Executive Messages
CEO Wick Moorman
Under a sweltering June sun near Yazoo City, Miss., I had the privilege to join our partners at GreenTrees in planting the first of 6 million trees we will grow in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley for the benefit of preserving natural resources and enhancing quality of life in communities we serve in that region.
Joining me that hot day was Blair Wimbush, our corporate sustainability officer, and several other employees, along with the GreenTrees folks and guests who support our sustainability values and our vision for the tree planting initiative. This project is probably the most public manifestation of Norfolk Southern’s carbon mitigation strategy and underscores our commitment to reforestation and conservation of natural resources…
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CSO Blair Wimbush
Norfolk Southern’s sustainability program connects to a broad spectrum of corporate initiatives. In our fourth annual sustainability report, we offer a comprehensive review of our continuing progress toward industry leadership in fuel conservation, emissions reduction, efficient energy use, recycling, use of renewable materials, and environmental partnerships. Our steps toward best practices in corporate responsibility are interrelated in their effects on our present success and on our long-term ability to keep our national transportation infrastructure competitive for future generations.
I am pleased to report that we achieved significant strides in our four areas of primary focus since our last sustainability report...
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