MILWAUKEE, May 30, 2012 —Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) announced today that its 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report is now available online in seven languages -- English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. 

The report emphasizes Rockwell Automation’s comprehensive approach to sustainability and social responsibility.  The company’s practices continue to receive recognition in 2012 such as being named one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” by the Ethisphere Institute and one of the “100 Best Corporate Citizens” by CR magazine.

“We embrace sustainability and social responsibility as a part of our mission,” said Keith D. Nosbusch, Rockwell Automation Chairman and CEO.  “We believe these are important contributors to the long-term success of Rockwell Automation, our colleagues and customers, and the world in which we live.”

Rockwell Automation’s most recent corporate responsibility report describes positive progress towards a new 2022 energy conservation goal to reduce Scope 1 and 2 CO2-e emissions by 30 percent as normalized to sales.  The company also reported reduced waste generation and water usage.

Other 2011 highlights include a global safety performance that remains best in class when compared to private industry and electronic manufacturing peers and a continued increase in investment in a diverse global supplier base and community philanthropic support.

Also in 2011, Rockwell Automation was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index as one of the most sustainable companies for the second consecutive year, remained on FTSE4Good Index of Companies, and again was named as a top 100 company in the Justmeans Global 1000 list of Sustainable Performance Leaders.