ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 17, 2008 -- Xerox
Corporation has been named for the first time to the FTSE4Good Index Series. This
stock index measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognized
standards for corporate responsibility.
"Xerox people take great pride in our rich heritage of operating a profit-making
business and a global enterprise that strives to be a positive force in the
world around us," said Anne M. Mulcahy, Xerox chairman and chief executive
officer. "Our listing on the FTSE4Good Index recognizes value we create
through global citizenship, through innovation that minimizes the impact on
the environment, and by running our business with great respect for human rights
and the highest ethical standards."
Created in 2001 and managed by FTSE Group, the independent global index company,
the FTSE4Good Index Series is a series of benchmark and tradable indices for
socially responsible investors. Xerox met the FTSE4Good criteria for corporate
responsibility, human rights, environmental actions, social and stakeholder
engagement, and countering bribery.
More information on Xerox's goals and accomplishments in environmental stewardship
and sustainability, workplace practices, ethics and corporate governance and
community involvement can be found in the company's Global Citizenship Report
available at www.xerox.com/citizenship.
About Xerox Corporation
Xerox Corporation is the world's leading document management technology and
services enterprise. A $17 billion company, Xerox provides the industry's broadest
portfolio of color and black-and-white document processing systems and related
supplies, as well as document management consulting and outsourcing services.
Over the past 40 years, Xerox has demonstrated leadership in sustainability
and citizenship in its products and its facilities and by investing in innovation
that delivers measurable benefits to the environment. It is a member of the
California Climate Action Registry as well as the United States Climate Action
Partnership (USCAP). It was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America
Index in recognition of its economic, environmental and social performance,
and it received the National Medal of Technology, the highest technology award
in the United States, for its innovations.
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