Umicore Wins Prize for Best Sustainability Report |
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Umicore
3950 S. Clinton Ave.
South Plainfield, NJ, 07080
USA
Press release date: November 2, 2006
On 20 November Umicore was awarded the Belgian Prize for the Best Sustainable Development Report for the year 2005. The competition for the award was organized by the Belgian "Instituut der Bedrijfsrevisoren / Institut des Reviseurs d'Entreprises" (IBR-IRE) with the help of Business & Society Belgium.
The jury - composed of members of the IBR-IRE "Sustainability" working group as well as external experts - made its selection based on a wide range of criteria, including verifiability, relevance, clarity and reliability. It also looked at actual performance, vision and strategy, management systems and stakeholder relationships, as well as public commitment by senior management to its economic, social and environmental goals.
Following the award, Thomas Leysen, Chief Executive Officer of Umicore, had this to say: "We consider this to be a welcome recognition of our continuing efforts to strive towards sustainability. Umicore last year actually stopped publishing separate reports on its sustainability performance, opting instead to include the economic, social and environmental elements of its business into one comprehensive document. We feel our 'Report to Shareholders and Society' reflects the true spirit of sustainable development."
In parallel to presenting its Annual Report to its shareholders during the regular Annual General Meeting, Umicore for the first time presented its economic, social and environmental targets to a range of stakeholders including local government officials and society groups.
For more information:
Investor Relations: Mr Tim WEEKES - Tel. +32 2 227 73 98 - tim.weekes@umicore.com Mr Geoffroy RASKIN - Tel. +32 2 227 71 47 - geoffroy.raskin@umicore.com
Media: Mr Bart CROLS - Tel +32 2 227 71 29 - +32 476 98 01 21 - bart.crols@umicore.com
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