MINER NAMED TO TOP 100: Barrick gets NASDAQ sustainability recognition

 Barrick Gold Corporation of Toronto has been ranked among the top 100 companies in the world for its sustainability reporting and performance by the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index.

Barrick is the only Canadian mining company to make the semi-annual listing of leading companies.

The NASDAQ Global Sustainability Index is an equity index that serves as a benchmark of companies that are taking a leadership role in sustainability performance reporting and are traded on a major U.S. Stock Exchange. The Index is made up of companies that have taken a leadership role in disclosing their carbon footprint, energy usage, water consumption, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, employee safety, workforce diversity, management composition and community investing.

Companies must also voluntarily disclose their current environmental, social and governance risks and how they could affect performance.