CSX 2013 Corporate Social Responsibility Report Highlights
Business, Safety, and Sustainability Commitments
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - June 23, 2014 - CSX Corporation (NYSE:
CSX) today unveiled its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, showing
continued progress in 2013 on the company's safety, environmental and community
engagement initiatives. The full report - accessible on www.CSXCSR.com -
details the company's financial performance and offers a comprehensive look at
the markets CSX serves as well as progress related to sustainability,
governance, corporate citizenship, and other initiatives.
"Corporate Social Responsibility is at the core of
CSX's identity and helps drive our business success," said Michael J.
Ward, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "Our CSR
performance is fundamental to our vision to be the safest, most progressive
North American railroad, relentless in the pursuit of customer and employee
excellence. This report reflects our commitment to maintain transparency and
accountability to our customers, employees, shareholders and the communities we
serve."
The fourth edition of the company's CSR report highlights
key accomplishments in 2013, including:
- Remained the nation's safest railroad, with the lowest
rates of employee injuries;
- Achieved the company's most fuel efficient year ever - CSX
can move a ton of freight 470 miles on a single gallon of fuel;
- Progressed toward our goal to reduce the company's
greenhouse gas emissions intensity between 6 and 8 percent from 2011 levels by
2020;
- Hired more than 2,300 employees, about 30 percent of whom
are military veterans;
- Collaborated with customers to develop 121 new or expanded
facilities on the network, representing $3 billion in customer investments and
more than 1,600 new job opportunities;
- Provided more than $16 million in corporate giving to
communities;
- Logged more than 25,000 hours of employee volunteer time;
- Partnered with national and local organizations, including
City Year, Future Farmers of America, American Red Cross, Alliance for Community Trees, Action For
Healthy Kids, The Nature Conservancy, National
Safe Place and Dignity U Wear.
- Invested $2.3 billion back into its 21,000 mile network
toward maintaining and improving its existing infrastructure and to position
itself for long-term growth through expanding network and terminal capacity.
CSX's 2013 CSR report was prepared in accordance with the
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. GRI
is a globally recognized reporting framework for environmental, social and
governance performance. The content and direction of the report was informed,
in part, by the issues considered most material to the company's stakeholders
including employees, customers, investors, community and NGO partners,
regulators and suppliers.
About CSX
CSX, based in Jacksonville ,
Florida United States , where nearly
two-thirds of the nation's population resides. It also links more than 240
short-line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major
population centers and small farming towns alike. More information about CSX
Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com. Like us on
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Contact:
Kristin Seay
904-359-3442