Sustainability ratings and rankings
The sustainability performance of companies is regularly evaluated by different institutions — in the interests of the public as well as of investors and analysts.
Carbon Disclosure Project
The Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) evaluates the transparency of company data relevant to climate protection. In 2011 MAN improved its score by eight points over the previous year, scoring 73 points out of 100. As the industrial sector average rose from 44 to 48.5 points, however, despite the Company’s overall improvement, MAN was only ranked 28th (2010: 26th). Of the 128 German and Austrian companies that participated in the survey, 30 qualified for inclusion in the CDLI.
For further information visit www.cdproject.net.
IÖW/future
With the support of the Council for Sustainable Development and the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, every two years the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW - Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung) and the future e.V. business association evaluate the sustainability reports of the largest 150 German companies. In the 2011 ranking, the MAN CR Report placed 43.
For further information visit www.ranking-nachhaltigkeitsberichte.de.
Sustainable Asset Management
According to the assessment performed by Sustainable Asset Management for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), in 2011 MAN improved by 16 points compared to the previous year, earning a score of 64 points. This puts us in the top 20 percent of the 2,500 largest companies listed in the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index and we are listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Enlarged Index. Although we showed significant improvements in the areas of economy, environment, and society, we fell one point short of being relisted in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index. We have analyzed this result and identified areas for improvement, particularly in innovation management and product responsibility, that we plan to act on in 2012, enabling us to return to the DJSI.
For further information visit www.sustainability-index.com.
oekom research
In its Corporate Responsibility Rating oekom research again awarded MAN a score of C+, maintaining its “prime” investment status. MAN received especially high marks for its reduction of energy and fuel consumption, its development activities in the field of alternative fuels, as well as its safe handling of products. Oekom research sees room for improvement at MAN in the avoidance of hazardous substances and in product life cycle assessment — two areas being addressed by our Climate Strategy.
For further information visit www.oekom-research.com.
Sustainalytics
Sustainalytics performs a sustainability analysis that rates the ESG (environmental, social, and governance) performance of companies. In 2011 MAN was ranked 15th out of 82 companies.
For further information visit www.sustainalytics.com.