23/09/2009

FINANCIAL TIMES CONFIRMS PIRELLI FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR

The Pirelli Group has been confirmed for the seventh consecutive year in the FTSE4Good index (FTSE Global and FTSE4Good Europe index:  Financial Times stock exchange indexes for socially responsible investing). There were 33 new entry companies since September 21, however no new companies from the Automobiles and Parts sector were admitted. Nevertheless, fifteen companies were excluded from the index as they violated the admission criteria regarding environmental standards, including climate standards, human rights standards, worker rights standards and standards on political anti-corruption, and were also excluded for taking part in the weapons industry.
The ten Italian companies remained unaltered: Pirelli & Co, Snam Rete Gas, Telecom Italia, Eni, A2A, Banca Intesa Sanpaolo, Banca Monte Paschi di Siena, Fondiaria-SAI, Terna and UniCredito Italiano.