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Signify Named Industry Leader in the 2018 Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Sept 18, 2018
For the second year in a row, Signify has achieved Industry Leader status in the sustainability index’s Electrical Components and Equipment category. The company’s overall score was 88 out of 100 points. Signify became the new company name of Philips Lighting in May 2018.
“We’re extremely proud to be recognized for the continuous progress that we're making on sustainability, which is central to our company purpose,” says Eric Rondolat, CEO of Signify. “The past few months we have seen floods in India and Japan, heat waves in Europe and North America and extreme droughts in Australia, showing that global warming is real and we need to take action. It is very important for us to be named for our leadership and contribution to such challenges for the planet.”
In its annual evaluation, the index recognized Signify’s strong performance through the launch of its “Brighter Lives, Better World” program, focusing on sustainable operations and revenues. As part of that program, Signify has made significant progress toward its commitment to become carbon neutral in 2020, reducing its carbon footprint by 20% over the course of 2017. Top scores (100/100) were obtained by Signify in the categories environmental reporting, operational eco-efficiency and innovation management.
Launched in 1999, the index represents the gold standard for corporate sustainability and is the first global index to track the leading sustainability-driven companies based on RobecoSAM’s analysis of financially material Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors and S&P DJI’s robust index methodology.
RobecoSAM assesses the world's largest companies via its annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment, which uses a consistent, rules-based methodology to convert an average of 600 data points per company into one overall score. This score determines inclusion in the DJSI. As more companies dedicate themselves to sustainable business practices, the number of companies that want their efforts measured and assessed via the CSA continues to rise (+5% in 2018).
Find out more about the 2018 results: www.robecosam.com/en/sustainability-insights/about-sustainability/corporate-sustainability-assessment/review.jsp
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The Jaibot executes its tasks based on building information modeling (BIM) data. The robot is a completely cordless and easy-to-use system that doesn’t require expert skills. It locates itself accurately indoors, drills the holes dust-controlled and finally marks them according to the trade.
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Mark your calendars for Nov. 24-25 and get ready for a virtual trade show and amazing technical presentations. AEA, the exhibitors and presenters are so excited to present this event to the entire province of Alberta.
Attendees will have easy access to virtual booths with an opportunity to have their questions answered by qualified people, and win some prizes throughout the days at both the trade show Virtual Floor and by attending the seminars.
Go HERE to register and for the full event details
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