Sealed Air Tops Industry in Fortune’s Most Admired List
February 28 2014 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) announced today that it has been
recognized as the most admired company in its industry, according
to Fortune Magazine’s annual survey published today.
The annual “Fortune Most Admired Companies” survey ranked Sealed
Air first among 12 companies in the packaging and containers
industry, including the top ranking in six of the nine categories
in which companies are evaluated – innovation, people management,
social responsibility, management quality, quality of products and
global competitiveness.
“To receive the recognition of our peers and industry analysts
reaffirms the dedication our 25,000 employees have for reinventing
Sealed Air and how far we have come in the past year, climbing in
the survey from fifth to first,” said Jerome A. Peribere, President
& CEO, Sealed Air. “We are additionally proud that this is the
third consecutive year we have ranked number one in innovation and
social responsibility, which are at the heart of our mission and
vision.”
Among the survey categories Sealed Air improved the most was
“quality of management,” moving from ninth for first. The Company
also improved four spots in the category of “long-term investment,”
four spots in the category “use of corporate assets,” and two spots
in the category of “financial soundness”.
Fortune's Most Admired list is based on surveys of 3,900
executives, directors and analysts who rated nearly 700 companies
from 30 countries around the world.
Business
Sealed Air Corporation creates a world that feels, tastes and
works better. In 2013, the Company generated revenue of
approximately $7.7 billion by helping our customers achieve their
sustainability goals in the face of today’s biggest social and
environmental challenges. Our portfolio of widely recognized
brands, including Cryovac® brand food packaging solutions, Bubble
Wrap® brand cushioning and Diversey™ cleaning and hygiene
solutions, ensures a safer and less wasteful food supply chain,
protects valuable goods shipped around the world, and improves
health through clean environments. Sealed Air has approximately
25,000 employees who serve customers in 175 countries. To learn
more, visit www.sealedair.com.
Website Information
We routinely post important information for investors on our
website, www.sealedair.com, in the
"Investor Relations" section. We use this website as a means of
disclosing material, non-public information and for complying with
our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly,
investors should monitor the Investor Relations section of our
website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings,
public conference calls, presentations and webcasts. The
information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our
website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part
of, this document.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Company statements in this press release may be “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 concerning our business, consolidated financial
condition and results of operations. These statements include
comments as to future events that may affect the Company, which are
based upon management’s current expectations and are subject to
uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company’s control.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by such words as
“anticipates,” “expects,” “believes,” “plan,” “could,” “estimate,”
“will” and similar expressions. A variety of factors may cause
actual results to differ materially from these expectations,
including general domestic and international economic and political
conditions, changes in our raw material and energy costs, credit
ratings, the success of restructuring plans, currency translation
and devaluation effects, the competitive environment, the effects
of animal and food-related health issues, environmental matters,
and regulatory actions and legal matters. For more extensive
information, see “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Notice Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements,” which appear in our most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K, as may be revised and updated from time to
time by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on
Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
These reports are available on the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s website at www.sec.gov or
our Investor Relations home page at http://ir.sealedair.com. Sealed Air does not
undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on
which any such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
Sealed Air CorporationInvestor:Lori Chaitman,
201-703-4161orMedia:Ken Aurichio, 201-703-4164
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