DALLAS, Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
(NYSE:J) recently earned a place on the prestigious The Dow Jones
Sustainability™ North America Index 2020 (DJSI), which represents
the top 20% of the largest 600 North American companies in the
S&P Global Broad Market Index (BMI). The company has also been
recognized by the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) International
Quality Awards as its 2020 Quality Organisation of the Year for
large companies.
"We are honored to be recognized by these respected institutions
and believe it is the result of our focus on culture and raising
the bar to deliver the extraordinary through our employees'
commitment to create a more connected, sustainable world," said
Jacobs Chair and CEO Steve
Demetriou. "More broadly, these accolades are a testament to
the outstanding quality of professionals at Jacobs who work
tirelessly to deliver high-value projects to our clients and ensure
we have effective processes in place to operate efficiently."
The DJSI index, which recognizes public companies for
outstanding performance across economic, environmental and social
criteria, is used as a reference by shareholders who consider
sustainability when making investment decisions. Only the most
sustainable companies in each industry are considered each year for
index membership.
Global Head of ESG Research and Data at S&P Global,
Manjit Jus, said: "We congratulate
Jacobs for being included in the DJSI North America Index 2020. A
DJSI distinction is a reflection of being a sustainability leader
in your industry. With a record number of companies participating
in the 2020 Corporate Sustainability Assessment and more stringent
rules for inclusion this year, this sets your company apart and
rewards your continued commitment to people and planet."
Spanning nine major categories, the CQI awards are designed to
recognize and reward the contribution of quality professionals,
teams and entire organizations across the globe. Criteria is
focused on strong governance to define the organization's aims and
translate them into action, robust systems of assurance to make
sure things stay on track and a culture of continuous improvement.
Jacobs was also included as a finalist in the following categories:
Quality Professional of the Year (Karen
Lindsey), Improvement System of the Year (Defence &
Security Operating Unit), Quality Team of the Year (Jacobs Global
and Line of Business Quality).
"The judges genuinely found it hard to find areas for
improvement as Jacobs' global team seamlessly presented and fielded
technical questions from our jury with ease, acknowledging the
visible leadership of Jacobs' President and Chief Operating Officer
Bob Pragada as a key differentiator
in winning the award," said CQI CEO Vincent
Desmond.
About The Dow Jones Sustainability™ Indices
The Dow
Jones Sustainability™ Indices (DJSI) measure the performance of
companies selected with environmental, social and governance (ESG)
criteria. Launched in 1999, the DJSI including the Dow Jones
Sustainability™ World Index (DJSI World) were among the very first
set of global indices to track the largest and leading
sustainability-driven publicly listed companies. The DJSI combine
S&P DJI's transparent rules-based index methodology with robust
data from SAM's Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), an
annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices. Each
year, SAM evaluates more than 7,300 companies around the world,
while the plan for 2020 is to evaluate more than 10,000.
About the Chartered Quality Institute
CQI is the only
global professional body for experts in improving product, project
and service quality. For more than 100 years, they have been
championing organizational excellence by setting professional
standards for quality management in the U.K. and globally. They are
the only body that can award Chartered Quality Professional status.
Their independence, global perspective and cross-sector outlook
makes them trusted advisors to the U.K. and international Quality
communities, industry and practitioners.
About Jacobs
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to
reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for
thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes,
operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge
manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform
the world for good. With $13 billion
in revenue and a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides
a full spectrum of professional services including consulting,
technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and
private sector. Visit jacobs.com and connect with Jacobs
on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute
forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements
are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same.
Statements made in this release that are not based on historical
fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management's current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business
results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements,
including, but not limited to, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
and the related reaction of governments on global and regional
market conditions and the company's business. For a description of
some additional factors that may occur that could cause actual
results to differ from our forward-looking statements, see our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 27, 2019, and in particular the
discussions contained under Item 1 - Business; Item 1A - Risk
Factors; Item 3 - Legal Proceedings; and Item 7 - Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 26, 2020, and in
particular the discussions contained under Part I, Item 2 -
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations; Part II, Item 1 - Legal Proceedings; and
Part II, Item 1A - Risk Factors, as well as the company's other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company is
not under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements
after the date of this press release to conform to actual results,
except as required by applicable law.
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214.583.8433
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