Umicore Ranks In Top 10 Of The World’s Most Sustainable Corporations
Posted
01/26/2012
Umicore, a global materials technology group and the parent
company of Umicore Building
Products USA in Raleigh, NC, has been included once again in
the top 10 of the world's most sustainable companies.
Corporate Knights, an independent magazine focused on
promoting sustainable development, published the rankings this
week.
The "Global 100 Most Sustainable Companies" ranking is based on
key performance indicators such as innovation, diversity, and
productivity related to a set of environmental factors. Ranked
eighth out of 100, Umicore was praised for the significant role the
company plays in the metal recycling chain and the development of
materials for clean energy applications.
This accolade follows Umicore's recent inclusion in the
innovative Living Planet Green Tech Index launched by WWF, the
Living Planet Fund Management Company, and Chevreux.
Umicore is also a long-standing component of the FTSE4Good
index, which measures performance of companies that meet globally
recognized corporate responsibility standards.