United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, today announced the release of its Corporate Responsibility Report for 2018. The report documents the company’s progress in continuing to build a sustainable future for the benefit of its employees, customers, communities and the planet.
Matthew Flannery, chief executive officer of United Rentals, said, “The size of our company has increased substantially in the last few years, giving us a much larger platform for corporate responsibility. While we’re proud of the considerable progress we’ve made, it’s in our team’s nature to focus on how far we can go.”
The United Rentals 2018 Corporate Responsibility Report references the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Standards. It also includes selected Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB) disclosures for the first time. The full report is available for download at unitedrentals.com under Company/About Us.
About United Rentals
United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world. The company has an integrated network of 1,172 rental locations in North America and 11 in Europe. In North America, the company operates in 49 states and every Canadian province. The company’s approximately 19,000 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers approximately 4,000 classes of equipment for rent with a total original cost of $14.99 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the Barron’s 400 Index and the Russell 3000 Index® and is headquartered in Stamford, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at unitedrentals.com.
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