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The Sustainability Yearbook 2010

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List of SAM Sector Leaders 2010
List of SAM Sector Movers 2010


CEO Quotes of the most sustainable companies worldwide

Herbert Hainer, CEO, adidas Group
Sector "Clothing, Accessories & Footwear"

"The regular Corporate Sustainability Assessments conducted by SAM are an important benchmark for us to review our efforts and achievements in managing our business in a responsible and sustainable way. SAM’s assessment method helps us to identify strengths and challenges in our programs and provides us with further guidance for performance improvements. The results of SAM’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment have become an important indicator for our stakeholders to track the adidas Group’s sustainability performance."

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   Interview with AkzoNobel
André Veneman, Director of Sustainability, explains how the chemical company uses the SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment to benchmark its sustainability performance.

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Interview with Unilever
Gavin Neath, Senior Vice President Global Communications and Helen Keep, SRI Engagement Manager, explain how they use the results of SAM’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment as an objective external validation of Unilever’s sustainability performance and a basis for communicating with investors.

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SAM White Paper: Alpha from Sustainability
  • describes the alpha potential of SAM’s proprietary sustainability research
  • indicates positive relationship between corporate sustainability and financial performance
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UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI)
  • guidelines for investment institutions wishing to address ESG issues
  • SAM’s approach to integrating the six UN PRI
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Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) – The First Decade
  • the DJSI celebrated the 10th anniversary in 2009
  • the DJSI are the first global benchmarks and reference point for Sustainability Investing
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SAM Study: Banking & Climate Change
  • The study shows how banks manage the challenges of climate change and how they exploit the opportunities related to them.
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SAM Insight: Institutional Investors and Climate Change
  • climate change increasingly a financial issue
  • institutional investors should integrate climate change into their investment strategies
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SAM Insight: SAM’s Unique Approach to Engagement
  • Corporate Sustainability Assessment basis of Sustainability Investing at SAM
  • Results of assessment enable companies to benchmark their sustainability performance against their peers.
Appearing in Q1/2010

In each sector, the "SAM Sector Leader" is the company with the best score of all companies assessed in this sector.

List of SAM Sector Leaders 2010
Within the top 15% of each sector, the title of "SAM Sector Mover" is awarded to the company that achieved the biggest proportional improvement in its sustainability performance compared with last year.

List of SAM Sector Movers 2010
To qualify for the SAM Gold Class, the SAM Sector Leader must achieve a minimum total score of 75%. Peer group companies whose total score is within 5% of the SAM Sector Leader are also awarded "SAM Gold Class". A score of 10% lower than the leader results in SAM Silver Class, a score 15% lower than the leader results in SAM Bronze Class.
To qualify for the SAM Silver Class, the SAM Sector Leader must achieve a total score in the range of 70-75%. Peer group companies whose total score is within 5% of the SAM Sector Leader are also awarded "SAM Silver Class", while a score of 10% lower than the leader results in SAM Bronze Class.
To qualify for the SAM Bronze Class, the SAM Sector Leader must achieve a total score in the range of 65-70%. Peer group companies whose total score is within 5% of the SAM Sector Leader are also awarded "SAM Bronze Class".
 


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