LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD) has again been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability North America Index (DJSI). The 2018/2019 DJSI
recognition marks the ninth consecutive year that Air Products has
been ranked among the top 20 percent of companies in its industry
group for corporate sustainability performance.
"DJSI is one of the most respected sustainability indexes, and
to be recognized by DJSI is a tribute to all our employees who help
make Air Products successful. Achieving the DJSI listing for the
ninth consecutive year is a recognition of a consistent commitment
and dedication to sustainability. At Air Products, we demonstrate
this commitment daily through the innovative technologies that we
develop, the way we produce our products, and the way we make our
customers' processes better, all aimed at benefitting the
environment," said Seifi Ghasemi,
chairman, president and chief executive officer of Air
Products.
Annually, RobecoSAM invites more than 3,000 publicly-traded
companies to complete its Corporate Sustainability Assessment,
which is used to evaluate each company's economic, environmental,
social and governance practices. The companies which best manage
sustainability opportunities and risks are then selected for
inclusion in the DJSI Indices based on an assessment of general and
industry-specific sustainability criteria.
In addition to the DJSI North America Index listing, FTSE
Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank
Russell Company) has confirmed Air Products as a constituent of the
FTSE4Good Index Series, also for the ninth consecutive year.
Created by the global index provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE4Good
Index Series is designed to measure the performance of companies
demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
practices. The FTSE4Good indices are used by a wide variety of
market participants to create and assess responsible investment
funds and other products.
About DJSI
Launched in 1999, the DJSI World
represents the gold standard for corporate sustainability and is
the first global index to track the leading sustainability-driven
companies based on RobecoSAM's analysis of financially material ESG
factors and S&P DJI's robust index methodology. Every year,
RobecoSAM assesses the world's largest companies via its Corporate
Sustainability Assessment, which uses a consistent, rules-based
methodology to convert an average of 600 data points per company
into one overall score. This score determines inclusion in the
DJSI. For more about DJSI, visit:
www.sustainability-indices.com.
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 2017 sales of $8.2
billion from continuing operations in 50 countries and has a
current market capitalization of about $35
billion. Approximately 15,000 passionate, talented and
committed employees from a diversity of backgrounds are driven by
Air Products' higher purpose to create innovative solutions that
benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and address the
challenges facing customers, communities and the world. 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,
2017.
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