KCS Releases “For the Long Haul” Sustainability Report on 2017 Performance
September 05 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) has released its 2017
sustainability report, “For the Long Haul: Delivering Prosperity,
Valuing People, Protecting the Planet”. The report is available in
the Corporate Responsibility section
of www.kcsouthern.com.
“We believe that responsible business practices are essential to
supporting the KCS vision, values and culture, as well as building
and maintaining accountability, trust and strong relationships with
our stakeholders,” said KCS president and CEO Patrick J.
Ottensmeyer. “To that end, we are pleased to share our 2017
sustainability report, which was created to clearly communicate why
our sustainability priorities are important to our business, and
how they help us fulfill our vision to consistently be the
fastest-growing, best-performing, most customer-focused
transportation provider in North America.”
The 2017 report highlights include:
- Diversity of KCS’ board of directors
and the directors’ commitment to “honor the rights of all
individuals to be treated with respect and dignity,” which led to
strengthening KCS’ Non-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment
Policy;
- Strategic advantages of our
cross-border rail network and our innovative Rail Unified Cargo
Processing Center, helping to reduce delays and enhance security at
the U.S.-Mexico border;
- Creation of new Health, Safety and
Environmental (HSE) group to enhance KCS workplace safety and
health;
- Positive Train Control (PTC)
implementation progress;
- New and award-winning KCSM Security
Operations Center dedicated to the security of KCS freight, people
and facilities in Mexico;
- Decrease in employee attrition rate to
6.6 percent;
- Increase in employee training hours by
approximately 55 percent;
- Increase in donations from employees
and The KCS Charitable Fund by approximately 23 percent;
- Increase in fuel consumption reduction
target by four million gallons;
- Reduction of energy intensity ratio and
water consumption; and
- Inclusion of a new biodiversity and
land management section.
KCS’ 2017 sustainability report follows the Global Reporting
Initiative’s (GRI) latest standards for disclosing governance,
economic, social and environmental topics. These standards provide
for the disclosure of measurable data and specific information
related to sustainability. For the 2017 report, we increased our
reporting of stakeholder priority material topics.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a
transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the
U.S., Mexico and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas
City Southern Railway Company, serving the central and south
central U.S. Its international holdings include Kansas City
Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., serving northeastern and central
Mexico and the port cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and
Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in Panama Canal Railway
Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service
along the Panama Canal. KCS' North American rail holdings and
strategic alliances are primary components of a railway network
linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico
and Canada.
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Kansas City SouthernC. Doniele Carlson,
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