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Articles | 10.23.23

2022 ESG Report

We know what it takes to run a sustainable business.

CAMS integrates sustainable practices in everything we do, with our approach extending beyond mere compliance.

Since 2013, CAMS has been consistently recognized for its operational commitment to best-in-class safety practices and performance by earning 79 Combined Cycle Journal (CCJ) Best Practices Award. Since 2021, the documenting and reporting of our company’s ESG practices has led to national recognition of CAMS’ achievements and has further encouraged our employees to pursue creative and sustainable business practices.

This report, covering our 2022 activities, highlights initiatives in environmental, social, and corporate governance, represents CAMS’ first full Annual ESG Report, and marks a key step in the evolution of our ESG program.

Download our 2022 ESG Report: 2022 ANNUAL ESG REPORT

To learn more about other ESG initiatives at CAMS, visit our sustainability page.

 

Press Release | 10.04.23

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS), a fully-integrated service provider for owners of energy infrastructure assets, announced today that Mona Johnson, president of CAMS eSPARC and executive vice president of CAMS environmental, health, safety and regulatory (EHS&R) was named a Ragan & PR Daily’s CSR/ESG Professional of the Year and CAMS earned honorable mention in Ragan Communications’ 2023 CSR & Diversity Awards.

As a CSR/ESG Professional of the Year, Johnson was recognized as one of the industry’s best individual communications practitioners of the past year. She went above and beyond to achieve success for CAMS and stood out from the rest of the many talented entrants.

Ragan’s CSR & Diversity Awards program honors companies and individuals who have displayed exceptional dedication to making a positive impact on society and promoting diversity in all its forms. Being recognized as honorable mention for its ESG campaign is a testament to CAMS’ commitment to sustainable business practices in all aspects of its work.

“Throughout my career, I’ve witnessed the power of sustainable practices in transforming our industries,” said Johnson. “As we embrace future challenges, I believe that safeguarding our environment through responsible, efficient business practices will drive success and create a legacy of responsible leadership for generations to come. We are honored to receive these awards in CSR, ESG, and Diversity.”

CAMS and Johnson take their commitment to environmental compliance and waste minimization seriously. She leads a team that assists clients with ESG reporting and plan development, emissions calculation and analysis, and preparation of ESG strength and risk assessments for asset acquisitions. They also support CAMS’ long-term objective of providing financial management and operational leadership that incorporates ESG principles.

In 2021, Johnson and CAMS’ marketing department began documenting and reporting the company’s ESG achievements. In the first year, Johnson and her team produced four quarterly reports highlighting sustainability successes at CAMS-operated facilities and the corporate office. The 2022 report expands Johnson’s reporting of both operational and ESG key performance indicators.

Over the last nine years CAMS-managed renewable energy assets avoided over 19 million tons of CO2 emissions — the equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions from more than 43 billion miles driven by passenger vehicles.

Another success in CAMS’ ESG initiatives is its leadership-based safety program, centering safety as a core CAMS value.  The CAMS safety team, a vital component of the EHS&R team led by Johnson, is responsible for reporting and tracking CAMS safety observations, near-miss events, participation in safety training, job safety analyses, and safety meeting attendance across the fleet of CAMS managed and operated facilities. As a result, CAMS implemented several leadership-based initiatives in 2022 that contributed to a significant reduction in Lost Time Incident Rate and Total Recordable Incident Rate. The initiatives include safety stand-down sessions, a one-day senior leadership safety seminar, and focused quarterly leadership meetings.

Johnson has over 30 years of environmental management experience, including 14 years with CAMS supporting private equity-owned energy assets. She currently leads CAMS’ EHS&R group and is responsible for developing eSPARC, a CAMS affiliate company, into a successful multi-disciplinary consulting firm with clients in a variety of industrial sectors, including specialty chemicals, manufacturing, power generation, oil and gas, and marine.

The winners of Ragan’s CSR & Diversity Awards were announced during a special industry Awards Luncheon on September 28, 2023, held at the Yale Club in New York City. The event brought together leading industry professionals, CSR advocates, and DE&I champions to celebrate the finalists and their exceptional contributions.

About CAMS

CAMS is a privately held company providing Operations and Maintenance (O&M), Asset Management, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and Optimization services for energy and infrastructure assets. Our founding principle is to add value through superior management and operation of our clients’ energy infrastructure assets. To this end, we empower our employees to pursue creative and sustainable business practices in the field and at our corporate office that contribute to operational excellence, financial performance, a safe workplace, and a better community and environment.  We do not take this responsibility lightly: We treat the assets with which we are entrusted as our own. For additional information, visit www.camstex.com.

About Ragan Communications and PR Daily:

Ragan Communications has been delivering trusted news, training and intelligence for more than 50 years to internal and external communicators and business executives via its conferences, webinars, training, awards, subscriptions and its membership divisions. Its daily news sites—PRDaily.com and Ragan.com—are read by more than 600,000 internal and external communicators monthly.

Event | 09.25.23

Gulf Coast Power Association (GCPA) is a non-profit organization of individuals and corporations, mostly in the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast region, who are interested in promoting and sustaining a healthy competitive power market. GCPA has served Texas and the Gulf Coast as a regional electric power trade organization dedicated to promoting an improved understanding of the issues and opportunities impacting contemporary power markets since 1983. Join CAMS at this year’s GCPA Fall Conference, where 675+ attendance is expected based on the 2022 database of 690.

Representing CAMS at the GCPA 38th Annual Fall Conference & Exhibition will be:

Contact us at one of the links above to schedule a meeting in Austin!

GCPA 38th Annual Fall Conference & Exhibition

Event Date: October 3-4, 2023

Location: Austin, Texas | AT&T Conference Center

For further event details, click here.

Newsletters | 09.20.23

For fifteen years, CAMS has managed and operated energy assets that provide reliable fuel, transportation, and power throughout the US and Europe.

We have always focused on providing sustainable, value-added services to our clients. In 2021, we took a significant step by formalizing our approach to communicating CAMS’ numerous sustainability achievements through quarterly and annual reporting.

Find our former ESG reports and annual SOAR reports below.

To learn more about other ESG initiatives at CAMS, visit our sustainability page or connect with one of our experts.

Event | 09.07.23

RE+ 2023– Developed by the nation’s leading solar energy organizations, the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), RE+ reflects an ongoing entrepreneurial approach to renewing best practices across the clean energy landscape as the marketplace evolves. RE+ 2023 brings together the people, products, and professional development opportunities that drive the clean energy marketplace. Today, the multi-day event boasts 27,000+ professionals from all segments of the industry, over 1,300 exhibitors, and 100 countries.

Representing CAMS at RE+ 2023 will be:

Contact us at one of the links above to schedule a meeting in Las Vegas!

RE+ 2023

Event Date: September 11-14, 2023

Location: Las Vegas, NV | The Venetian Convention & Expo Center and Caesars Forum

For further event details, click here.

Press Release | 08.28.23

HOUSTON – Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS), a fully-integrated service provider for owners of energy infrastructure assets, announced today it has earned a Bronze Quill Award for its website design by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Houston.

This award recognizes creative excellence in communications and marketing, and CAMS was among 20 winning recipients. CAMS website was praised for its clear messaging, powerful visuals, and user-friendly features that effectively portray the company’s branding.

“It is an honor to be recognized alongside top businesses and public relations firms in the Houston area,” said Melissa Kinsella, CAMS Director of Corporate Marketing, Communications & Administration. “We are among winners from Fortune 500 companies, top public relations firms, and top tier research universities. To know that we can compete on the same platform as these organizations is a real testament to the quality of work CAMS produces.”

CAMS was officially recognized at IABC Houston’s Bronze Quill Awards Gala this summer.

IABC Houston, with approximately 200 professional communicators, is part of a global network of 10,000 business communication professionals in more than 70 countries committed to improving personal and professional growth and organizational effectiveness through strategic communications.

Press Release | 08.09.23

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS), a fully-integrated service provider for owners of energy infrastructure assets, earned its second Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation® Award by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR).

The NABR identified CAMS as a company that distinguishes itself as having the most innovative business acumen and human resources practices. This is the second year in a row that CAMS was named a national and regional Best and Brightest Company to Work For.

“We work diligently as a company to implement industry-standard best practices, maintain safe and reliable assets, and foster an environment of innovation,” said CAMS CEO and  Founder Joseph W. Sutton. “Being recognized as one of the best companies to work for in the nation speaks volumes about our world-class team members and culture. It is something that everyone at CAMS is extremely proud of.”

The NABR hired an independent research firm that reviewed over 1,300 companies for the 2023 award, with only 195 companies earning the honors.

“Those companies that made the list of Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® as well as those companies that continue to make the list are truly remarkable.” said Jennifer Kluge, President and CEO of NABR and The Best and Brightest Program. “Given today’s need for talent, retention of talent, and the further issues related to the pandemic, these companies have proven they are superior to market conditions. They are elite thinkers, and this honor demonstrates their commitment to excellence.”

CAMS and all winning organizations across the country will be honored at an exclusive Best and Brightest National Summit Sept. 27-28, in Detroit, Mich. where the winners will celebrate, collaborate, and share best practices. CAMS will also be featured in the online edition of Corp! Magazine and in the Wall Street Journal.

Articles | 07.27.23

Middletown Power Facility

Middletown Power is situated on the western bank of the Connecticut River, in Middletown, Connecticut. The 953 MW facility includes three steam electric generating boilers, five combustion turbines, an auxiliary boiler, and two glycol boilers. The facility is owned by Generation Bridge, LLC, managed by Eastern Generation, and operated by CAMS.

Community Outreach

Middletown employees demonstrate their commitment to community outreach and service through numerous volunteer activities. One example is their long-term affiliation with the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science Technology (FIRST) program through their relationship with the Xavier High School FullMetal Robotics team, the FullMetal Merlins. The team is comprised of more than 40 students who design, build, program, and test robots to compete in FIRST tournaments. Under the leadership of Nick Mainetti, Maintenance Manager at Middletown, the students not only hone their robotics skills, but also learn project management, communication, organizational, and technical skills.

Shaping the Future

This year, under Mainetti’s guidance, the FullMetal Merlins, garnered numerous accolades, becoming finalists at four events, semifinalists at the state championship, and winners of two other events. They also secured the Motivate Award, which is given to the team that incites the most people to engage in robotics, and the prestigious Raytheon Technologies Innovate Award, which celebrates the team with the most innovative robot. Mainetti’s effective mentorship is shaping the future of these aspiring engineers and technologists while exemplifying the CAMS value to enrich the communities in which we live and work.

Press Release | 07.19.23

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS), a fully-integrated service provider for owners of energy infrastructure assets, has been honored with two Platinum awards for outstanding marketing and communications from the 2023 Hermes Creative Awards, an international awards competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media. CAMS’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reports and its website redesign garnered Hermes Creative Awards highest honors.

“CAMS recognition from the Hermes Creative Awards demonstrates our commitment to creating additional value for our customers,” said CEO and Founder Joseph W. Sutton. “The campaigns selected showcase CAMS innovative and trusted content, highlight the talent of our corporate communications team, and motivate them to continue creating compelling materials that enrich our clients and the communities in which we live and work.”

In 2021, CAMS began documenting and reporting the company’s ESG achievements, which have long been a focus. The quarterly ESG reports illustrate how ESG is embedded in CAMS’ culture. The company encourages employees to pursue creative and sustainable business practices in all aspects of work and recognizes these efforts. The ESG reports demonstrate the benefits of CAMS sustainable practices on operational excellence, financial performance, safety, community relations, and the environment.

CAMS redesigned its website in 2021 including a visual brand refresh, an easier user experience with clear calls to action, and revamped content with an SEO strategy. The new website immediately upgraded CAMS online presence, improving analytics significantly across the board and increasing lead generation by 500%.

Hermes Creative Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The international organization consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production, and freelance professionals. AMCP oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges, and rewards outstanding achievement and service to the profession. AMCP judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry.

Hermes Creative Awards winners were selected from over 6,500 entries in over 200 categories. A list of all Platinum and Gold Winners can be found at www.hermesawards.com.

Press Release | 07.06.23

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS), a fully-integrated service provider for owners of energy infrastructure assets, announced today that it has further expanded its Energy Transition Services (ETS) team with the appointment of a new battery energy storage systems (BESS) director, John Mitchell. John will lead CAMS’ BESS projects and enact the company’s bold vision to improve BESS workflow capabilities for asset operations and market performance.

“John’s versatile experience will deliver on CAMS’ goal to support a clean energy future,” said CAMS Executive Vice President of ETS, Brian Ivany. “We look forward to leveraging his experience leading over 40 major energy storage projects and his proven ability to achieve impactful results as we continue to grow our renewables portfolio and enhance grid resiliency.”

With nearly a decade of battery energy storage experience, Mitchell held sales, engineering and technology roles at Indie Energy, RWE Renewables and Aggreko Microgrid & Storage Solutions (formerly Younicos). He has led multiple GWh of installed projects throughout the U.S. and Europe. John’s knowledge of the technical and commercial aspects of energy storage along with the key drivers and sensitivities of the project development life cycle will allow him to recommend optimization strategies and add value through innovation across CAMS’ BESS project pipeline.

CAMS ETS provides Operations and Maintenance (O&M), Asset Management, optimization, Strategic Control Services, which monitor and control your assets in real time through our 24/7 remote operations center, and comprehensive NERC/CIP registration and compliance services for renewable energy assets. CAMS currently manages approximately 4GW of wind, solar, and battery storage projects throughout North America for leading private equity firms, IPPs and financial institutions. In addition, CAMS ETS originates and leads greenfield and brownfield development opportunities in the areas of battery energy storage, PV, carbon capture, hydrogen co-firing and other environmentally sustainable technologies.