NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 21, 2017--
Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) has earned a place on Corporate
Responsibility magazine's prestigious list of 100 Best Corporate
Citizens for 2017. The list recognizes public companies across the
United States with strong performance in such areas as environment,
climate change, employee relations, human rights, governance, finance,
philanthropy and community support.
Hess is ranked one of the top oil and gas companies and No. 51 overall.
The company has been named to the list each of the last 10 years.
Ratings are based on 260 data points of disclosure and performance
measures from publicly-available information.
"Our company is committed to helping meet the world's growing energy
needs in a safe, environmentally responsible, socially sensitive and
profitable way," said John Hess, Chief Executive Officer, Hess
Corporation. "Sustainability practices are a fundamental part of our
business strategy and operations, and we are proud to have been
recognized once again for the quality of our environmental, social and
governance performance and disclosure."
The 100 Best Corporate Citizens List ranks the Russell 1000 Index of
publicly held U.S. companies. The methodology for generating the list is
governed by the Ratings and Rankings Thought Leadership Council of the
Corporate Responsibility Association (CRA). The full list is available
at http://www.thecro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017.100Best.pdf.
Hess Corporation is a leading global independent energy company engaged
in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. More
information on Hess Corporation is available at www.hess.com.
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