MONTREAL, Jan. 29, 2018 /CNW/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE:
CNI) has been identified as a global leader for its actions and
strategies to manage environmental issues, and has been awarded a
position on the Supplier A List by CDP, the non-profit global
environmental disclosure platform.
One hundred companies appear on the A List, which has been
produced at the request of 99 CDP supply chain purchasing member
organizations with a combined annual spend of over US$3 trillion.
More than 4,800 companies submitted annual supply chain
disclosures to CDP in 2017 for independent assessment against its
scoring methodology. CN is among the two per cent of organizations
participating in CDP's supply chain program to be awarded a
position on the Supplier A List, in recognition of its actions to
address climate change.
"We are pleased to be recognized by the CDP for CN's leadership
on climate action in our customers' supply chain," said Luc Jobin,
CN president and chief executive officer. "Shipping by rail
reduces greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 75 per cent
versus truck. CN works with our customers to offer the
environmental benefits of rail, providing solutions to reduce their
transportation supply chain emissions, while playing our role as a
backbone of the economy."
The Supplier A List is released today in Closing the Gap:
Scaling up sustainable supply chain practices, CDP's Global
Supply Chain Report 2018, written by CDP using analysis provided by
McKinsey & Company. The report reveals that awareness of
climate change-related risks and opportunities is increasing across
the supply chain. Over three quarters (76 per cent) of suppliers
responding to CDP have identified some inherent climate change
risks to their business and more than half (52 per cent) report
that they have integrated climate change into their business
strategy.
"We congratulate the 100 companies recognized on the CDP
Supplier A List 2018 that are leading the way to our low-carbon and
water-secure future," said Paul
Simpson, CDP's chief executive officer. "Environmental
action has never been more vital, nor urgent, and companies have a
crucial role to play in keeping up the momentum needed to meet the
aims of the Paris Agreement.
"The leadership shown by the A List not only points the way for
other companies to take action, but also ensures that these leaders
are getting well ahead of the curve and positioning themselves to
capitalize on the opportunities that await," Simpson added.
About CDP
CDP is an international non-profit that drives companies and
governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard
water resources and protect forests. Voted number one climate
research provider by investors, CDP leverages investor and buyer
power to motivate companies to disclose and manage their
environmental impacts. The Supplier A List is available on CDP's
website.
About CN
CN is a true backbone of the economy whose
team of approximately 24,000 railroaders transports more than
C$250 billion worth of goods annually
for a wide range of business sectors, ranging from resource
products to manufactured products to consumer goods, across a rail
network of approximately 20,000 route-miles spanning Canada and mid-America. CN – Canadian National
Railway Company, along with its operating railway subsidiaries –
serves the cities and ports of Vancouver, Prince
Rupert, B.C., Montreal,
Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the metropolitan areas of
Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis., and
Jackson, Miss., with connections
to all points in North America.
For more information about CN, visit the Company's website at
www.cn.ca.
CN and Sustainability
Delivering Responsibly is
one of the pillars of what CN stands for. It determines how we
conduct our business every day and defines our contribution to
building a more sustainable future. A member of the Dow Jones
Sustainability World Index and one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, CN's
sustainability commitment is anchored in environment, safety,
people, community and governance. CN trains are four times more
fuel efficient than trucks, reduce highway congestion and air
pollution, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
SOURCE CN