Neste Oil for the Global 100 list for the fourth consecutive year

(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Neste Oil CorporationPress release29 January 2010 at 11.15 (EET)Neste Oil for the Global 100 list for the fourth consecutive yearFinnish oil company Neste Oil has been selected again for the Global 100, a listof the world's 100 most sustainable companies, based on an analysis of 3,000publicly traded companies. The Global 100 includes companies from 24 countriesencompassing all sectors of the economy.The companies included in the Global 100 are considered to have developed thebest capabilities in their respective industries to manage environment, social,and governance risks, and to take advantage of new business opportunities inthese areas. In addition to Neste Oil, Kesko and Nokia from Finland are featuredin the list."We are very delighted to receive again this type of international recognitionfor our long-term commitment to sustainable development. Neste Oil has beencommitted to sustainability for decades and our products have regularly been atthe front of the field in terms of their environmental performance. The mostnotable example of this is our NExBTL renewable diesel, which is the world'scleanest diesel fuel", says Mr Matti Lievonen, Neste Oil's President and CEO.Neste Oil CorporationHanna MaulaDirector, Corporate CommunicationsFurther information:Simo Honkanen, Senior Vice President, HSSE and Sustainability, tel. +358(0)50 458 4170Pekka Tuovinen, Director, Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs, tel. +358 (0)50458 4516Neste Oil in briefNeste Oil Corporation is a refining and marketing company concentrating onlow-emission, high-quality traffic fuels. The company is the world's leadingsupplier of renewable diesel. Neste Oil's refineries are located in Porvoo andNaantali and have a combined crude oil refining capacity of approx. 260,000barrels a day. The company had net sales of EUR 15 billion in 2008 and employsaround 5,200 people. Neste Oil's share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.Neste Oil has been selected into the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index andawarded 'Best in Class' recognition for its social accountability by Storebrand.The company is also featured in the Ethibel Pioneer Investment Register andincluded in Innovest's Global 100 list of the world's most sustainablecorporations. Further information: www.nesteoil.com .The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World is an annual projectinitiated by Corporate Knights, the magazine for clean capitalism. In 2010,Corporate Knights collaborated with three strategic partners to identify theCorporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. TheCorporate Knights Global 100 team included Inflection Point Capital Management-asustainability-focused asset management venture founded by Dr. Matthew Kiernan,Legg Mason's Global Currents Investment Management, and Phoenix Global AdvisorsLLC (a consulting and technology platform focused on sustainability).  As withpast editions of the Global 100, the aim was to highlight the globalcorporations which have been most proactive in managing environmental, socialand governance (ESG) issues.  Launched in 2005, the annual Global 100 isannounced each year during the World Economic Forum in Davos.[HUG#1378567]

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