TC Transcontinental remains one of Canada’s Top 10 Corporate Citizens
July 25, 2020TC Transcontinental is proud to be named once again as one of Canada’s 50 best corporate citizens, placed in 10th position in the renowned Corporate Knights’ 2020 Best 50 Ranking. According to Corporate Knights, TC Transcontinental ranks among the Top 10, overall thanks namely to its high clean revenue score, strong gender diversity at the board and executive levels, its solid safety record, as well as its strong energy and water productivity.
“We are very proud to be in Corporate Knights’ prestigious Top Ten ranking for the second year in a row” said François Olivier, President and Chief Executive Officer of TC Transcontinental. “This announcement comes at a time where the pandemic that hits our world reminds us more than ever, of the importance for all stakeholders across the value chain to act together to carry out responsible business strategies. Our Corporation continues to be deeply committed in demonstrating how our business practices can have a positive economic, social and environmental impact on both people and planet for generations to come.”
Today’s announcement of TC Transcontinental’s tenth position in Corporate Knights’ ranking coincides with the release of its 2019 corporate social responsibility progress report. Since last year, TC Transcontinental’s teams have been involved in major projects around the 11 key objectives of its 2019-2021 Corporate social responsibility plan Acting Together in four main areas: our employees, our operations, our products and our communities. “The reported results are extremely encouraging, and we are proud of the progress achieved by our teams. Thanks to our robust strategy and its efficient execution by our employees, we have improved our performance in the areas of health and safety, talent development and gender diversity. We are also pursuing our efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of our manufacturing operations and we have made great strides in our sustainable products’ portfolio, thanks to our R & D investments,” adds François Olivier.
“At TC Transcontinental, corporate social responsibility is fully embedded in our strategy and guides our business decisions and actions. We measure our performance annually and share results in our sustainability report, a document we have proudly published since 2010,” explains Magali Depras, Chief Strategy Officer of TC Transcontinental.
