Lowell, Arkansas-based transportation and logistics company J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has been named to the North American Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 2024. The DJSI North America is a widely recognized standard for companies that adopt top sustainability practices.
“The DJSI North America is one of the highest standards for evaluating companies’ sustainability efforts. Being a constituent on the index demonstrates our company’s progress toward reducing our environmental impact and enhancing the value we create for our employees, customers and communities,” said Greer Woodruff, executive vice president of safety, sustainability and maintenance at J.B. Hunt. “It is an honor to be included for the first time ever and reflects the hard work and commitment of our team to design and implement best-in-class supply chain solutions that help our customers achieve their sustainability goals.”
According to a news release, the DJSI North America represents the top 20% of North America’s largest 600 companies in the S&P Global Brand Marketing Index, based on long-term economic, environmental and social criteria. J.B. Hunt is the only road transportation company to make the DJSI North America and one of just five companies in the transportation industry group.
In 2023, J.B. Hunt surpassed the halfway mark for reaching its goal to reduce its carbon emissions intensity by 32% by 2034, compared to a baseline year of 2019. The company’s intermodal service leads the industry in converting over-the-road shipments to rail, which reduces a shipment’s carbon footprint by 65% on average versus highway truck transportation. Over the past decade, J.B. Hunt’s Intermodal service has helped avoid an estimated 30 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
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