Entergy ranked among the best in safety, climate strategy and corporate governance NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Dow Jones Sustainability Index again named Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) to their exclusive World Index and North American Index for 2009-2010. Entergy was one of only two U.S. utility companies selected to the world index. The DJSI has included Entergy on the North American index for eight consecutive years and previously recognized Entergy as the only U.S. utility on the world index in 2006, 2007 and 2008. "Recognition by the DJSI underscores a commitment we've made to integrate the basic principles of sustainable development into all areas of our business," said J. Wayne Leonard, Entergy's chairman and chief executive officer. "Sustainable development is our responsibility - to the environment, to our employees and their families, to our stakeholders and to future generations." This year, Entergy performed highest or was ranked among the best in: -- Corporate governance. -- Scorecards/measurement systems. -- Occupational health and safety -- Environmental policy/management system. -- Climate strategy. -- Talent attraction and retention. The DJSI follows a best-in-class approach and includes sustainability leaders from each industry on a global and regional level respectively. The annual review is based on a thorough analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, branding, climate change mitigation, supply chain standards and labor practices. The DJSI North America selects the top 20 percent in each industry sector from a pool of the 600 largest. The DJSI World captures the top 10 percent of the biggest 2,500 companies worldwide based on long-term economic, environmental and social criteria. In 2009, Entergy was one of only 19 utility companies selected to the DJSI World. The results were announced by SAM, an investment boutique focused on sustainability investing, together with Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd., two leading global index providers. Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $13 billion and approximately 14,700 employees. Entergy's online address is http://www.entergy.com/. DATASOURCE: Entergy Corporation CONTACT: Alex Schott of Entergy Corporation, +1-504-576-4238, Web Site: http://www.entergy.com/

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