State Street Named Top Financial Services Company in Newsweek Magazine's "Green Rankings 2009"

October 06, 2009

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, today announced that it has been named one of the top ten green companies by Newsweek magazine's inaugural "Green Rankings 2009"--a ranking of America's 500 largest publicly-traded companies based on sustainability.

State Street ranked number one among financial services companies and sixth overall in the "Green Rankings 2009" which assesses companies' resource use, carbon emissions and its policies and strategies, along with its reputation among peers.

"We are honored to be recognized for our global commitment to environmental sustainability and approach to managing environmental impact," said Jay Hooley, president and chief operating officer of State Street. "This high ranking reinforces the importance that State Street has placed on these issues and emphasizes the need to continue to build on our success."

State Street was cited for doing "more than most" in an industry "slow to acknowledge its environmental impact" and for integrating climate change strategies into its business model. State Street first launched its environmental management system in 2005 and has since rolled it out to global locations across Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. The company annually reports its environmental impacts in its CSR report available at www.statestreet.com/csr.

The Newsweek "Green Rankings 2009" were compiled over a year-long period in collaboration with research partners specializing in sustainability factors. For more details on Newsweek's "Green Rankings 2009" including the methodology, visit http://greenrankings.newsweek.com/top500.

About State Street Corporation

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $16.4 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.6 trillion in assets under management at June 30, 2009, State Street operates in 27 countries and more than 100 geographic markets worldwide. For more information, visit State Street's web site at www.statestreet.com

 

 

    Source: State Street Corporation
Contact: State Street Corporation Arlene Roberts, 1 617-664-3933