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Press Release24 October 2017Siemens AGSiemens Korea, Seoul
Siemens Scores ‘Triple Crown’ in Major Global Corporate Assessments...Ranked First among the World’s Top Regarded Companies 2017 by Forbes
Forbes, an American business publication, ranked Siemens as No.1 among The World’s Top Regarded Companies 2017, announced for the first time this year. Forbes partnered with Statista, a global market research firm, to evaluate companies on trustworthiness/honesty, social conduct, the company as an employer and the performance of the company’s product or service. Following Siemens, Michelin Group came second, with Google parent company Alphabet third. The list is based on the Global 2000 list, for which Forbes assesses companies annually on sales, profits, assets and market value. (See full list of The World’s Top Regarded Companies 2017 here.)
Siemens also emerged among the top performing companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) assessment for the 18th consecutive time since 1999, particularly ranking top in the economic and environmental dimension. Siemens was also selected as best of industry in the following seven categories: Risk and Crisis Management; Impact Measurement and Valuation; Climate Strategy; Operational Eco-efficiency; Product Stewardship; Human Capital Development; and Labor Practice Indicators. The DJSI is a sustainability index based on the overall assessment of companies’ economic, environmental and social performance, announced by S&P Dow Jones Indices, a global leader in providing indices to financial markets, and RobecoSAM, an international investment company based in Switzerland.
Siemens also topped the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list released at the World Economic Forum (WEF). Siemens scored high in categories pertaining to energy, innovation, and human resources, and was particularly selected as the most energy-efficient company through an evaluation of revenue per kilowatt used. Since 2005, WEF has been consulting Corporate Knights, a business publication based in Toronto, Canada, for the annual release of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. Corporate Knights assesses 4,973 listed companies with a market capitalization in excess of USD $2 billion, based on four-teen performance indicators (KPIs) covering resources, employees and financial management, to shortlist corporations displaying the best corporate sustainability performance overall in each industry.
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of power generation and distribution, intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems, and automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. Through the separately managed company Siemens Mobility, a leading supplier of smart mobility solutions for rail and road transport, Siemens is shaping the world market for passenger and freight services. Due to its majority stakes in the publicly listed companies Siemens Healthineers AG and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Siemens is also a world-leading supplier of medical technology and digital healthcare services as well as environmentally friendly solutions for onshore and offshore wind power generation. In fiscal 2019, which ended on September 30, 2019, Siemens generated revenue of €86.8 billion and net income of €5.6 billion. At the end of September 2019, the company had around 385,000 employees worldwide.
Since its foundation in the 1950s, Siemens Korea (Siemens Ltd. Seoul) has taken the initiative in providing various business cooperation efforts, active investments and development based on its superior technology and global experience in order to create positive ties with Korean industries. addition, Siemens in Korea pursues corporate citizenship programs and also supports the training of talented Korean professionals within high-tech industries in cooperation with several local universities. www.siemens.co.kr.
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