Praxair Named Top 20 of Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens List™ for 2018
May 09 2018 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX), a recognized global leader in
sustainable development, placed 17th on Corporate Responsibility
Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for 2018. This is the
sixth consecutive year the company has been recognized.
The list recognizes leadership and achievements based on
performance in seven categories: environmental, climate change,
human rights, employee relations, corporate governance,
philanthropy and financial performance. The list ranks all
companies in the Russell 1000® Index.
“We are honored to be recognized by CR Magazine as a leader in
corporate social responsibility,” said Dr. Riva Krut, Praxair vice
president and chief sustainability officer. “This achievement
recognizes our employees’ dedication to the environment,
responsible business practices and the local communities we
serve.”
In 2017, Praxair applications enabled its customers to avoid
more than twice the greenhouse gases than were emitted in all of
the company’s operations and to provide safe drinking water to 145
million people. Additionally, Praxair employees executed community
engagement projects that benefited approximately 355,000 people or
more than 13 beneficiaries per employee.
Praxair’s sustainable development has been widely recognized. In
2017, the company was named to the Dow Jones® World Sustainability
Indices for 15 consecutive years and received a perfect score
of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.
Additionally, Praxair was named a 2018 World’s Most Ethical
Company® by the Ethisphere Institute. For more information
about Praxair’s sustainable development program, please
visit http://www.praxair.com/our-company/sustainable-development.
About Praxair
Praxair, Inc. is a leading industrial gas company in North and
South America and one of the largest worldwide. With market
capitalization of approximately $40 billion and 2017 sales of $11
billion, the company employs over 26,000 people globally and has
been named to the Dow Jones® World Sustainability Index for 15
consecutive years. Praxair produces, sells and distributes
atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and high-performance
surface coatings. Our products, services and technologies are
making our planet more productive by bringing efficiency and
environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including
aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy,
healthcare, manufacturing, primary metals and many others. For more
information about the company, please visit our website at
www.praxair.com.
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