MONTERREY, Mexico, Dec. 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA (Nasdaq:OMAB) (BMV:OMA) announced that it was selected to be one of the members of the new Sustainability Index launched today by the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV).
The BMV Sustainability Index members were selected from among the 70 most traded stocks on the BMV based on criteria of corporate governance, environmental management, and social responsibility.
The independent evaluation was carried out by EIRIS, the sustainable investment research firm based in the U.K., and the Universidad Anáhuac del Sur of Mexico. Only companies that scored above the average of more than 3,000 international companies were eligible for inclusion in the index.
Porfirio Gonzalez, CEO of OMA, commented: "OMA is proud to be an inaugural member of the BMV Sustainability Index. Our initiatives show our recognition for the importance of how OMA relates to our broader environment.
"OMA will continue to be an important driver to social and economic development in the communities where we operate. We reaffirm our commitment to Mexico, to society, and to all our stakeholders," he added.
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About OMA
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA, operates 13 international airports in nine states of central and northern Mexico. OMA's airports serve Monterrey, Mexico's third largest metropolitan area, the tourist destinations of Acapulco, Mazatlán, and Zihuatanejo, and nine other regional centers and border cities. OMA also operates the hotel inside Terminal 2 of the Mexico City airport. OMA employs over 1,000 persons in order to offer passengers and clients, airport and commercial services in facilities that comply with all applicable international safety, security standards, and ISO 9001:2008. OMA's strategic shareholder members are ICA, Mexico's largest engineering, procurement, and construction company, and Aéroports de Paris Management, subsidiary of Aéroports de Paris, the second largest European airports operator. OMA is listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange (OMA) and on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (OMAB). For more information, please visit us at:
- Website: http://www.oma.aero
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/OMAeropuertos
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