LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE:APD), a leading global industrial gases company, has
once again earned a spot on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable
Companies List for the fourth consecutive year. Air Products ranked
38th on this year's list.
"Sustainability is our growth strategy at Air Products. It is
part of our higher purpose to collaborate and innovate solutions to
the world's most significant energy and environmental challenges,"
said Seifi Ghasemi, Chairman,
President and CEO at Air Products. "We are proud to again be
recognized for our sustainability efforts, but know there is more
work to be done. Air Products will continue to play a leading role
in building a more sustainable future through clean energy
solutions, such as hydrogen for mobility and carbon capture."
For its annual ranking of the most sustainable companies,
Barron's worked with Calvert Research and Management, which
analyzed the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies by market
value, then ranked each by how it performed for five key
constituencies: shareholders, employees, customers, community, and
the planet. Specifically, Calvert,
a unit of Eaton Vance, which is owned by Morgan Stanley, looked at
more than 230 ESG (environmental, social and governance)
performance indicators, such as workplace diversity, data security,
and greenhouse gas emissions.
Inclusion on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies List
is the latest recognition for Air Products' sustainability and
corporate responsibility efforts. Recently, Air Products was
included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook for the
10th time. Air Products also has earned a perfect score
on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality
Index for the 6thsixth year in a row.
In addition, Air Products received the Best Carbon Management
Initiative Award from Chemical Week for its innovative
net-zero hydrogen energy complex in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and was awarded a
gold medal rating for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
performance from EcoVadis, a multinational CSR ratings agency, for
the fifth year in a row, and was named to the 100 Best Corporate
Citizens List, published by 3BL Media, for the 10th
consecutive year.
To learn more about Air Products' efforts, achievements and
sustainability goals, visit Air Products' Sustainability
website.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases
company in operation for over 80 years. Focused on serving energy,
environment and emerging markets, the Company provides essential
industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to
customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemical,
metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Air
Products is also the global leader in the supply of liquefied
natural gas process technology and equipment. The Company develops,
engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest
industrial gas projects, including: gasification projects that
sustainably convert abundant natural resources into syngas for the
production of high-value power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture
projects; and world-scale low- and zero-carbon hydrogen projects
supporting global transportation and the energy transition.
The Company had fiscal 2021 sales of $10.3 billion from operations in over 50
countries and has a current market capitalization of about
$60 billion. More than 20,000
passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse
backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create
innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance
sustainability and address the challenges facing customers,
communities, and the world. For more information, visit
www.airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter,
Facebook or Instagram.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This
release contains "forward-looking statements" within the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's
expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release and are
not guarantees of future performance. While
forward-looking statements are made in good faith and based on
assumptions, expectations and projections that management believes
are reasonable based on currently available information, actual
performance and financial results may differ materially from
projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking
statements because of many factors, including risk factors
described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2020.
Except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation or
undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements
contained herein to reflect any change in the assumptions, beliefs
or expectations or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances upon which any such forward-looking statements are
based.
View original
content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/air-products-again-earns-spot-on-barrons-100-most-sustainable-companies-list-301487473.html
SOURCE Air Products