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US: Owens Corning has achieved inclusion on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index 2022, topping the Building Materials category. The producer scored 88 out of 100 for sustainable performance across multiple indices. It recorded full marks for environmental reporting, materiality, recycling strategy, risk and crisis management and social reporting.

Owens Corning's senior vice president and chief sustainability officer David Rabuano said, "Earning placement on this index for the 13th consecutive year is a validation of the daily efforts of our colleagues across our operations globally. I am proud that their hard work and diligence in our sustainability efforts continues to be the driver of our leadership on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index - and an ongoing contributor to achieving our goals for 2030 and beyond."

US: Owens Corning has earned a place in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for its sustainability performance for the ninth consecutive year. For the sixth straight year, Owens Corning was named the Industry Leader for the DJSI World Building Products group.

“We are honoured to be recognised on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the ninth straight year and as the Industry Leader for the sixth year,” said chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Mike Thaman. “Our 19,000 employees continue to take action and drive real impact for the betterment of our business, employees, customers, partners and the world around us.”

Owens Corning also earned placement on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, which includes the top sustainability leaders from the largest 600 North American companies in the S&P Global BMI.

US: For the sixth year in a row, Owens Corning has earned placement in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) in recognition of its sustainability initiatives.
For the third straight year, Owens Corning was named the Industry Leader for the DJSI World Building Products group. The DJSI World is a listing of the world's largest companies based on long-term economic, environmental and social criteria.

"We are honoured to have earned placement again in 2015," said chairman and CEO Mike Thaman. "Our people and products make the world a better place. That simple and powerful purpose defines Owens Corning today, as well as the company we are building for the future."

"Continuing our steady progress toward shrinking our environmental footprint, we are even more energised as we expand our impact through our positive handprint," said chief sustainability officer Frank O'Brien-Bernini. "Collaborating up and down the value chain, we make buildings more energy-efficient, roofs more durable and resistant to extreme weather, cars more fuel-efficient, renewable energy more cost-effective and our company a better corporate citizen."

US: For the fifth year in a row Owens Corning has earned placement in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) in recognition of its sustainability initiatives.

For the second straight year, Owens Corning was named the Industry Leader for the DJSI World Building Products group.

"We are proud to have earned a place on this list again this year," said chairman and CEO Mike Thaman. "Our employees are working every day to make homes more energy-efficient, roofs more durable and weather-resistant, cars more fuel efficient and renewable energy more cost effective. Our sustainability strategy is realised every day at Owens Corning, through the products we produce and the way we produce them."

Composed of global sustainability leaders, the DJSI World Index is a listing of the world's largest companies based on long-term economic, environmental and social criteria. The DJSI follow a best-in-class approach, including companies across all industries that outperform their peers in numerous sustainability metrics.