NS issues 2010 sustainability report, outlines 2011 environmental goals
Written by jrood
Norfolk Southern Corporation has issued its third annual sustainability report, available for the first time exclusively on the company's environmental website, Footprints, at footprints.nscorp.com. The 2010 sustainability report describes Norfolk Southern's plans to achieve its new greenhouse gas emission reduction goal and tracks initiatives in responsible economic, environmental, and social performance.
"As you click through
our 2010 sustainability report," notes CEO Wick Moorman, "you will
read about how our people have embraced responsible business practices that
will help ensure the ongoing strength of our company, the livability of their communities,
and the quality of their lives. At Norfolk Southern, working toward sustainable
economic, environmental, and social performance is more than a corporate goal:
It’s a way of living."
Blair Wimbush, vice
president real estate and corporate sustainability officer, writes in the
report that the company will focus on four priorities in 2011. Chief among
them, he said, will be working toward the five-year goal of reducing emissions
10 percent per revenue ton-mile by 2014 compared with 2009 emissions. "We
will do it through the creative energy and talent of our people, the skillful
application of innovative locomotive technology and operating systems and by
realizing the environmental benefits of public-private partnerships to improve
our infrastructure and strengthen the nation’s competitive transportation
advantage."
Other priorities, Wimbush
said, will be improving energy efficiency in company-owned facilities,
encouraging employee recycling and other programs that support the company’s
sustainability performance, and continuing to engage communities, "looking
for ways to have impact in the areas of conservation, volunteerism, and civic
leadership."
