2021/02/26 16:02 (Daniel Gorun photo) (Daniel Gorun photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s flag carrier China Airlines has been recognized for its leading sustainability performance with a Silver Class distinction in The Sustainability Yearbook 2021. Published by the international evaluation agency S&P Global earlier this month, the 2021 edition of the yearbook analyzed the performance of over 7,000 major companies around the world and ranked them based on the results of the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). Only 631 were selected for recognition. China Airlines was among just six companies in the global airline industry to be distinguished as a Silver Class airline. It is also the only Taiwan transportation company to receive such an honor.
LITEON Receives Ｍultiple International Accolades of 2021 S&P Sustainability Yearbook Award
LITE-ON Technology Corporation (2301) has been awarded “Bronze Class” in the Computers & Peripherals and Office Electronics industry in the 2021 Sustainability Yearbook published by the international sustainability evaluation agency S&P Global. In addition, LITEON received the highest rating of Leaderboard in the newly announced 2020 CDP Supplier Engagement Rating (SER). Which indicates that LITEON s efforts to achieve sustainability has been highly recognized by international institutions and ranks among the international sustainability benchmarks.
The 2021 Sustainability Yearbook evaluates the performance of more than 7,000 of the world s largest companies and ranks them based on the results of the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). LITEON won the Bronze Class disti
From Large Cap to All Cap: Introducing the S&P MidCap 400 ESG and S&P SmallCap 600 ESG Indices
By Mona Naqvi, Senior Director, Head of ESG Product Strategy, North America, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Whoever said size doesn’t matter, wasn’t talking about ESG. For years, we’ve known that larger companies tend to fare better when it comes to sustainability.[1] But thanks to the launch of the S&P MidCap 400
® ESG Index, that may be about to change.
As per the S&P ESG Index Series Methodology, the indices aim to offer benchmark-like returns and improved sustainability profiles relative to their benchmarks (see Exhibits 1-3). Above all, however, they represent a new sustainable frontier in a space left largely untouched by ESG indexing to date. Indeed, scant reporting of sustainability metrics among smaller-sized firms has thus far dampened ESG efforts below a certain cap size. But thanks to the rules-based selection process and direct company engagement of our annual Corporate
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S&P Global has released two additional levels of ESG information that inform a company’s ESG Scores, providing deeper layers of insights and expanded transparency. An additional 400 data points have been made available for each company, based on their applicability and relevance to informing a company’s overall scoring assessment. The additional data points will help markets better understand companies’ environmental and social impact as well as its governance standards.
S&P Global has almost 10,000 ESG Scores, allowing investors to bring ESG information together with over 200 other datasets, including point-in-time financials, Trucost Environmental Data, Panjiva Supply Chain Intelligence, people data, ownership, corporate relationship, key developments, and more.
Most Sustainable Companies In The World Honored At 2020 SEAL Sustainability Awards
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Global brands like
Burberry, Cisco, Colgate Palmolive, and Diageo were among those selected for the SEAL Organizational Impact Award. Selected by combining two premier ESG data sets - the CDP A-List ™ and the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA, now part of S&P Global ESG Scores ™) - the 2
020 SEAL Organizational Impact Award honors the 50 most sustainable companies globally.
Dow, General Motors, and Salesforce were among the organizations whose sustainability initiatives were recognized with a SEAL Environmental Initiative Award. Over the past five years, corporations have increased their investment in sustainable business practices, thereby raising the bar for ESG excellence, commented Matt Harney, SEAL Awards Founder.