Xerox named to 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Index for its commitment to sustainable innovation, rated in top 50 for environmental performance by Newsweek Green based on environmental footprint, management, disclosure

Kendall Sinclair

NORWALK, Connecticut , December 21, 2011 (press release) – Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) wraps up 2011 with awards and accolades that represent the character of the company and the strong values for which it has operated by for more than 50 years. The recognition, including rankings in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and Newsweek Green, underscores the company’s commitments in the areas of sustainability, innovation, diversity, and ethics.

“We fully appreciate that in this transparent world, who you are as a business is as important as how you perform. Frankly, at Xerox, we wouldn’t have it any other way,” said Ursula Burns, Xerox chairman and chief executive officer. “Our approach to being respected not only as a corporate partner, but also as a corporate citizen dictates our decisions and has made us the brand we’re proud to be today.”

Sustainability

Xerox was named to the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Index for its commitment to sustainable innovation. The listing identifies leaders in sustainability and gives investors a way to follow companies that embrace environmental and social values.

In its third annual ranking, Newsweek Green rated Xerox in the top 50 for environmental performance of America’s 500 largest publicly traded companies; the list expanded this year to include the 500 largest international companies. The evaluation assesses environmental footprint, management, and disclosure.

Corporate Knights USA placed Xerox in the top five of its inaugural Standard & Poor’s 500 clean capitalism ranking, a listing of the world’s most sustainable corporations. The ranking is based on a comprehensive set of environmental, social and governance metrics created to reveal a company’s degree of “clean capitalism.”

The Xerox CiPress™ 500 Production Inkjet System, the world’s only high-speed waterless inkjet device, was presented the European Paper Recycling Award 2011 for its “good deinkable” rating and its ability to print vibrant color on recycled and low cost paper.

Innovation
Xerox was named to Thomson Reuters' listing of the World's 100 Most Innovative Companies. The listing used four criteria to measure innovation: patent approval success rate, global reach of patent portfolio, patent influence in literature citations and overall patent volume.

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers presented its 2011 Corporate Innovation Award to Xerox for its Emulsion Aggregation toner technology. The award, one of the most prestigious given out by the institute, recognizes corporations for innovation that has resulted in the successful commercial development of useful products or led to new processes for making useful products.

Xerox was named as a constituent of the 2011-12 Ocean Tomo® 300 Patent Index, published by the NYSE Euronext. The index is based on the value of a company’s intellectual property and in particular, its patent portfolio.

The Wall Street Journal recognized the Virtual Help Desk, a prototype customer-support system developed at the Xerox Research Centre Europe, with its 2011 Technology Innovation Award.

Best Place to Work
Xerox was named one of the top companies for sales professionals in Selling Power Magazine’s annual listing of the “50 Best Companies to Sell for Now.” The ranking, which appeared in the November/December issue, is based on compensation, training and career mobility.

In recognition of its commitment to inspiring employees through progressive employment practices and beneficial employee programs, Xerox Canada was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers by Mediacorp.

The Human Rights Campaign named Xerox to its 2012 Best Places to Work Corporate Quality Index, with a 100 percent rating on their survey index.

Xerox was named to the 2011 InformationWeek 500 list, recognizing the nation's most innovative users of business technology.

To learn more about Xerox and its commitment to citizenship, please visit http://www.xerox.com/citizenship. For more information about Xerox’s commitment to environmental sustainability, visit http://www.xerox.com/environment.


About Xerox

Xerox Corporation is a $22.5 billion leading global enterprise for business process and document management. Through its broad portfolio of technology and services, Xerox provides the essential back-office support that clears the way for clients to focus on what they do best: their real business. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Xerox provides leading-edge document technology, services, software and genuine Xerox supplies for graphic communication and office printing environments of any size. Through ACS, A Xerox Company, which Xerox acquired in February 2010, Xerox also offers extensive business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing services, including data processing, healthcare solutions, HR benefits management, finance support, and customer relationship management services for commercial and government organizations worldwide. The 134,000 people of Xerox serve clients in more than 160 countries. For more information, visit http://www.xerox.com, http://news.xerox.com, http://www.realbusiness.com or http://www.acs-inc.com. For investor information, visit http://www.xerox.com/investor.

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