Eastman Chemical Company placed 10^th in the overall 2011 U.S. Southeastern Corporate Sustainability Rankings and second in the state of Tennessee. These rankings spotlight publicly-traded companies headquartered in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee.

A total of 48 eligible companies were evaluated on three performance dimensions: environmental, social and governance. Each dimension consists of five key performance indicators with a total of 175 underlying quantitative and qualitative performance metrics.

Environmental performance indicators include waste, energy, water, emissions, and risk mitigation. Social performance indicators are product responsibility; community; human rights; diversity and opportunity; and employment quality.  Governance performance indicators comprise board functions; board structure; compensation; vision and strategy; and shareholder rights.