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Barrick Gold named to Dow Jones sustainability world index for third consecutive year
Barrick Gold Corporation has been ranked as a global leader in corporate social responsibility for the third consecutive year by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. The company is included on both the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) and North American listings for 2010. Barrick was first listed on the DJSI World Index in 2008. It joined the North American listing in 2007. "This ...
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SBM Offshore N.V. joins Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
1. SBM Offshore N.V. selected for DJSI World SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has been selected as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). The Company has participated in the DJSI selection process for the first time in 2010, with successful inclusion in the DJSI Europe. SBM Offshore has achieved a new step this year, by becoming one of the five ...
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FedEx Corp. again named to Dow Jones sustainability index in North America
The environmental, social and economic performance of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has again earned it a spot on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America. The DJSI follows a best-in-class approach, including sustainability leaders from each industry on a global and regional level respectively. The annual review of the DJSI family is based on a thorough analysis of corporate economic, ...
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UPS named to Dow Jones sustainability index for eighth year in a row
For the eighth year in a row, UPS (NYSE:UPS) has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America, based on the company's economic, environmental and social practices. UPS ranked in the top 20% of corporations in the Industrial Goods and Services sector in North America and scored above the industry group's average in the three areas. "UPS is pleased to once again be ...
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Johnson controls globally recognized by Dow Jones sustainability indexes and FTSE4Good index series
Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), a global diversified company in the building and automotive industries, today announced its inclusion on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) World and North America categories for 2010. This is the sixth consecutive year Johnson Controls has been named to the DJSI, which tracks the performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. Johnson ...
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World Standards Day - 14 October 2013 - International standards ensure positive change
Nowadays the international community faces shifting global markets as well as a need to balance remedies to macro-economic challenges with the urgent call for a meaningful response to climate change. In this complex environment, international standards are powerful tools to lead positive change by detailing specifications that can open up global markets, create enabling business environments, ...
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EPA proposes first-ever standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions for power plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today introduced standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions for new power plants. These standards, called New Source Performance Standards, would limit emissions from new power plants to no more than 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt of electricity produced. This action is based the EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act, which was passed ...
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Coca-Cola Hellenic maintains position as a global sustainability leader
Coca-Cola Hellenic has been recognised for its continuing commitment to embedding Corporate Social Responsibility into its operations across 28 countries by achieving listings on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and the DJSI Europe Index for the third consecutive year. The Company is one of only four beverage producers worldwide to be included in the 2010 DJSI World Index, and one of ...
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CDP’S Cities Funding Will Broaden Existing Research Partnership with C40
CDP— a leading international NGO — today announced that it is greatly expanding its support for the world’s cities to report on their local greenhouse gas emissions and identify actionable solutions to combat climate change. CDP offers cities, companies and investors the only global environmental disclosure system, and a three-year, $4.1 million grant from Bloomberg ...
By C40 Cities
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Nalco Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Fourth Straight Year
Nalco (NYSE: NLC), providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, has again been named among the top sustainability companies in world. The Company was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World Index for a fourth consecutive year and to the North America Index for the second straight time. The DJSI World Index captures the top 10 percent of the world's 2,500 largest ...
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OP-ED: Earth Day 2013 - A Conversation on Climate
On April 22, 1970, 20 million people across the country celebrated the first Earth Day. It was a time when cities were smothered in smog and polluted American rivers caught fire. What started as a day of national environmental recognition has evolved into a global campaign to protect our environment. Earth Day is now celebrated in more than 192 countries across the world. Environmental problems ...
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Dow named for tenth time to Dow Jones sustainability index
The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index announced its rating of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) as one of the top performers in the global chemical industry – marking the tenth time Dow has received this recognition since the launch of the Index. Dow was one of only nine chemical companies to be recognized in the World Index. Dow achieved the highest possible score for Operational ...
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Ecolab Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Ecolab Inc. has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) World Index, a list of the world’s leading sustainability companies, and to the DJSI North America Index. The DJSI World Index captures the top 10 percent of the world’s 2,500 largest companies based on economic, environmental and social criteria. The North America Index captures the ...
By Ecolab Inc.
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Abbott included on the Dow Jones sustainability indexes for six consecutive years in recognition of leading corporate citizenship performance
Abbott announced today that it was included on both the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and North America Index for the sixth consecutive year. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) recognize the leading companies in each industry sector for responsible economic, environmental and social performance. Abbott was named the industry leader in several categories, including a score of 100 ...
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Abbott remains on the Dow Jones sustainability indexes for the sixth consecutive year in recognition of leading corporate citizenship performance
Abbott was once again included on both the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and North America Index, following the reassessment of 2010 scores announced by Dow Jones Indexes and SAM. This is the sixth consecutive year that Abbott has been named to both Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), which recognize the leading companies in each industry sector for responsible economic, environmental ...
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Kraft foods makes Dow Jones sustainability index sixth year in a row
Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the sixth year in a row on the North America Index and fifth year running on the World Index. This honor recognizes the company's economic, environmental and social performance. Kraft Foods achieved the food industry's leading scores in operational eco-efficiency for a third year in a row, and this year had leading ...
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Survey: Latinos Reject Rubio Approach To Climate Change, Clean Energy
Aboutthree out of four Latinos believe that climate change is a serious problem and a substantial majority support President Obama using his authority to reduce its main cause: dangerous carbon pollution, according to a national poll of 1,218 registered voters conducted after last week's State of the Union speech for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The poll included an oversample ...
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High carbon suppliers beware – carbon performance offers major risk, or reward
Shareholder pressure to cut ‘cradle to grave’ product emissions look set to lead multinationals to select low carbon suppliers, Carbon Trust Advisory report finds. A new study* from Carbon Trust Advisory of senior managers has found that 50% of multinationals look set to select their suppliers based upon carbon performance in the future. According to the research, 29% of suppliers ...
By Carbon Trust
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Australian bushfires cloud air pollution problem, monitoring shows
In a presentation to the GREENHOUSE 2009 conference in Perth this week, CSIRO’s Dr Mick Meyer said measurements taken at the Bayside Air Quality Station in Melbourne’s south-east during the 2003 and 2006 bushfires provided a guide to what could be experienced as the climate changes. “While air quality standards generally appear to be improving, a future issue will be quality during times of ...
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Nalco named to Dow Jones sustainability indexes
Nalco (NYSE:NLC), providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, has been named among the leading sustainability companies in world. The Company was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World Index for a third consecutive year and to the North America Index for the first time. "It is gratifying to be selected among the top sustainability companies in the world for a third ...
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