Sunday, January 29, 2006

World's 100 Most Sustainable Companies Announced at Davos: Benchmarking Study Showcases Sustainability Premium


The 2006 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World listing was released today in Davos, Switzerland by Corporate Knights and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, along with a benchmarking study demonstrating Global 100 outperformance of 7.11% against the MSCI World Index.

Innovest Chief Executive Dr. Matthew Kiernan, said: "Global companies' performance on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) issues is rapidly becoming more critical to their competitiveness, profitability, and share price. The Global 100 companies showcased here today have already demonstrated that sustainability premium, and we believe that they are positioned to reward their investors even more heavily in the future."

See full Press Release, in pdf format.