of the company's support of employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. The award is the highest level awarded by the ESGR State Committee.

Human Rights Campaign's "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality"

• Duke Energy was named to the Human Rights Campaign's 2018 "Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality" list with a perfect score of 100 percent in its Corporate Equality Index.

NAACP Equity Inclusion and Empowerment Index

• The NAACP named Duke Energy an inaugural member of its Equity Inclusion and Empowerment Index, identifying Duke Energy as a corporate leader in fostering an equitable, just and inclusive workplace.

Forbes' 2018 Best Employers for Diversity

• Duke Energy was named one of Forbes' Best Employers for Diversity and was one of only eight utilities to make the list. Rankings were determined by a survey of 30,000 U.S. employees in August 2017, asking questions about diversity, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age and disability.  

Fortune’s 2018 "World’s Most Admired Companies"

• Duke Energy was named to Fortune magazine's 2018 list of the World’s Most Admired Companies, ranking 5th among gas and electric utilities. In determining the industry rankings, approximately 3,900 executives, directors and industry analysts are independently surveyed and companies are rated on nine attributes.

2017

Above and Beyond Award 

• Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, was honored with the prestigious "Above and Beyond Award" by the North Carolina Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. The award recognizes employers who provide job security for employees while they are on active duty.

Black Enterprise Best Companies for Diversity 

• Black Enterprise Magazine recognized Duke Energy for our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce. In selecting the top companies, the magazine evaluated the top 1,000 publicly traded companies on diversity in their employee base, senior management, board of directors and suppliers.

The Edison Electric Institute's 2017 Excellence Award

• The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) awarded Duke Energy the top honor in the electric utility association's 2017 Business Diversity Awards program. The annual awards program recognizes companies for their efforts in advancing purchasing opportunities for diverse suppliers, including minority-, female-, veteran- and LGBTQ-owned businesses within the electric power industry.

Human Rights Campaign's Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality 

• Duke Energy received a perfect score of 100 percent in Human Rights Campaign's national benchmarking study that annually ranks companies on LGBT-friendly corporate practices and policies. The perfect score earned Duke Energy the distinction of "Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality."

United Way North Carolina's Power of Commitment Award

• Duke Energy has a long-standing commitment to addressing the needs of the communities where our customers live and work. The United Way of North Carolina recognized Duke Energy with the Power of Commitment Award for our investment to expand the North Carolina 2-1-1 system, which helps people find health and human services resources in their community, to all 100 counties in the state.
  
  

CS Week's Best Mobility Implementation Award

• CS Week presented Duke Energy with its Best Mobility Implementation Award for the company's proactive customer outage notification program, which automatically provides registered customers with information about their power outage. Duke Energy is committed to meeting our customers' needs by providing them with real-time information about outages so they can make decisions.
  
  

Greentech Media's Grid Edge 20

• Duke Energy is always innovating and embracing new technologies and forward-thinking strategies to power the communities we serve. Greentech Media named Duke Energy to the Grid Edge 20, honoring companies that are shaping the electrical power sector's transformation.
  
  

2016 Outstanding Stewards of America's Waters Award

• Maintaining water quality and shoreline management is essential to protect our communities. The National Hydropower Association recognized Duke Energy with the 2016 Outstanding Stewards of America's Waters Award for successfully developing the Pines Recreation Area and High Falls Trail as part of the West Fork Hydroelectric Project in North Carolina.
  
  

2016 Circle of Excellence Award

• At Duke Energy, we believe sustainability is the key to our success, and so we incorporate that belief in all that we do. In recognition of our sustained commitment to corporate social responsibility, the Distribution Business Management Association honored Duke Energy with the 2016 Circle of Excellence Award.
  
  

Tree Line USA Utility

• The Arbor Day Foundation highlighted Duke Energy efforts in quality tree care by recognizing Duke Energy Florida as a Tree Line USA utility for the 10th consecutive year. The Tree Line USA Program demonstrates how trees and utilities can co-exist for the benefit of communities and citizens by highlighting best management practices in public and private utility arboriculture.

Black Enterprise 40 Best Companies for Diversity

• Duke Energy is proud to have been recognized for our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce by Black Enterprise Magazine. In selecting the top companies, the magazine evaluated more than 1,000 publicly traded companies on diversity in their employee base, senior management, board of directors and suppliers.
  
  

Enable America ADA Award

• For several decades, Duke Energy has made it a corporate priority to offer employment opportunities to those with disabilities. Enable America Raleigh recently honored those efforts by presenting us with their ADA Award. We are delighted to partner with Enable America to advance its mission to help veterans and
  people with disabilities find employment and live independently.

North Carolina Business Leadership Employer of the Year

• Duke Energy was named "Employer of the Year" at the fall conference of the North Carolina Business Leadership Network. The organization is dedicated to showing businesses how they can gain a competitive edge by including the disabled in their workforce.

One of the World's Most Gender-Diverse Utilities

• For the second year running, global consulting firm Ernst & Young has scrutinized the top 200 global utilities to determine who vests the most decision-making power in their female leaders. Duke Energy is very proud to have made it into the top two firms in 2014 as well as 2015. The report ranks the firms according to gender diversity on boards and senior management teams.
  
  

Duke CEO Ranked Among the Most Powerful Women in Business

• In 2014 and again in 2015, Fortune magazine listed Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good as 13th on its "Most Powerful Women in Business" list. Under Good's leadership, Duke Energy is embracing new technologies and forward-thinking strategies that strengthen the company's environmental stewardship. An Ohio native with a systems analysis and accounting background, Good is one of just a handful of women executives atop major power companies in the U.S. and only the 21st woman CEO in the Fortune 500.

DailyWorth's 25 Best Companies for Women

• In 2014, financial website DailyWorth ranked Duke Energy #16 on its list of "The 25 Best Companies for Women." The site took into account factors such as upward mobility opportunities and leadership development programs, as well as a culture of support for women and their families.

Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America

• For the eighth consecutive year, Duke Energy was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America. In the electric utilities industry, 17 utilities from North America were evaluated for consideration. Four were selected. In selecting the top performers in each business sector, DJSI reviews companies on several general and industry-specific topics related to economic, environmental and social dimensions. Among them: corporate governance, environmental policy, climate strategy, human capital development and labor practices.

100 Best Corporate Citizens

• Duke Energy's dedication to balancing the diverse interest of customers, communities, employees and shareholders was recognized for the fifth consecutive year by Corporate Responsibility (CR) magazine through placement on their 100 Best Corporate Citizens list. Duke Energy was ranked 26th on the 2013 list after being independently assessed in seven key areas: environment, climate change, human rights, philanthropy, employee relations, financial and governance.

Top Utilities for Economic Development

• Site Selection magazine once again named Duke Energy to its annual list of top 10 utilities in economic development. The Site Selection honor recognized Duke Energy's successful collaboration with state and local partners for delivering more than $3.6 billion in capital investments for new and expanding businesses and the addition of more than 13,000 new jobs for the company's six-state service territory during 2012.

Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America

• For the seventh year in a row, Duke Energy was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America. In the electricity sector, 33 utilities from North America were evaluated for consideration. Nine were selected. Duke Energy was considered in combination with Progress Energy – the two companies merged in July 2012. Take a closer look at Duke Energy's sustainability goals and progress.
  
  

100 Best Corporate Citizens

• For the fourth consecutive year, Corporate Responsibility (CR) magazine named Duke Energy one of its 100 Best Corporate Citizens. Duke Energy was ranked 35th on the 2012 list after being independently assessed in seven key areas: environment, climate change, human rights, philanthropy, employee relations, financial and governance.