Livent Receives EcoVadis 2020 Gold Rating for Sustainability

 
 

- Livent Corporation (NYSE: LTHM) today announced that it has been awarded 2020 Gold status for sustainability performance by the global CSR ratings agency, EcoVadis.  This achievement places Livent in the top 3% of all companies that were evaluated in its industry group.

 
 

  Livent Corporation (PRNewsfoto/Livent Corporation) 

 
 

EcoVadis assesses sustainability performance across four main categories: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement.

 

"We view sustainability as central to our mission as a company and hold ourselves accountable to a high standard, so we are honored to receive this Gold-level recognition from EcoVadis.  It reflects the ongoing determination and hard work of our teams across the world to deliver on Livent's sustainability commitments," said Paul Graves , president and chief executive officer of Livent.  "Validation from leading independent raters like EcoVadis gives us encouragement that we are focused on the right areas.  We will continue to lead efforts in the lithium industry to ensure responsible operations, reduce environmental impact, advance social progress and human rights and push for greater ESG transparency."

 

This is Livent's second year participating in an independent assessment by EcoVadis.

 

  About Livent   
For more than six decades, Livent has partnered with its customers to safely and sustainably use lithium to power the world. Livent is one of only a small number of companies with the capability, reputation, and know-how to produce high-quality finished lithium compounds that are helping meet the growing demand for lithium. The company has one of the broadest product portfolios in the industry, powering demand for green energy, modern mobility, the mobile economy, and specialized innovations, including light alloys and lubricants. Livent employs approximately 800 people throughout the world and operates manufacturing sites in the United States , England , India , China and Argentina . For more information, visit Livent.com .

 

  Statement under the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:  This release contains forward-looking statements, which are based on management's current views and assumptions regarding future events, future business conditions and the outlook for the company based on currently available information. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. These factors include, among other things, the risk factors and other cautionary statements included within Livent's 2019 Form 10-K filed with the SEC as well as other SEC filings and public communications. Livent cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the above cautionary statement. Livent undertakes no obligation, and specifically disclaims any duty, to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which they were made, except as otherwise required by law.  

 

  The Company's investor relations website, located at    https://ir.livent.com    , should be considered as a recognized channel of distribution, and the Company may periodically post important information to the website for investors, including information that the Company may wish to disclose publicly for purposes of complying with federal securities laws.  

 

  Media contact: Juan Carlos Cruz +1.215.299.6170
juan.carlos.cruz@livent.com  

 

  Investor contact: Daniel Rosen +1.215.299.6208
daniel.rosen@livent.com  

 

 

 
 
 

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