Waste Management Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices-North America for 2016
October 04 2016 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Company featured in the Dow Jones
Sustainability Indices 13 times in the past 14 years
Waste Management (NYSE:WM) has been named to the 2016 Dow
Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), marking its thirteenth time in
fourteen years to be recognized.
Companies are selected for the indices based on an assessment of
their long-term economic, environmental and social practices. Only
companies that lead their industries based on this assessment are
included in the indices. Waste Management scored high on corporate
governance, risk management, codes of conduct, climate strategy and
social responsibility.
“We are just as proud today as we have been the preceding
fourteen years to be once again named to the DJSI Index,” said
David P. Steiner, chief executive officer of Waste Management. “We
are truly honored as it demonstrates our long-term commitment to
making positive impacts within our company, for our customers, in
our communities and on the planet.”
Launched in 1999, the DJSI were the first global indices to
track the financial performance of the leading
sustainability-driven companies worldwide. The DJSI are maintained
collaboratively by the S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM.
For more information on the DJSI,
visit:http://www.sustainability-indexes.com/http://www.djindexes.com/sustainability/
ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading
provider of comprehensive waste management services in North
America. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection,
transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services.
It is also a leading developer, operator and owner of landfill
gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The company’s
customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and
municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more
information about Waste Management visit www.wm.com or
www.thinkgreen.com.
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