Washington Gas Parent Company Named Among the Top 100 U.S. Corporate Citizens for 4th Consecutive Year

Is this a joke that WGL Holdings was named one of the 100 best U.S. Corporate Citizens for the fourth year in a row?

"We enjoy a long-standing tradition of responsible corporate citizenship, built on our vision of achieving excellence for customers, investors and employees; civic responsibility; and priority setting for today and tomorrow," said James H. DeGraffenreidt Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of WGL Holdings. "When others notice our dedication to our vision, it underscores our beliefs."

You'll notice the order of importance WGL Holdings CEO James DeGraffenreidt gives his employees. They're dead last behind customers and investors. It's hard to believe a company striving to line the pockets of its shareholders on the backs of their employees by outsourcing their jobs and cutting costs so much as to make it hard or near impossible to ensure the safety of their distribution system.

Business Ethics said the companies were ranked on performance in eight stakeholder categories: shareholders, community, governance, diversity, employees, environment, human rights, and product.

You'll also notice WGL Holdings mentions shareholders before community and employees... I am also surprised to see Business Ethics name WGL Holdings on their list, since the WGL Holdings has not split their Chairman of the Board and CEO positions. I personally believe the company would be more ethical and act in the best interests of its employees and customers if the Chairman of the Board and CEO were two different people. I hope this year's shareholder referendum gains more steam, or see if the majority owners of WGL Holdings, investment company's, try to ensure their profits.