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Bombardier Recipient of Sustainability Distinctions(3BL Media Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) <p><strong>SOURCE:</strong> Bombardier Inc.</p> <h3>SUMMARY:</h3><p><strong><span a="undefined" b="4" class="short_text" closure_uid_59325642="6" lang="fr" xml:lang="fr" xml:lang="fr"><span class="hps" closure_uid_59325642="4">Version</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_59325642="5">française</span></span></strong></p> <h3>DESCRIPTION:</h3><p>Montréal, June 25, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Bombardier announced today that it has been recognized as a Canadian sustainability leader, with two distinctions highlighting its commitment to corporate social responsibility.</p> <p>Bombardier has ranked third among Corporate Knights’ 2014 Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada list. This represents a significant increase in ranking from 11<sup>th</sup> position in 2013. Bombardier is also sector leader within the industrials category. The Best 50 has celebrated Canada’s corporate sustainability leaders since 2002. It is based on 12 key performance indicators, spanning resource, employee and financial management. In 2014, Bombardier ranked second overall for Innovation Capacity and for Employee Turnover.</p> <p>Additionally, Bombardier is among <em>Maclean’s </em>and <em>L’actualité’s </em>Top 50 Socially Responsible Corporations in Canada, as one of the top five companies in its industry grouping. The Top 50 were selected on the basis of their performance across a broad range of environmental, social, and governance indicators tracked by Sustainalytics. As examples of Bombardier’s outstanding commitment to corporate social responsibility, <em>Maclean’s</em> and <em>L’actualité</em> highlighted Bombardier’s development of the aerospace industry’s first environmental product declaration which will publicly disclose the environmental profile of the <em>CSeries</em> upon the aircraft’s entry-into-service, as well as the award-winning design of Portugal’s Metro do Porto light-rail system, which Bombardier completed with consortium partners.</p> <p>For more information on Corporate Knights’ 2014 Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada, visit: http://www.corporateknights.com/report/2014-best-corporate-citizens-canada</p> <p>For more information on <em>Maclean’s</em> Top 50 Socially Responsibly Corporations in Canada, visit: http://www.macleans.ca/general/canadas-top-50-socially-responsible-corporations-methodology/</p> <p><strong>About Bombardier</strong><br />Bombardier is the world’s only manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make us a global leader in transportation.</p> <p>Bombardier is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indices. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, we posted revenues of $18.2 billion. News and information are available at bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter @Bombardier.</p> <p><em>Bombardier </em>and <em>The Evolution of Mobility</em> are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>For Information</strong></p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:338px;height:90px;"> <p>Isabelle Rondeau<br />Director, Communications<br />Bombardier Inc.<br />+514 861 9481</p> </td> <td style="width:338px;height:90px;"> <p>Shirley Chénier<br />Senior Director, Investor Relations<br />Bombardier Inc.<br />+514 861 9481</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><p> </p> © Copyright 2014, 3BL Media LLC |