LSI Named to Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index
September 23 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Company scores in top 10% of S&P 500, reinforcing commitment to
environment MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) today announced that the Carbon
Disclosure Project (CDP), which represents 475 institutional
investors with $55 trillion in assets, has named LSI to the 2009
Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index. "LSI is committed to reducing
our carbon footprint in the United States and at our facilities
around the world," said Andy Micallef, executive vice president,
Worldwide Operations, LSI. "Recognition by the Carbon Disclosure
Project is a welcome reflection of our results to date." Compiled
by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index
is an evaluation tool for institutional investors. It lists the top
50 corporations on the S&P 500 based on analysis of management
responses to the CDP's annual questionnaire. In 2009, the
questionnaire focused on greenhouse gas emissions, emissions
reduction targets, and the risks and opportunities associated with
climate change. Paul Dickinson, Chief Executive of the Carbon
Disclosure Project, said, "The Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index
recognizes companies who have demonstrated a good understanding of
how climate change affects their business today and in the future.
Companies who minimize their emissions today and who seize
opportunities to reduce their footprint tomorrow will be
well-placed to prosper in a low carbon economy of the future."
About LSI LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) is a leading provider of
innovative silicon, systems and software technologies that enable
products which seamlessly bring people, information and digital
content together. The company offers a broad portfolio of
capabilities and services including custom and standard product
ICs, adapters, systems and software that are trusted by the world's
best known brands to power leading solutions in the Storage and
Networking markets. More information is available at
http://www.lsi.com/. About CDP The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
is an independent not-for-profit organization holding the largest
database of corporate climate change information in the world. CDP
gathers data through its annual Information Requests on behalf of
institutional investors, purchasing organizations and government
bodies. Since its formation in 2000, CDP has become the gold
standard for carbon disclosure methodology and process, providing
essential climate change data to the global market place. Investor
CDP represents some 475 institutional investors, with combined
assets under management in excess of $55 trillion. More than 2,500
major corporations around the globe report their greenhouse gas
emissions and the risks and opportunities posed by climate change
through CDP. The Carbon Disclosure Project is a Registered Charity
(no. 1122330). In the United States, CDP's sponsor liaison is
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, which provides CDP with 501(c)3
charitable status. Editor's Notes: 1. All LSI news releases
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trademarks of their respective companies. DATASOURCE: LSI
Corporation CONTACT: Joanne Hogue of LVA Communications,
+1-410-658-8246, , for LSI Corporation Web Site:
http://www.lsi.com/
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