Cabot Named to CR Magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for 2012
BOSTON, Apr 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine has named Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) as one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2012.
Cabot was selected for inclusion in the 2012 list after being independently assessed in seven key areas: environment, climate change, human rights, philanthropy, employee relations, financial and governance.
Corporate Responsibility Magazine is the leading publication for news and analysis of the profession's five primary disciplines: governance, risk and compliance (GRC), environmental health and safety (EH&S), investor relations, human resources, and philanthropy. Its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List is one of the most closely watched set of metrics among the large-cap companies of the Russell 1000. The magazine's list is based solely on publicly available information. To see the full list, go to http://www.thecro.com.
"This recognition is the direct result of the hard work of our 4,300 employees and contractors worldwide, who have a positive impact on a daily basis for our customers and shareholders as well as the communities in which we operate," said Martin O'Neill, Cabot senior vice president, safety, health and environment. "This honor from CR Magazine, combined with the recent listings in the Calvert Social Index and the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes, demonstrates that we are making solid progress in our sustainability agenda and showcases our longstanding commitment to corporate social responsibility."
Last month, Cabot earned inclusion into the Calvert Social Index(R). The company was also named as a Leader in the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes (CII) Cycle 3, ranking forty-fourth out of 360 leading companies demonstrating superior management, mitigation and adaptation in the field of climate innovation.
To learn more about Cabot's commitment to sustainability, go to Cabot's 2010/2011 sustainability report, "Sustainability Matters."
About Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemical and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Mass, USA. Cabot's other major products are carbon black, fumed silica, inkjet colorants, aerogel, elastomer composites, and cesium formate drilling fluids. The company's website is: http://www.cabotcorp.com.
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