Today, RobecoSAM, the investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing, has announced the launch of the 2015 Corporate Sustainability Assessment for companies who wish to receive a coveted spot in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) – one of the most prestigious and longest-running sustainability benchmarks in the world. RepRisk, the leading provider of business intelligence on environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, is pleased to share that its ESG data plays an important role in this process.
Launched in 1999, the DJSI World tracks the performance of the top 10% of the 2,500 largest companies in the world per industry that lead the field in terms of sustainability. The index is managed jointly by S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM.
Specifically, RepRisk’s data is used for the Media and Stakeholder Analysis component of the assessment, which complements the detailed industry-specific questionnaire and extensive documentation that companies provide RobecoSAM as part of the annual DJSI assessment process.
“RepRisk is extremely proud to have its data used for this prestigious and highly influential benchmark,” said Alexandra Mihailescu Cichon, Head of Business Development and Marketing at RepRisk. “We believe that dynamic and timely risk information from third-party sources and external stakeholders, such as media, NGOs, and governmental bodies, is a critical component of assessing corporate sustainability. This type of data provides an external perspective and a layer of accountability – while also acting as a good gauge of whether a company’s policies, processes and commitments are translating into performance.”