LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
July 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD) has published its latest Sustainability
Report, providing stakeholders with economic, environmental and
social performance data in accordance with Global Reporting
Initiative (GRI) G4 guidelines. The full report is available on the
Sustainability Reports page on Air Products' Sustainability
website.
"Air Products has returned to its roots as a company with a
focus on our core business: industrial gases. In this transition
over the past year, I am very pleased to share that our core
values, including our commitment to sustainability and safety,
remained unchanged as we made solid progress on our sustainability
goals for 2020," said Seifi Ghasemi, chairman, president and CEO at
Air Products.
As a core value, sustainability is at the heart of the company's
business in producing products that improve the environment and
making customers' processes better. The 2017 report details the
company's "Grow, Conserve and Care" approach to sustainability
management, as well as its performance against the newly
established 2020 goals.
Under this strategy, Air Products aims to:
- Grow – lead the Industrial Gas industry in profitability and
contribute greater than 50 percent of revenues from offerings that
improve energy efficiency, lower emissions, and meet societal
needs.
- Conserve – save energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
conserve water, improve distribution efficiency, and effectively
manage hazardous waste.
- Care – lead the Industrial Gas industry in safety, build a
diverse and inclusive workforce, ensure ethical behaviors and
compliance, and measure the positive impacts of our employee and
community engagement efforts.
Access the company's latest GRI report and more information
about sustainability on Air Products' Sustainability website.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE: APD) is a world-leading Industrial Gases
company in operation for over 75 years. The Company's core
industrial gases business provides atmospheric and process gases
and related equipment to manufacturing markets, including refining
and petrochemical, metals, electronics, and food and beverage. Air
Products is also the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural
gas process technology and equipment.
The Company had fiscal 2016 sales of $7.5
billion from continuing operations in 50 countries and has a
current market capitalization of approximately $30 billion. Approximately 16,000 employees are
making Air Products the world's safest and best performing
industrial gases company, providing sustainable offerings and
excellent service to all customers. For more information, visit
www.airproducts.com.
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements
within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are
based on management's reasonable expectations and assumptions as of
the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual
performance and financial results may differ materially from
projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking
statements because of many factors not anticipated by management,
including risk factors described in the Company's Form 10K for its
fiscal year ended September 30,
2016.
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