CN Proudly Joins UN Global Compact, The Canadian Business Journal

MONTREAL, Nov. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —Today, CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) is pleased to announce that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative. Disclosure of Responsible Business Practices.

Launched in 2000, the United Nations Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, with over 15,000 signatories and 3,800 non-profit organizations based in more than 160 countries, and over 69 local partners. have a network.

“We are proud to join companies around the world who are demonstrating leadership by implementing responsible business practices. It is central to CN’s goal of becoming a customer-centric railroad.”

• CN CEO Tracy Robinson said:

The United Nations Global Compact encourages companies around the world to align their operations and strategies with universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption, as embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals. It calls on the United Nations to take action in support of the goals and issues of the United Nations. .

As a participant in the initiative, CN will visit its profile on the United Nations Global Compact website and keep up to date with CN’s latest sustainability initiatives on our website (https://www.cn.ca/delivering-responsively). We encourage you to learn more about our efforts.

About the United Nations Global Compact
A special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the UN Global Compact calls on businesses everywhere to align their operations and strategies with 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. Our goal is to accelerate and magnify the global collective impact of business by upholding 10 principles and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. is to

About CN
CN is a world-class transportation leader and trade enabler. CN is vital to the economy, customers and communities it serves, transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, products and finished goods safely throughout North America each year. As the only railroad linking Canada’s east and west coasts with the southern United States through a network of 18,600 miles, CN and its affiliates have contributed to the prosperity of the community and sustainable trade since his 1919. CN is committed to programs that support social responsibility and environmental stewardship.

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