Bombardier Releases Second Company-wide Corporate Social
Responsibility Report
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - December 01, 2009) - (TSX:BBD.A)(TSX: BBD.B)- Enhanced role of corporate social responsibility in businessstrategy- Achieved 10% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions between fiscal2004 and 2009 and aims to reduce emissions by additional 10% by 2015Today Bombardier Inc. released its second company-wide corporatesocial responsibility report entitled Moving Forward Responsibly. Thereport captures the company's commitment to act responsibly as apublic company, employer, neighbour and partner. It also details howcorporate social responsibility is one of the top priorities of OurWay Forward, Bombardier's corporate strategy."A sharper focus on corporate social responsibility augurs well forall of our stakeholders. It underscores our commitment to leverageour industry-leading innovation, talents, products and resources toincrease our positive contribution to the communities where we arepresent around the world," said Pierre Beaudoin, President and ChiefExecutive Officer, Bombardier Inc.The report highlights recent achievements and details how Bombardieris laying the foundation to continuously improve its corporate socialresponsibility performance in the years to come. The report isorganized into six sections, reflecting both stakeholder feedback andthe areas where Bombardier has the greatest responsibilities:governance, employees, products, operations, suppliers andresponsible citizenship.To improve access and minimize its environmental footprint,Bombardier's complete 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility Report isavailable exclusively online at/www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/corporate-responsibility.Highlights include:- Listing on the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Dow JonesSustainability North America Indexes for the third consecutive year- Ongoing and active promotion of the UN Global Compact's principlesof social responsibility and embedding of these principles inBombardier's Code of Ethics and Business Conduct- Enhanced approach to health and safety to reach the objective ofzero accidents and occupational illnesses- Expansion of the ECO4 portfolio of breakthrough energy-saving railsolutions, which can reduce overall energy consumption by up to 50%- Continued development of the environmentally focused CSeriesaircraft program, which will contribute to the commercial aviationindustry's commitment to achieve carbon-neutral growth by 2020- Recognition as one of the 10 Canadian Climate Disclosure Leaders inthe Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 - Canada 200 Report- Obtained commitment to respect Bombardier's Supplier Code ofConduct from 83 suppliers in Aerospace and over 120 in Transportationto dateAbout BombardierA world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions,from commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportationequipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a globalcorporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal yearended Jan. 31, 2009, were $19.7 billion US, and its shares are tradedon the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed as an indexcomponent to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North Americaindexes. News and information are available at www.bombardier.com.CSeries and ECO4 are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or itssubsidiaries.Contacts:Bombardier Inc.Isabelle RondeauDirector, Communications514-861-9481Bombardier Inc.Shirley ChenierSenior Director, Investor Relations514-861-9481www.bombardier.comThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 02.12.2009 - 12:11 Uhr
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