Hasbro Recognized for Sustainability Leadership, Attaining No. 3 Spot on Newsweek’s 2017 Green Rankings
21 December 2017 - 2:37AM
Business Wire
Company Earns Perfect Scores in Energy,
Waste, Water and Carbon Productivity
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), is proud to announce it ranked
No. 3 on Newsweek’s 2017 Green Rankings, which assesses the 500
largest publicly traded companies in the United States on overall
environmental performance. Hasbro scored perfect 100 percent scores
in the categories of: Energy, Waste, Water and Carbon
Productivity.
“Hasbro’s purpose is to make the world a better place for
children and their families, and we are passionate about protecting
our planet and conserving natural resources for future
generations,” said Kathrin Belliveau, Senior Vice President,
Global Government, Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Social
Responsibility, Hasbro, Inc. “Across every aspect of our business,
from product and packaging design to sourcing and logistics, we are
working hard to reduce our carbon footprint and continuously
improve our environmental performance.”
Hasbro’s Sustainability Center of Excellence focuses its
environmental efforts in three key areas: reducing the
environmental impacts of products and packaging, partnering with
vendors to source and distribute Hasbro products in an
environmentally conscious way, and minimizing the environmental
footprint of operations. The company also engages employees,
consumers and communities to promote a culture of environmental
responsibility.
Building on its commitment to environmental sustainability,
Hasbro recently announced new 2025 goals, including:
- Reduce waste to landfill at
owned/operated facilities by 50 percent, based on a 2015 baseline
year.
- Reduce water consumption at
owned/operated facilities by 15 percent, based on a 2015 baseline
year.
- Reduce energy consumption at
owned/operated facilities by 20 percent, based on a 2015 baseline
year.
- Reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
at owned/operated facilities by 20 percent, based on a 2015
baseline year.
Hasbro was ranked No. 1 on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list
for 2017 by CR Magazine, and was recognized as a 2017 World's Most
Ethical Company® by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader
in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business
practices.
To learn more about Hasbro's CSR efforts, visit
www.hasbro.com/csr and read our 2016 CSR Report, Playing with
Purpose.
About
HasbroHasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and
entertainment company committed to Creating the World's Best
Play Experiences. From toys and games to television, movies,
digital gaming and consumer products, Hasbro offers a variety of
ways for audiences to experience its iconic brands, including NERF,
MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, LITTLEST PET SHOP
and MAGIC: THE GATHERING, as well as premier partner brands.
Through Hasbro Studios and its film labels, Allspark Pictures and
Allspark Animation, the Company is building its brands globally
through great storytelling and content on all screens.
Hasbro is committed to making the world a better place for
children and their families through corporate social responsibility
and philanthropy. Hasbro ranked No. 1 on the 2017 100 Best
Corporate Citizens list by CR Magazine, and has been named one of
the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere Institute for the
past six years. Learn more at www.hasbro.com, and follow us on
Twitter (@Hasbro & @HasbroNews) and Instagram
(@Hasbro).
© 2017 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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