ST. LOUIS, April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) was named
today to Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine's list of the 100
Best Corporate Citizens, which ranks public companies based on
outstanding corporate responsibility performance.
Sigma-Aldrich ranked fifth, its highest ranking to date, in its
fourth appearance on the list.
"We are honored to be recognized once again for our corporate
responsibility efforts and we are extremely pleased with our
ranking," said Rakesh Sachdev,
President and CEO. "Sustainability is a priority for our
9,000-plus employees globally and I am proud of the progress we
have made as a Company and the impact it is having on the world
around us."
This is the 16th year for the 100 Best List,
which documents more than 300 data points of disclosure and
performance measures - harvested from publicly available
information in seven categories: environment, climate change,
employee relations, human rights, governance, finance, and
philanthropy and community support. The list ranks companies on the
Russell 1000 Index and is governed by a Ratings and Rankings
Committee of the Corporate Responsibility Officers Association
(CROA).
The full list of companies is available at www.thecro.com.
At number five, Sigma-Aldrich moved up 23 spots since its last
appearance in 2014.
"Sigma-Aldrich continues to demonstrate leadership in
sustainability and social responsibility by leveraging our
employees' passion for continuous improvement," said Jeffrey Whitford, Global Citizenship Manager at
Sigma-Aldrich. "The progress we have made internally is a
great first step, but the real impact will come from helping our
more than 1.4 million customers reduce the impact of their research
and development through the use of Green Chemistry."
About Sigma-Aldrich: Sigma-Aldrich, a leading Life
Science and High Technology company focused on enhancing human
health and safety, manufactures and distributes more than 250,000
chemicals, biochemicals and other essential products to more than
1.4 million customers globally in research and applied labs as well
as in industrial and commercial markets. With three distinct
business units – Research, Applied and SAFC Commercial –
Sigma-Aldrich is committed to enabling science to improve the
quality of life. The Company operates in 37 countries, has more
than 9,000 employees worldwide and had sales of $2.79 billion in 2014. For more information about
Sigma-Aldrich, please visit its website at
www.sigma-aldrich.com.
Sigma-Aldrich is a trademark of
Sigma-Aldrich Co, LLC registered in the US and other countries.
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