During 2011, the Group maintained its position as a sustainability leader. Fiat Group’s commitment to sustainability has raised the confidence of stakeholders and has been recognized by leading sustainability rating agencies and international organizations.
For the third consecutive year, Fiat S.p.A. has been confirmed in the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Dow Jones Sustainability Europe indexes. The prestigious DJSI World and DJSI Europe equity indexes only admit those companies judged best-in-class in the sustainable management of their businesses, from an economic as well as social and environmental perspective. Fiat received the highest score (94/100), together with BMW, compared with an average of 72/100 for companies in the Automobiles sector evaluated by SAM, the investment group specialized in sustainability investing.
More specifically, Fiat S.p.A. obtained the maximum score in almost every area analyzed in the environmental dimension (combating climate change, product performance, logistics processes) and, in the social dimension, for human capital development, stakeholder engagement, responsible supply-chain management, and initiatives for local communities. The maximum recognition was also given for risk management and the innovation process.
Fiat S.p.A. has also entered the Global 500 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) and Carbon Performance Leadership Index (CPLI) according to the report published by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Fiat received a score of 93/100 for transparency in disclosure and the maximum score (“A”) for the commitment shown in reducing carbon emissions. Both scores represented a major improvement over the previous year and confirm the central role of reducing environmental impacts in Fiat’s overall business strategy. More than 400 companies worldwide were analyzed and Fiat was the only Italian company among the 23 companies admitted to both indexes.
The CDLI only includes those companies in the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (Global 500) that demonstrate the greatest transparency in disclosure to stakeholders of the strategies and actions taken to combat climate change. The CPLI, on the other hand, includes companies that have demonstrated the greatest commitment in reducing carbon emissions.
Following the research conducted by Vigeo, a European leader assessing companies with regard to social, environmental and governance issues, in December 2011 Fiat S.p.A. became one of an elite group of companies included in the Advanced Sustainability Performance Eurozone Index (“ASPI Eurozone®”). The ASPI Eurozone® is recognized as one of the leading sustainability indexes and is used by the growing community of Socially Responsible Investors to define sustainable investment universes, to benchmark their investment performance or to create index-linked products.
Fiat S.p.A. is also a member of other important sustainability indexes, including STOXX Global ESG Leaders, STOXX Global ESG Environmental Leaders, STOXX Global ESG Social Leaders, STOXX Global ESG Governance Leaders, ECPI Ethical Euro, ECPI Ethical EMU, FTSE ECPI Italia SRI Benchmark, FTSE ECPI Italia SRI Leaders, Ethibel Excellence Europe and Ethibel Excellence Euro.
Fiat Group took second place in the CSR Online Awards 2011 Italy (established by the strategic communications consultancy, Lundquist) for online communication in the area of corporate social responsibility.
Current as of 20 March 2012.
