DOVER, Del. – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) is a recipient of Better Business Bureau of Delaware’s (BBB) 2024 Torch Award for Ethics, which celebrates businesses that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to ethics and integrity within their industry. The award was presented Wednesday, May 15, at a ceremony in Wilmington, Delaware.
“Receiving the Torch Award is a tremendous honor for us. It resonates deeply with our Company’s values,” said Shane Breakie, vice president, sustainability and organic growth. “Integrity is not just a word at Chesapeake Utilities; it’s our way of doing business. This recognition reaffirms our commitment to ethical practices, and we’re thankful to the BBB for their acknowledgment.”
The BBB Torch Awards for Ethics were established to recognize organizations where ethics and trust is at the forefront of their business. Companies are selected by an independent panel of volunteer community leaders based on criteria established by the Council of Better Business Bureau’s International Torch Award.
The finalists were required to complete an evaluation demonstrating their commitment to ethics in six categories: commitment to ethical practices, communication of ethical practices, leadership practices to unify the organization, commitment to performance management practices, organizational commitment to ethical human resource practices and commitment to the community.
“Our success is the direct result of our employee-centric culture that promotes our core values, including ensuring that leadership, character and ethical principles drive our decision making and advance the Company’s strong commitment to our customers, communities and each other,” said Stacie Roberts, vice president of corporate governance. “This Torch Award recognizes our unwavering commitment to integrity and responsibility across the organization that makes a positive difference each day.”
About Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy delivery company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation offers sustainable energy solutions through its natural gas transmission and distribution, electricity generation and distribution, propane gas distribution, mobile compressed natural gas utility services and solutions, and other businesses.
Please note that Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is not affiliated with Chesapeake Energy, an oil and natural gas exploration company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Contact:
Brianna Patterson, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
Manager, Public Relations and Strategic Communications
419.314.1233
