Leading U.S. CEOs Share Their Companies` Sustainability Solutions, Successes

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Business Roundtable releases report with best practices and success metrics from
nearly 100 member companies

WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
Today, 97 CEOs of leading U.S. companies reported on their businesses`
commitments to lower emissions, increased energy efficiency and more sustainable
business practices inEnhancing Our Commitment to a Sustainable Future 2010,
Business Roundtable`s annual report on the sustainability initiatives of its
member companies. Business Roundtable member companies represent virtually every
sector of the economy, with nearly $6 trillion in annual revenues and more than
12 million employees.

"When it comes to sustainability practices, our members are worried about more
than just the bottom line," said John J. Castellani, President of Business
Roundtable. "Our businesses work each and every day to make their operations
more efficient, their products more sustainable and their communities greener
and more prosperous. While others talk about sustainability, our companies are
out there leading the way."

Enhancing Our Commitment to a Sustainable Future2010 is part of Business
Roundtable`s ongoing efforts to promote, measure and share sustainability best
practices through two pioneering initiatives: Climate RESOLVE (Responsible
Environmental Steps, Opportunities to Lead by Voluntary Efforts) helps Business
Roundtable member companies voluntarily address climate change and reduce their
greenhouse gas emissions, while companies involved in the S.E.E. Change
(Society, Environment, Economy) program work to adopt business strategies and
projects that can measurably improve society, the environment and the economy.

"Today`s report comes at just the right moment," said Castellani. "As Washington
reignites the debate on climate issues, we invite policymakers to take a look at
the report, which is filled with innovative sustainability solutions and best
practices. Our members are ready to work with Congress to help craft legislation
that can reduce emissions, increase our nation`s energy security and secure
long-term growth for our economy."

For more information on Business Roundtable`s Enhancing Our Commitment to a
Sustainable Future 2010 and to hear directly from several Business Roundtable
member company CEOs through video testimonials, please click here.

Members contributing to Enhancing Our Commitment to a Sustainable Future2010
include:

A. O. Smith Corporation Eaton Corporation Norfolk Southern Corporation
ABB Inc. USA Eli Lilly and Company Nucor Corporation
Abbott EMC Corporation Office Depot
Accenture plc Ernst & Young Owens Corning
ACE Limited Exxon Mobil Corporation Peabody Energy Corporation
Alcoa Inc. Fedex Corporation PepsiCo, Inc.
Altec, Inc. FMC Corporation Praxair, Inc.
American Electric Power FPL Group, Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Principal Financial Group, Inc.
Apache Corporation General Mills, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company
ArvinMeritor, Inc. Grainger Rockwell Automation Corporation
AT&T Inc. Harrah`s Entertainment, Inc. Ryder System, Inc.
Bechtel Group, Inc. The Hertz Corporation Sara Lee Corporation
BNSF Railway Company Honeywell International, Inc. SAS Institute Inc.
The Boeing Company HSBC - North America Siemens Corporation
CA, Inc. Humana Inc. Southern Company
Caterpillar Inc. IBM Corporation State Farm Insurance Companies
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBRE) Ingersoll-Rand plc Target Corporation
CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd. International Paper Company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Chevron Corporation ITT Corporation Tyco International Ltd.
The Coca-Cola Company Johnson & Johnson UAL Corporation
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Johnson Controls, Inc. Union Pacific Corporation
Comcast Corporation KPMG LLP United Technologies Corporation
ConocoPhillips Life Technologies Corporation Verizon Communications
CSC Macy`s Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Cummins Inc. The McGraw-Hill Companies Weyerhaeuser Company
Darden Restaurants, Inc. McKesson Corporation Whirlpool Corporation
Deere & Company Medco Health Solutions The Williams Companies
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Merck & Co. World Fuel Services Corporation
The Dow Chemical Company Motorola, Inc. Xerox Corporation
Duke Energy Corporation National Gypsum Company YRC Worldwide Inc.
DuPont Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Eastman Kodak Company Navistar International Corporation

Business Roundtable is an association of chief executive officers of leading
U.S. companies with nearly $6 trillion in annual revenues and more than 12
million employees. Member companies comprise nearly a third of the total value
of the U.S. stock markets and pay more than 60 percent of all corporate income
taxes paid to the federal government. Annually, they return more than $167
billion in dividends to shareholders and the economy.

Business Roundtable companies give more than $7 billion a year in combined
charitable contributions, representing nearly 60 percent of total corporate
giving. They are technology innovation leaders, with more than $111 billion in
annual research and development spending - nearly half of all total private R&D
spending in the U.S.

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