2017 Changes to DJSI's Corporate Sustainability Assessment

The Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) opened yesterday (March 30th) and as in previous years, RobecoSAM has modified portions of the CSA to better align with performance outcomes and recent industry trends. For those not familiar, the CSA is the survey conducted annually by the Switzerland-based RobecoSAM, an investment agency specializing in sustainable investing. The first CSA was conducted in 1999 and is now considered the most robust and reputable gauge of sustainability performance. Over the past month, RobecoSAM has released details on the changes to this year's CSA and I endeavor to summarize them in this post.

RobecoSAM's DJSI Rankings Data now on the Bloomberg Terminal

RobecoSAM in partnership with Bloomberg released the percentile ranking results from its 2016 Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) to the Bloomberg Terminal today. Criteria level rankings will be provided later in the year. Rankings of non-participating organizations assessed by RobecoSAM are included in the Bloomberg data.

2016 Newsweek Green Rankings Highlights and Trends

This past Friday, Newsweek released its annual Green Rankings list of the top 500 companies (based on market capitalization) in the US and World based on market cap. Overall, there were a few new faces in the bunch and a lot of familiar ones. The largest story in 2016 is Hasbro jumping into the #1 position in its first year on the list. While this makes Hasbro seem like a sleeping sustainability giant, the data provides a clear explanation.

ReportingMatthew YamatinJune 6, 2016Newsweek Green Rankings, Corporate Sustainability TrendsComment

2016 Changes to DJSI's Corporate Sustainability Assessment

The Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) opens tomorrow (April 5th) and as in previous years, RobecoSAM has modified portions of the CSA to better align with performance outcomes and recent industry trends. For those not familiar, the CSA is the survey conducted annually by the Switzerland-based RobecoSAM, an investment agency specializing in sustainable investing. The first CSA was conducted in 1999 and is now considered the most robust and reputable gauge of sustainability performance. Over the past month, RobecoSAM has released details on the changes to this year's CSA and I endeavor to summarize them in this post.