MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), the global leader in cyber security, has
been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the
tenth consecutive year and to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
for the ninth consecutive year. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
(DJSI) series is the longest-running global sustainability benchmark and
one of the most prestigious corporate sustainability indices. These
independent rankings recognize Symantec's sustainability performance
including its corporate citizenship leadership and strong governance
policies and practices.
"Being recognized for the tenth consecutive year as a member of the Dow
Jones Sustainability Indices is an honor and we are extremely proud,"
said Cecily Joseph, Symantec Vice President of Corporate Responsibility.
"The goal of our business is to keep the world's information safe and
this requires a global culture of responsibility."
Symantec's corporate responsibility progress includes:
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As a member of the UN Global Compact, Symantec was included in a new
report by DNV
GL, highlighting companies at the frontier of progress towards
reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Symantec was
included in association with outstanding work towards gender equality
(SDG #5) through unique efforts to recruit women to Symantec's board
of directors and women-specific rapid education programs in cyber
security.
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A goal was set to increase the diversity of Symantec's workforce at
all levels of the company by 15 percent by 2020 by implementing
efforts focused on accessing a more diverse talent pool, establishing
executive level talent metrics and focusing on talent development.
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An in-depth materiality analysis to reflect the company's new sole
focus on cyber security was conducted, and high priority corporate
responsibility issues important to employees, customers, shareholders
and the broader community were identified and will be discussed in the
company's upcoming 2016 corporate responsibility report.
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Last year employees volunteered 28,782 hours in communities around the
world.
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Symantec has invested more than six million dollars to excite, engage
and educate 745,446 students in STEM education, including through the
Symantec Cyber Career Connection (SC3) program, which provides a
pathway for underrepresented young adults and veterans to enter into
cyber security.
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Underscoring the company's commitment to diversity and human rights,
Symantec has scored 100 percent on The Human Rights Campaign's
Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the past eight years.
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Symantec took an important step regarding its energy and greenhouse
gas (GHG) reductions by establishing a new goal to reduce the
company's GHG emissions by 30 percent by 2025.
Stay tuned for the release of our 2016 Corporate Responsibility report
next week.
The DJSI series, launched in 1999 as the first global sustainability
benchmark, is a family of benchmarks that evaluate the financial
performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide
based on an analysis of financially material economic, environmental and
social factors. The DJSI follows a best-in-class approach, and only the
top ranked companies in terms of Corporate Sustainability within each
industry are selected for inclusion in the DJSI family; the index
represents the top 10 percent of the largest 2,500 companies in the S&P
Global BMI based on long-term economic, environmental and social
criteria. RobecoSAM invites the world's largest 3,400 companies from
developed and emerging markets to report annually on their
sustainability practices.
About Symantec
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) is the global leader in cyber
security. Operating one of the world's largest cyber intelligence
networks, we see more threats and protect more customers from the next
generation of attacks. We help companies, governments and individuals
secure their most important data wherever it lives.
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