MONTREAL, Sept. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX: CNR)
(NYSE: CNI) today recognized 11 of its intermodal customers for
their sustainability practices that are aligned with the objectives
of the CN EcoConnexions program.
Under the CN EcoConnexions Partnership Program, participating
companies work to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy
efficiency – one of CN's key sustainability objectives.
The 11 winners under CN's recognition program are: CMA-CGM,
Cosco, Hapag Lloyd, Kruger Products, Maersk Line, MOL, Mondelẽz
Canada, NYK, OOCL Canada, Target
Canada and Walmart Canada.
CN will plant 110,00 trees next spring in recognition of its
customers' commitment to sustainable business practices.
JJ Ruest, CN executive vice-president and chief marketing
officer, said: "CN is proud to partner with these 11 companies that
signed up for our partnership program. Our ultimate goal is to
deepen our relationships and, by doing so, to learn from each other
as we move toward a more sustainable future together."
CN 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, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the
Gulf of Mexico. CN – Canadian
National Railway Company, along with its operating railway
subsidiaries -- serves the ports of Vancouver, Prince
Rupert, B.C., Montreal,
Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the metropolitan areas of
Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis.,
Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, 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