SiRi sustainablility rating

Sustainable Investment Research International Ltd is the world's largest independent provider of SRI research and consulting services for institutional investors and financial professionals.

The SiRi Network was formed in 2000 as a not-for-profit entity named SiRi Group. It comprises eleven specialist Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) research organisations based in Europe, North America and Australia.

With a research base of over 100 SRI analysts worldwide, the SiRi Network has an unrivalled resource of knowledge and expertise on corporations, local markets and SRI investment strategies.

SiRi Company publishes detailed profiles of the leading 600 international corporations.
These profiles are produced using consistent criteria and in a standardized format.

Each Profile contains over 350 data points and associated analysis, providing unrivalled detail and breadth of comment. All major stakeholder issues are covered including community involvement, environmental impact, employment relations, customer policies, human rights issues and corporate governance.

For each issue, SiRi describes and analyses the company's policies, management systems, reporting standards and impacts together with particular strengths and weaknesses.

Sustainability/ SRI ratings are available either based on standardized or customized criteria and weightings for a variety of markets and indices.
Pirelli rating in 2006 was second best of the relevant industry group with a score approximately 30% above average.
 

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