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Avangrid Named a 2025 Corporate Wellness Innovator by Fast Company and Wellhub
Avangrid is one of 20 companies recognized for supporting employee physical and mental well-being
ORANGE, CT. — September 5, 2025 — Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced it has been named a 2025 Corporate Wellness Innovator by Fast Company and Wellhub. Avangrid was recognized for its innovative approach to employee wellness alongside 19 other forward thinking organizations redefining employee wellbeing as a strategic advantage.
“Avangrid being named a 2025 Corporate Wellness Innovator reflects our deep commitment to creating and fostering a workplace where physical, mental, and emotional well-being are prioritized,” said Avangrid CEO Jose Antonio Miranda. “Our employees are the driving force behind a smarter, more resilient energy future, and their health and happiness are essential to that success.”
“At Avangrid, health and safety are core values that shape every decision we make,” said Rick Bruno, Avangrid Vice President of Health and Safety. “We are proud to lead a workplace where every employee feels supported, valued, and empowered to drive innovation and progress.”
The companies included in the list were carefully selected through an exhaustive qualitative review of each company's HR and wellness policies. Data points and information was gathered from several sources, including company websites; sustainability reports; trade and national press coverage. The companies that were chosen demonstrated to Fast Company that their HR and wellness policies were uniquely differentiated, innovative, and focused squarely on the needs of their employees.
Avangrid employs approximately 8,000 people and has been recognized by JUST Capital as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens – in 2025 for the fifth consecutive year. The company was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2025 for the seventh consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace and has embedded a safety-first culture across its operations. This focus on safety, inclusion, and respect fuels high employee satisfaction and strengthens the company’s ability to deliver reliable service to millions of customers every day.
With more than 10.5 gigawatts (GW) of generation capacity, Avangrid continues to expand its energy portfolio investing heavily in U.S. energy infrastructure. In 2025, the company announced plans to invest an additional $20 billion in grid modernization by 2030 to meet surging demand and enhance system resilience , reinforcing its role as a leader in America’s energy transformation.
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About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading U.S. energy company investing in grid infrastructure and power generation projects to deliver reliable energy and meet growing electricity demand. With approximately $50 billion in assets and operations across 25 states, Avangrid is helping modernize the U.S. electric grid, improve system resiliency, and support economic growth for the customers and communities it serves.
Avangrid owns and operates seven electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and New England. Avangrid also has nearly 100 energy generation facilities across the United States and more than 11 gigawatts of installed capacity. Avangrid has more than 8,300 employees and was named among the World's Most Ethical Companies in 2026 for the eighth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the Iberdrola Group.
About Iberdrola: With a market capitalization of more than €140 billion, Iberdrola is the largest electricity company in Europe and one of the two largest in the world. The Group serves more than 100 million people around the world and has a workforce of 45,400 employees and assets of €165 billion. In 2025, Iberdrola posted a record net profit of €6.3 billion. The company contributes close to €10.4 billion in taxes in the countries where it operates and supports more than 500,000 jobs throughout its supply chain, thanks to €13.2 billion in purchases from tens of thousands of suppliers.
Since 2001, Iberdrola has invested more than €175 billion in electricity networks, renewable energy and energy storage to help create an energy model based on electrification. The company has close to 1.4 million km of electricity networks in the United States (the states of New York, Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts), the United Kingdom (Scotland, England and Wales), Brazil (the states of Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul, as well as Brasilia) and Spain, as well as 57,000 MW of capacity worldwide, of which more than 46,000 MW is renewable.
