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August 10, 2022, ATLANTA

Customers at the center of Norfolk Southern sustainability program

2022 ESG report highlights progress delivering low-carbon economy

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today released its 15th annual Environmental, Social, and Governance report. The 2022 report highlights the company’s progress reducing its environmental impact, creating a culture of inclusion, investing in its people, strengthening governance practices, and helping customers achieve their sustainability goals.

May 11, 2022, ATLANTA

Norfolk Southern’s $500 million in green bonds funds low-carbon initiatives

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today released a report on projects funded by the $500 million in green bonds issued by the company in 2021. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the funded projects, as well as expected environmental and social benefits.

April 28, 2022, ATLANTA

Norfolk Southern headquarters awarded LEED Gold certification

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced that its new corporate headquarters building at 650 West Peachtree has been awarded LEED® Gold certification. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the most widely used green building rating system in the world and an international symbol of excellence. Gold certification was awarded for the building’s design and construction, which includes sustainable site development, water conservation, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.

April 26, 2022, DORCHESTER, S.C.

Norfolk Southern to protect sensitive wetlands in South Carolina

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced today that it will permanently protect 1,105 acres of ecologically significant land in South Carolina’s coastal plain through a conservation easement. The protected land is home to the Coldwater Branch Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank at Brosnan Forest, Norfolk Southern’s 14,400-acre timber and wildlife preserve 35 miles northwest of Charleston in Dorchester, South Carolina.

March 31, 2022, ATLANTA

Norfolk Southern wins sustainability awards for carbon reduction initiatives

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced that it is the recipient of two prestigious awards for its achievements in sustainability: the Responsible Care Energy Efficiency Award for Locomotive Fuel Efficiency from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the 2022 Green Bond of the Year Award from Environmental Finance.

March 23, 2022, ATLANTA AND PITTSBURGH

Wabtec to Modernize 330 Norfolk Southern Locomotives
Extended partnership furthers railroad’s sustainability, fuel efficiency efforts

Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) announced today an additional multi-year order from Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) to modernize 330 locomotives as part of its continued partnership. This deal is part of Norfolk Southern’s ongoing efforts to further improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions from its fleet.

February 10, 2022, ATLANTA

Norfolk Southern recognized as a CDP Supplier Engagement Leader

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has earned a spot on CDP’s 2021 Supplier Engagement Leaderboard. Norfolk Southern was recently recognized with an A- climate change rating in CDP’s highest rated tier, the Leadership Level. CDP is the leading carbon disclosure system for the global business community.

January 27, 2022, ATLANTA

Norfolk Southern installs efficient, hybrid-powered cranes at Chicago and Atlanta intermodal terminals

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has completed the installation of five additional new diesel-electric hybrid overhead gantry cranes at Chicago’s Lander’s and Atlanta’s Inman intermodal terminals. The fuel-efficient cranes further the company’s sustainability efforts by increasing fuel efficiency in terminal operations and reducing air emissions.

December 20, 2021, ATLANTA

Norfolk Southern incentive advances sustainability while tackling supply-chain congestion and supporting growth

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) has rolled out a pilot incentive program for intermodal shipping partners that aims to drive market efficiencies, grow capacity at its international intermodal terminals, and advance key sustainability goals.

December 9, 2021, ATLANTA

U. S. Steel, Norfolk Southern, and Greenbrier collaborate on new, sustainable high-strength steel railcar

Three of America's leading industrial and transportation companies – United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X), Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE: GBX) – today jointly announced a new, more sustainable steel gondola railcar. Using an innovative formula for high-strength, lighter-weight steel developed by U. S. Steel, each gondola’s unloaded weight is reduced by up to 15,000 pounds. Gondola railcars transport loose bulk material such as metal scraps, coils, wood chips, steel slabs, and ore. Norfolk Southern will initially acquire 800 of the Greenbrier engineered gondolas.

December 8, 2021, ATLANTA

Norfolk Southern Earns Leadership Rating from CDP

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has been awarded an A- climate change rating by CDP, the leading carbon disclosure system for the global business community. The rating places Norfolk Southern in CDP’s highest rated tier, the Leadership Level.

 

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