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Responsibility Report - Peabody Energy

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Economic and Corporate <strong>Responsibility</strong><strong>Peabody</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> (NYSE: BTU) shipsnearly 30,000 tons of coal an hourto fuel economies in more than25 nations across six continents.<strong>Peabody</strong> is the only global pure playcoal investment and a global leader inclean coal solutions.Coal is poised for future growth and is undergoing the early stages of a sustainedmarket expansion. This global supercycle for coal is alive and well, as Asianeconomies industrialize and urbanize at an unprecedented pace.A major corporate responsibility is to deliver strong financial results. <strong>Peabody</strong>achieved record financial results in 2011, marked by $8 billion in revenues,$1.59 billion in operating profit, $2.13 billion in Adjusted EBITDA and new recordsfor net income, earnings per share and operating cash flows.This section highlights:●●●●●●●<strong>Energy</strong>, Economic andEnvironmental SolutionsGlobal Charitable GivingCorporate GovernanceBoard of DirectorsCode of Business Conductand EthicsFinancial Disclosure andSarbanes-Oxley ComplianceCorporate Compliance andTraining ProgramsThe company also completed a series of strategic actions that has set the stage forlong-term growth. This included the purchase of what is now the <strong>Peabody</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>Australia PCI business. <strong>Peabody</strong> is the world’s leading seaborne supplier oflow-volatile pulverized coal injection (PCI) product.<strong>Peabody</strong> is a Fortune 500 company and is featured in the 2011 Forbes Global 2000ranking of the world’s leading public companies. The company continues to earnglobal recognition for leadership, earning more than 30 awards for safety, financialperformance, environmental excellence and social responsibility in 2011.<strong>Peabody</strong>’s operations continue to create significant economic benefits, and <strong>Peabody</strong>invested $9.5 million in charitable giving to strengthen global communities.The Golden Bejing docks in Liuheng port in Zhejiang province, carrying coal from<strong>Peabody</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s Burton Mine to fuel Chinese utilities. The fast-growing PacificRim is experiencing record coal use.

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