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Cogeco Communications ranked among the World's 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nCogeco Communications ranked among the World's 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nMONTREAL, Jan. 21, 2020\n\n\n\nMONTREAL, Jan. 21, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Cogeco Communications Inc. (TSX: CCA) (\"Cogeco Communications\" or \"the Company\") is pleased to announce that it has been named among the World's 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights. Corporate Knights released its 16th annual ranking of the world's 100 most sustainable corporations in Davos today, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum being held in Davos. The Company holds the 88th spot in this highly-regarded ranking, placing it among companies that lead the way on making the world a better place.\nThe World's 100 Most Sustainable Corporations ranking is the result of a rigorous assessment of 7,395 companies with more than US$1 billion in revenues. \"The Global 100 companies show that companies that put sustainability at their core outlast and outperform the competition,\" said Toby Heaps, CEO of Corporate Knights. Indeed, analysis of the company age and financial performance of the 2020 Global 100 continues to demonstrate that top sustainability performers tend to last longer and perform better for investors than comparable companies. The average age of a Global 100 company is 83 years, while the average age of a company in the MSCI ACWI All Country World Index is 49 years.\n\"We are proud of this significant achievement and honored to have received this international recognition for our ongoing efforts to include high environmental, social and governance standards into our daily business decisions. This award confirms that we are on the right track,\" said Philippe Jetté, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc. \"We will continue to lead by example and always consider what is best for our stakeholders, for our communities and for our society.\"\nCogeco Communications also ranks among Corporate Knights' Carbon Clean200 list 2019 and...