Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
recognizes CN for the sixth straight year
MONTREAL, Sept. 8, 2017 /CNW/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI)
is pleased to see that its sustainability practices has
earned the company a place on the Dow Jones Sustainability World
Index (DJSI). This marks the sixth consecutive year that CN has
been listed on the DJSI World Index and the ninth consecutive year
that CN has been listed on the DJSI North America Index. CN is the
only Canadian company listed in the Transportation and
Transportation Infrastructure sector.
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.
"At CN, running a safe and sustainable railroad is at the core
of our business culture and community spirit. It touches every
aspect of what we do, enabling us to build a strong future for our
customers, employees and the communities in which we operate, "
said Luc Jobin, CN president and chief executive officer.
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.
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 DJSI'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).
Delivering Responsibly is at the heart of how CN is building for
a sustainable future. It means moving customer goods safely and
efficiently, being environmentally responsible, attracting and
developing the best railroaders, helping build safer, stronger
communities, while adhering to the highest ethical standards. We
are proud of our Delivering Responsibly philosophy – it drives how
we conduct our business and supports our continuing
transformational journey.
CN is a true backbone of the economy whose team of approximately
23,000 railroaders transports 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