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Lincoln Electric’s Sustainability Performance Earned ‘Prime’ ESG Corporate Rating by ISS STOXX
CLEVELAND, April 22, 2026--Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., (Nasdaq: LECO) (the "Company") announced today that it earned its first "Prime" Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Corporate Rating in March, 2026, from ISS STOXX, one of the world’s leading advisory agencies for corporate governance and sustainable investments. Prime status identifies companies that achieve or succeed the sustainability performance requirements for their specific industry as measured by over 100 sector-specific
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