MIAMI, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), the world's
largest leisure travel company, today announced it was recently
named by Newsweek and analytics firm Statista to the inaugural list
of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2020. Of the 300
organizations recognized as top-performing companies in corporate
social responsibility in the U.S., Carnival Corporation was the
highest ranked company in the cruise sector. The list was compiled
from a detailed analysis of over 2,000 public companies, honoring
businesses that give back to the communities in which they operate
and excel in corporate social responsibility and citizenship
efforts.
"We are always appreciative when respected outside
organizations, such as Newsweek and Statista, recognize the
progress we are making in our corporate social responsibility
leadership," said Roger Frizzell,
chief communications officer for Carnival Corporation. "We have
150,000 employees around the world who are dedicated to
helping us make a positive impact in more than 700 ports
around the world."
In collaboration with Newsweek, Statista carried out a
four-phase process to score America's Most Responsible Companies,
starting with a pool of over 2,000 public companies from 14 major
industries and sectors in the U.S. The selection process for the
final list of 300 honorees included screening publicly available
information on corporate social responsibility efforts, a survey of
6,500 U.S. citizens to gather perceptions on each company, and a
detailed analysis of relevant key performance indicators in the
environmental, social and corporate governance fields.
The ranking as a leader in corporate social responsibility is
the most recent in a series of recognitions Carnival Corporation
has won for its company wide operations, including several
independent commendations during the year from Forbes in
partnership with Statista. Most recently, Carnival Corporation was
named by Forbes to their annual list of America's Best Employers
for New Graduates for 2019. In April
2019, Forbes honored Carnival Corporation as among America's
Best Large Employers for the second consecutive year, ranking in
the top 100 companies and as one of the highest rated travel and
leisure companies on the list. In January
2019, Carnival Corporation was named as one of the top
companies in America on Forbes' annual list of Best Employers for
Diversity for its outstanding commitment to diversity and
inclusion.
Additionally, Carnival Corporation also was recently recognized
by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation with a perfect score
for the third consecutive year in its 2019 Corporate Equality Index
(CEI) and was designated a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ
Equality.
Carnival Corporation, its nine global cruise brands and members
of its leadership teams earned more than 600 industry awards and
recognitions in 2018, recognizing excellence in the workplace and
in areas key to exceeding guest expectations and providing
extraordinary vacations, including vacation value, cruise ships,
onboard entertainment, shore excursions, itineraries, nightlife and
overall customer service.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival
Corporation & plc is the world's largest leisure travel company
and among the most profitable and financially strong in the cruise
and vacation industries, with a portfolio of nine of the world's
leading cruise lines. With operations in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise
Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O
Cruises (Australia), Costa
Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
Together, the corporation's cruise lines operate 105 ships with
254,000 lower berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with
16 new ships scheduled to be delivered through 2025. Carnival
Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess Alaska
Tours, the leading tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both
the New York and London Stock
Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the only group in the
world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100
indices.
With a long history of innovation and providing guests with
extraordinary vacation experiences, Carnival Corporation has
received thousands of industry awards – including recognition by
the Consumer Technology Association™ as a CES® 2019 Innovation
Awards Honoree for OceanMedallion™. A revolutionary wearable device
that contains a proprietary blend of communication technologies,
OceanMedallion enables the world's first interactive guest
experience platform transforming vacation travel on a large scale
into a highly personalized level of customized service. The
prestigious CES Innovation Awards honor outstanding design and
engineering in consumer technology
products.
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com,
www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com,
www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de,
www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com.
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