Plum Creek Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

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Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE:PCL) today announced that DowJones has named the company to its Dow Jones Sustainability WorldIndex (DJSI World). The DJSI World comprises more than 300 of theleading sustainability companies out of the biggest 2,500 companiesworldwide. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes are the firstglobal indexes tracking the financial performance of the leadingsustainability-driven companies worldwide. The DSJI World captures the top 10 percent of companies based onlong-term economic, environmental and social criteria. Theunderlying research evaluates corporations based on a variety ofcriteria including climate change strategies, energy consumption,human resources development, knowledge management, stakeholderrelations and corporate governance. "At Plum Creek, we believe that our efforts to be socially andenvironmentally responsible contribute to our overall businesssuccess, and we are pleased that Dow Jones Sustainability WorldIndex has recognized the company's ongoing efforts in this regard,"said Rick Holley, Plum Creek's president and chief executiveofficer. "Plum Creek has long conducted its business with a strongcommitment to sustainability," Holley continued. "In 1999, PlumCreek was the first company to have all of its lands third-partycertified by PricewaterhouseCoopers to the standards of theSustainable Forestry Initiative(R). Today, Plum Creek continuesthis commitment and is looking forward to helping resolve globalsustainability concerns by working on carbon sequestrationinitiatives and researching emerging alternative energy sourcessuch as biofuels." Plum Creek is the largest and most geographically diverse privatelandowner in the nation with approximately 8 million acres oftimberlands in major timber producing regions of the United Statesand 10 wood products manufacturing facilities in the Northwest. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes track the financialperformance of the leading sustainability-driven companiesworldwide. Based on the cooperation Dow Jones Indexes, STOXXLimited and SAM Group, the indexes provide asset managers withreliable and objective benchmarks to manage sustainabilityportfolios. The indexes cover companies in terms of economic,environmental and social criteria. Full details about the designphilosophy, review methodology and index components are availableat www.sustainability-indexes.com.