Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
for the fifth straight year
MONTREAL, Sept. 12, 2016 /CNW/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE:
CNI) said today its sustainability practices have earned it a place
on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI). This marks the
fifth consecutive year that CN has been listed on the DJSI World
Index and the eighth consecutive year that CN has been listed on
the DJSI North America 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,
climate change mitigation, supply chain standards, stakeholder
engagement and labour practices.
Luc Jobin, CN president and chief executive officer, said: "It
is an honour to be recognized by the DJSI as a leader in
sustainability. CN remains committed to sustainable business
practices – our Delivering Responsibly vision represents
what our Company stands for. It determines how we conduct our
business every day and defines our contribution to building a more
sustainable future."
The DJSI World Index selects for inclusion the top 10 per cent
of the 2,500 largest companies in the S&P Global Broad Market
Index from each sector based on their sustainability scores.
In 2015, CN's sustainability commitment delivered:
- A 19 per cent reduction in rail locomotive greenhouse gas
emissions intensity based on 2005 levels;
- A 25 per cent reduction in accidents per million train
miles;
- Approximately 90 per cent diversion of its operations waste
from landfills;
- C$18 million to support local
organizations, program and initiatives, and
- The transportation of C$250
billion worth of goods for exporters, importers, retailers,
farmers and manufacturers.
Launched in 1999, the DJSI World is the gold standard for
corporate sustainability and the first global index to track the
leading sustainability-driven companies based on RobecoSAM's
analysis of financially relevant Environmental, Social, and
Governance (ESG) factors and S&P DJI's robust index
methodology. RobecoSAM invited the world's largest 3,400 companies
from developed and emerging markets to take part in its annual
Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA).
CN is a true backbone of the economy, transporting more than
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 of approximately 20,000 route-miles 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 about CN, visit the Company's website at
www.cn.ca.
SOURCE CN