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ENRON RECEIVES CORPORATE CONSCIENCE AWARD
FROM COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC PRIORITIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 4, 1996
HOUSTON -- Enron announced today that it is
the proud recipient of the Corporate Conscience Award for Environmental
Stewardship sponsored by the Council on Economic Priorities (CEP).
For the past 10 years, CEP has recognized
companies that exemplify a commitment to corporate social responsibility
through responsiveness to employees; equal opportunity employment;
community involvement; environmental stewardship; and, international
human rights.
"Enron is especially pleased to receive
the Council's award for Environmental Stewardship," said
Edmund P. Segner III, Enron's executive vice president and chief
of staff." An integral part of our company's vision is to
create innovative and efficient
energy solutions for a better environment worldwide.
This award reinforces that we're on the right track and reminds
us that our business decisions have a significant social
impact on the cities and countries in which
we operate."
Enron, along with other recipients such as
Pfizer, Inc., Hewlett Packard and Starbucks Coffee, will accept
its award at the Council's 10th anniversary dinner on Tuesday,
June 4 in New York City.
The Council on Economic Priorities is a public
service research organization dedicated to accurate and impartial
analysis of the social and environmental records of corporations.
Enron Corp., one of the world's largest
integrated natural gas companies with approximately $13 billion
in assets, operates the largest transmission system in the Western
Hemisphere and the second largest system in the world; is the
largest purchaser and marketer of natural gas and the largest
non-regulated marketer of electricity in North America; produces
and markets natural gas liquids worldwide; owns 60 percent of
Enron Oil & Gas Company, one of the largest independent (non-integrated)
exploration and production companies in the United States; owns
55 percent of Enron Global Power & Pipelines L.L.C., which
is owner and manager of operating power plants and natural gas
pipelines in emerging markets; and is one of the largest independent
developers and producers of electricity in the world. Enron Corp.
is traded under the ticker symbol, "ENE."
For additional information please contact:
Diane Bazelides
(713) 853-6285
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