Cliffs Natural Resources is the kind of company that not only wants to be good at what it does, it wants to be one of the best in the business.
That's why it comes as no surprise that Cliffs, which has two iron ore mines in Marquette County, was recently named to the Global 1000 Sustainable Performance Leaders, achieving an overall ranking of 97 among other publicly traded global companies. In addition, it ranked fourth among the 64 companies recognized in the Metals and Mining category.
"Ranking in the top tier of the overall index and within the Metals and Mining sector is an immense honor for Cliffs Natural Resources, as well as an excellent benchmark for the company to determine its performance as a sustainable enterprise on a global scale," says Kelly Tompkins, executive vice president of Cliffs. "We receive this recognition ever mindful of the company's longstanding commitment to the principles of sustainability, which have served us well for more than 163 years. As Cliffs continues its growth in the international mining and natural resources industry, the commitment to environmental excellence and social responsibility is unwavering."
The Global 1000 Sustainable Performance Leaders reviewed more than 5,000 Companies that are publicly traded on a major global exchange; have a minimum market capitalization of $1 billion; and have published a sustainability report with full-year environmental, social, governance data for the 2008 calendar year before Oct. 31, 2009.
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Kelly Tompkins, Cliffs Natural Resources
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