SRI Index
Marubeni has been selected as a member company of the following global SRI indices*: the "Dow Jones Sustainability World Index" (DJSI World), the "FTSE4Good Global Index", and
*SRI Index:
An SRI index refers to an index for social responsibility investment, whose key criteria for investment decisions include not only the financial performance of a company, but also its corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World)
Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), a collaboration between
Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (United States) and SAM (Sustainable Asset
Management) Group (Switzerland), is a global stock price index that captures
the top 10% of companies from the largest 2,500 companies worldwide by evaluating
their sustainability based on economic, environmental and social criteria. Currently,
317 companies from all over the world - with 32 Japanese companies including Marubeni
- are listed as members of DJSI World (as of September 2009).
FTSE4Good Global Index
The FTSE4Good Global Index is a stock price index that was developed and
established by the FTSE (Financial Times Stock Exchange), a company
owned jointly by The Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange.
It evaluates companies based on their environmental sustainability measures,
relationships with their stakeholders, human rights protection, assurance of
supply chain labor standards, and prevention of bribery. Currently, 878 companies
all over the world, including 187 Japanese companies, are constituents of the
FTSE4Good Global Index (as of September 2009). Marubeni has been included
ever since the establishment of the index in 2001.
Morningstar Socially Responsible Investment Index (MS-SRI)
The Morningstar Socially Responsible Investment Index (MS-SRI) is the first
socially responsible investment index in Japan. Morningstar Japan K.K. selects
150 companies from among approximately 3,600 listed companies in Japan by
assessing their social responsibility, and converts their stock prices into the index.
Marubeni has been included ever since the establishment of the index in 2003.
(Note) The Morningstar Socially Responsible Investment Index does not guarantee future performance, including those of the stocks that constitute the index. The index is calculated and managed based on data deemed reliable by Morningstar Japan K.K., but the company does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness. Without limiting the matters mentioned above, even where Morningstar Japan K.K. is notified of direct damages, indirect damages, special damages, punitive damages, enhanced damages, or any other damages (including lost earnings), the company will not assume any liability for such damages. Intellectual property rights, such as copyrights, and all other rights belong to Morningstar Japan K.K. and Morningstar, Inc., and copies, reproductions and citations without permission are prohibited.
