Sempra Energy

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Sempra Energy

• Finding Common Ground for Employers and
  Workingwomen

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Who We Are

• Integrated energy company
• 14,000 employees
• 29 million customers in the US, Europe, Canada,
  Mexico, South America and Asia
• President and COO of Southern California Gas, the
  nations largest natural gas distribution
  utility, is a woman

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Demographics
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Benefits we provide

• Dependent Flexible Spending accounts
• Domestic Partnership benefits
• EAP Resources for childcare/eldercare services
• Emergency Backup Childcare services
• Energy for Lifes Fitness subsidy program
• Lactation rooms
• College Scholarship program for employees
  children
• Tuition reimbursement
• Alternative work schedules for hourly employees
• FMLA/CFRA/PDL (unpaid job protected leaves)
• Employees have some flexibility in setting work
  hours
• Telecommutinginformally done on a case-by-case
  basis
• Some employees work compressed work weeks (e.g.
  4-10 hour days or a 9/80 work schedule)
• Provide HQ employee parking for women
  late-in-their-pregnancy

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Supplier Diversity

• 138 WBE suppliers
• Over 83M (9.09) in procurement spend for 2005
  and 41M in fuel
• NAWBO
• WBENC
• ABWE