Waste Management Recognized by CDP and Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indices
Company acknowledged for environmental performance and disclosure
Waste Management has been included in CDP’s survey results since 2004,
but this is the first year that Waste Management has achieved a position
in CDP’s
S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the world’s leading providers of financial
market indices, and RobecoSAM, the investment specialist focused
exclusively on Sustainability Investing, also recently announced the
results of the 2014 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) review.
Waste Management was selected as an index component for both the World
and
Launched in 1999, the DJSI is the first global index to track the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide based on an analysis of financially material economic, environmental, and social factors. The DJSI follows a best-in-class approach, including companies across all industries that outperform their peers in numerous sustainability metrics. For additional information on the DJSI, please visit: http://www.sustainability-indices.com/ and http://www.djindexes.com/sustainability/.
“At Waste Management, environmental stewardship is linked inextricably
to our business performance,” said Waste Management president and CEO
Waste Management continues to make significant strides in its environmental sustainability performance goals for recycling, renewable energy generation, energy efficiency and land conservation. The company’s progress against these commitments can be found at http://www.wm.com/sustainability/index.jsp. Waste Management plans to release its 2014 Sustainability Report later this year.
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Analysts:
Ed Egl, 713.265.1656
eegl@wm.com
or
Media:
Janette
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