Celestica Releases its 2021 Sustainability Report
September 07 2022 - 5:00PM
Celestica Inc. (NYSE: CLS) (TSX: CLS), a leader in design,
manufacturing, hardware platform, and supply chain solutions for
the world's most innovative companies, today announced the release
of its 2021 Sustainability Report.
The report demonstrates Celestica’s commitment to fostering a
company-wide culture of sustainability focused on supporting
people, the planet and the communities in which it operates.
Prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core Option,
Celestica’s 2021 Sustainability Report can be viewed at
www.celestica.com/sustainability-report .
“Every day at Celestica we hold ourselves accountable for
building a sustainable future for the next generation,” said Robert
Ellis, Senior Vice President, Sustainability, and Chief Legal
Officer, Celestica. “In 2021, we implemented a wide spectrum of
programs and initiatives with an emphasis on sound Environmental,
Social and Governance (ESG) practices. Our success would not be
possible without our employees who drive positive change every day,
and embed sustainability into everything we do.”
Highlights from Celestica’s 2021 Sustainability Report
include:
Environmental:
- Decreasing Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 63%
from our 2018 baseline year.
- Achieving a waste diversion rate of 85.6%.
- Averting 72,000 metric tonnes of
CO2e through renewable energy projects.
Social:
- Launching four Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) supporting
diversity and inclusion.
- Launching global diversity and inclusion training with a
completion rate of 100% for senior leadership and 96% for all
employees covering topics of diversity benefits for all,
microaggressions and managing biases.
- Volunteering over 19,000 working hours in local communities and
over 155,000 hours since 2015.
- Logging over 2,200,000 training
hours in 2021.
Governance:
- Strengthening our governance position
by expanding our ESG practices throughout the business.
- Enhancing our own reporting to
include our first Communication on Progress for the United Nations
Global Compact.
About Celestica
Celestica enables the world's best brands. Through our
recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading
companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise,
HealthTech, Industrial, and Capital Equipment to deliver solutions
for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design,
manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions,
Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of
product development - from the drawing board to full-scale
production and after-market services. With talented teams across
North America, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a
better future with our customers.
For further information on Celestica, visit
www.celestica.com.
The company's securities filings can be accessed at
www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements related
to our commitment to sustainability and ESG matters, and related
objectives. For those statements, we claim the protection of the
safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and applicable
Canadian securities laws.
The forward-looking statements contained herein are provided to
assist readers in understanding management's current commitments
and priorities relating to sustainability and ESG matters. Readers
are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for
other purposes. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance, and are based on management’s current
expectations, forecasts and assumptions, which are subject to
risks, uncertainties and other factors (many of which are beyond
our control) that could cause actual outcomes and results
(including achievement of our sustainability and ESG commitments
and objectives) to differ materially from those expressed or
implied in such statements, including, among others, risks relating
to: our ability to implement our sustainability and ESG goals as
planned; the effectiveness and impact of our sustainability and ESG
initiatives; the cost of implementing intended actions; the impact
of changing legislation, regulatory initiatives and ESG initiatives
generally; as well as risks related to our operational and
financial performance (which may impact our ability to achieve our
sustainability and ESG objectives and/or commitments). For risks
and uncertainties related to our operational and financial
performance, as well as further information concerning
forward-looking statements, please refer to our various public
filings at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov, including our most recent
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations, and our most recent Annual Report on Form
20-F filed with, and subsequent reports on Form 6-K furnished to,
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and as applicable, the
Canadian Securities Administrators.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release
are based on various assumptions, many of which involve factors
that are beyond our control. Our material assumptions include those
related to our ability to successfully implement our sustainability
and ESG goals as planned, and the effectiveness and impact of
intended and implemented actions. Although management believes its
assumptions to be reasonable under the current circumstances, they
may prove to be inaccurate, which could cause actual results to
differ materially (and adversely) from those that would have been
achieved had such assumptions been accurate. Forward looking
statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we
disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable
law.
All forward-looking statements herein are expressly qualified by
these cautionary statements.
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Celestica
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Celestica
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