Sims Metal Management Named One of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World for Fifth Consecutive Year

24 Jan, 2013 01:34 CET

Sims Metal Management
Press release

Sims Metal Management Named One of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations
in the World for Fifth Consecutive Year

SYDNEY, Australia and NEW YORK, 2013-01-24 01:34 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sims
Metal Management (the "Company") has been designated as one of the Global Top
100 Most Sustainable Corporations for the fifth consecutive year. The list,
compiled by sustainable business publication Corporate Knights, was announced
at the 2013 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. 

Sims Metal Management ranked number 15 on the worldwide rankings. The Global
100 rankings recognizes companies that consistently demonstrate superior
leadership and performance on a range of environmental, social and governance
policies relative to their industry peers. Companies on the list are considered
better equipped than their competitors to thrive and succeed in the long-term
due to the sustainable and fully integrated approach used to manage their
businesses. 

Group Chief Executive Officer Dan Dienst commented, "It is a great honour to be
included for the fifth year on the Global Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporations
list. This would not have been possible if not for the contributions of our
6,600 hardworking people at our 270 facilities across the globe. We have
remained committed to our mission of doing well by doing good. We do not
believe the two are mutually exclusive. Instead, we believe that business
success in the 21st century is predicated on the successful integration of
sustainability into every aspect of what we do as a company, from protecting
the environment, keeping our people and facilities safe, respecting the
communities in which we live and operate, and focusing on energy efficiency.
All of these initiatives have a direct relationship on the creation of value
for our shareholders." 

Criteria used in compiling the Global Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporations
list include ethical and responsible decision-making, recognizing the interests
of stakeholders, respecting the rights of shareholders, and communication with
customers, investors, regulators and policymakers. Taken together, the
Corporate Knights ranking determines the Company's position as a leading
sustainable enterprise in the world, both environmentally and from a
stakeholder perspective. 

Sims Metal Management was added as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability
Index World in September 2012 and has been listed in RobecoSAM's Anniversary
Edition of the Sustainability Yearbook 2013, the world's most comprehensive
publication on corporate sustainability. 

About Sims Metal Management

Sims Metal Management is the world's largest listed metal recycler with
approximately 270 facilities and 6,600 employees globally. Sims' core
businesses are metal recycling and electronics recycling. Sims Metal Management
generated approximately 88 percent of its revenue from operations in North
America, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, New Zealand and Asia in Fiscal
2012. The Company's ordinary shares are listed on the Australian Securities
Exchange (ASX:SGM) and its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE:SMS). Please visit our website (www.simsmm.com) for more information on
the Company and recent developments. 

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