MONTREAL, June 8, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin (TSX:
SNC) announced today that it has been ranked 11th among
the Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada by Corporate Knights.
Corporate Knights is the leading magazine on corporate
responsibility in Canada. The
ranking is created according to a series of criteria based on
environmental, social and governance indicators found in the public
domain. To ensure the accuracy of the assessment procedures and
results, an external review of Corporate Knights' findings
is conducted by Deloitte.
"We have ranked well in this report in the past, and we are
honoured to continue to be recognized during a period of great
transition for the company," said Ian A.
Bourne, Vice-Chairman and Interim CEO, SNC-Lavalin Group
Inc. "The fact that we remain a top-ranked corporate citizen at
this time demonstrates that SNC-Lavalin is founded on good values,
and is a credit to the 28,000 people who live them. We are
committed to continually striving to meet the highest standards and
prioritizing ethical business conduct in all we do."
"We have a transparent methodology that is recognized as highly
objective," added Toby Heaps, CEO,
Corporate Knights Inc. "We congratulate SNC-Lavalin as a green
economy pioneer, and one of the Best 50 Corporate Citizens in
Canada."
SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction
groups in the world and a major player in the ownership of
infrastructure, and in the provision of operations and maintenance
services. SNC-Lavalin has offices across Canada and in over 40 other countries around
the world, and is currently working in some 100 countries.
www.snclavalin.com.
SOURCE SNC-LAVALIN