MONTREAL,
Sept. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - CN
(TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) said today its sustainability practices have
earned it a place as the leader in the Transportation and
Transportation Infrastructure Industry sector of the Dow Jones
Sustainability World Index (DJSI). This is also the second
consecutive year that CN has been listed on the DJSI World Index
and the fifth straight year that CN has been listed on the DJSI
North American Index.
The DJSI follows a best-in-class approach,
surveying sustainability leaders from each industry on a global and
regional level. The annual review of the DJSI family is based on a
thorough analysis of economic, environmental and social
performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk
management, branding, climate change mitigation, supply chain
standards and labour practices.
Claude Mongeau,
president and chief executive officer of CN, said: "We are making
continuing gains in our sustainability agenda, and we are pleased
that the DJSI has recognized CN as a leader in the area again this
year. The DJSI World Index selects for inclusion the top 10 per
cent of the 2,500 largest companies in the Dow Jones Global Total
Stock Market Index from each sector based on their sustainability
score. It is indeed a rare honour for CN to place first in the
transportation group of the World Index.
"CN knows its long-term success is connected to
our contributions to a sustainable future. We are committed to the
safety of our employees, the public and the environment. CN has
made environmental sustainability a strategic priority for the
company, with a focus on emissions and energy efficiency, waste
management, and environmental stewardship."
CN leads the North American rail industry in
fuel efficiency, consuming, overall, approximately 15 per cent less
fuel per gross-ton-mile than the rail industry average.
Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability
Indexes are the first global indexes tracking the financial
performance of the leading, sustainability-driven companies.
CN (TSX: CNR)(NYSE: CNI) is a true backbone of
the economy, transporting approximately C$250 billion worth of goods annually for a wide
range of business sectors, ranging from resource products to
manufactured products to consumer goods, across a rail network
spanning Canada and mid-America.
CN - Canadian National Railway Company, along with its operating
railway subsidiaries -- serves the cities and ports of Vancouver, Prince
Rupert, B.C., Montreal,
Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the metropolitan areas of
Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis., and
Jackson, Miss., with connections
to all points in North America.
For more information on CN, visit the company's website at
www.cn.ca.
SOURCE CN