LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Aug. 19,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD) has again
been named to the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, published by
3BL Media. The list recognizes outstanding environmental, social
and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000
largest public companies in the United
States. It is the tenth consecutive year Air Products has
been named to the list.
"Sustainability and corporate responsibility is at the core of
what we do. It is part of our higher purpose, and this recognition
reaffirms our commitment to work with our employees, our partners
and our communities to continue to build a more sustainable
future," said Seifi Ghasemi, Air
Products' chairman, president and CEO.
The 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking is based on 146 ESG
transparency and performance factors across eight pillars; climate
change, employee relations, environment, finance, governance, human
rights, stakeholders and society, and ESG performance. There were
also several factors within the 2021 methodology that account for
the response to various social issues that emerged during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
To compile the ranking, data and information is obtained from
public sources only, rather than questionnaires or company
submissions. Research is conducted by ISS ESG, the responsible
investment research arm of Institutional Shareholder Services.
Sustainability is Air Products' growth strategy. It creates
growth opportunities while also supporting Air Products' higher
purpose of bringing people together to collaborate and innovate
solutions to the world's most significant energy and environmental
sustainability challenges.
Air Products aligns its corporate responsibility efforts under
economic, environmental and social categories using its "Grow,
Conserve and Care" sustainability framework and covers important
sustainability priorities based on feedback from key stakeholders.
In 2020, Air Products announced its "Third by 30" goal to reduce
its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions intensity (kg
CO2/MM BTU) by one-third by 2030 from a 2015
baseline.
In addition to its inclusion in the 100 Best Corporate Citizens
List, Air Products' sustainability efforts have also been
recognized by Barron's, which named Air Products as the top
climate aligned company in its 2021 Ranking of the Most
Sustainable Companies in America. Overall, Barron's ranked Air
Products 13th on its 100 Most Sustainable Companies list, up 20
spots from the previous year.
Air Products was also included in the S&P Global 2021
Sustainability Yearbook and the Corporate Knights' Clean 200. The
Clean 200 was established in 2016 and ranks the largest
publicly-listed companies by their clean energy reviews. In
addition, in November, Air Products was named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability North America Index (DJSI) for the 11th consecutive
year. The 2020/2021 DJSI recognition ranks Air Products among the
top 20 percent of North American companies in its industry group
for corporate sustainability performance.
To learn more about CSR efforts at Air Products, visit the
Company's Sustainability website.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a
world-leading industrial gases company in operation for 80 years.
Focused on serving energy, environment and emerging markets, the
Company provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and
applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries,
including refining, chemical, metals, electronics, manufacturing,
and food and beverage. Air Products is also the global leader in
the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and
equipment. The Company develops, engineers, builds, owns and
operates some of the world's largest industrial gas projects,
including: gasification projects that sustainably convert abundant
natural resources into syngas for the production of high-value
power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture projects; and
world-scale carbon-free hydrogen projects supporting global
transportation and the energy transition.
The Company had fiscal 2020 sales of $8.9
billion from operations in 50 countries and has a current
market capitalization of more than $60
billion. More than 19,000 passionate, talented and
committed employees from diverse 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 airproducts.com or follow us
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