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The Global 100

Role models in sustainable business practices


The Global 100 is a list of publicly-traded companies based on research and analysis on 1,800 companies by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors. The companies below are deemed to have the best developed abilities, relative to their industry peers, to manage environmental, social and governance risks, and to take advantage of new business opportunities in this area.

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Company Name
Innovest
Category
Combined
IVA
Rating
Strategic Governance*
Human
Capital*

Environment*
Stakeholder
Capital*

Country
Market Cap**
DENSO CORP. (6902)  Auto ComponentsAAA10.00 9.40 7.95 9.40 Japan32,249
SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED (SLB)  Energy Equipment & ServicesAAA10.00 9.00 6.41 9.30 Netherlands Antilles69,750
ADIDAS SALOMON AGENCY (ADS)  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury GoodsAAA9.90 9.00 7.98 9.40 Germany9,905
ENBRIDGE INC (ENB)  Gas UtilitiesAAA9.70 8.70 8.10 3.70 Canada11,879
WHITBREAD PLC (WTB)  Hotels Restaurants & LeisureAAA9.70 9.30 7.79 8.40 United Kingdom7,159
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (RY)  Banks - N. AmericaAAA9.70 9.80 9.03 9.40 Canada59,107
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (HPQ)  Computers & PeripheralsAAA9.70 8.10 8.18 10.00 United States114,818
LAFARGE (LG)  Construction MaterialsAAA9.70 9.00 8.54 9.50 France25,594
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS KON (PHIA)  Household DurablesAAA9.60 7.90 7.22 9.10 Netherlands45,289
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC (SLF)  Insurance - N. AmericaAAA9.60 8.40 7.29 7.70 Canada23,317
BENESSE CORPORATION (9783)  Diversified Consumer ServicesAAA9.50 8.80 5.60 7.40 Japan3,869
ABN AMRO HOLDING NV (AABA)  Banks - EuropeAAA9.40 8.80 7.59 8.10 Netherlands60,674
ACCOR (AC)  Hotels Restaurants & LeisureAAA9.40 9.40 7.35 8.20 France16,341
TRANSCANADA CORP. (TRP)  Gas UtilitiesAAA9.30 6.70 7.48 8.80 Canada16,316
INDRA SISTEMAS SA (IDR)  IT Consulting & ServicesAAA9.30 6.80 3.06 7.60 Spain3,466
DIAGEO PLC (DGE)  Beverages & TobaccoAAA9.30 6.70 6.42 8.70 United Kingdom52,659
VESTAS WINDSYSTEMS A/S (VWS)  Electrical EquipmentAAA9.30 9.70 8.22 9.00 Denmark7,483
NESTE OIL CORPORATION (NES1V)  Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingAAA9.30 8.30 6.23 8.70 Finland7,308
SCA AB (SCA'B)  Paper & Forest ProductsAAA9.30 6.60 7.97 7.30 Sweden12,226
GRUPO FERROVIAL SA (FER)  Construction & EngineeringAAA9.20 8.60 8.78 9.50 Spain13,159
BASF AG (BAS)  Diversified ChemicalsAAA9.10 9.70 7.29 9.40 Germany47,830
WESTPAC BANKING CORP. (WBC)  Banks - AsiaAAA9.00 6.30 9.21 10.00 Australia34,532
TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY LIMITED (7911)  Commercial Services & SuppliesAAA9.00 10.00 8.39 9.20 Japan7,310
KURARAY COMPANY LIMITED (3405)  Commodity ChemicalsAAA9.00 9.70 6.94 9.30 Japan4,370
YELL GROUP PLC (YELL)  AdvertisingAAA9.00 9.60 8.58 9.50 United Kingdom8,551

*Innovest's ratings, known as Intangible Value Assessment (IVA) ratings, are based on 4 main pillars: Strategic Governance, Human Capital, Environment and Stakeholder Capital. Each pillar is weighted differently depending on the industry sector to which the rated company belongs, as the principal extra-financial risks faced by firms vary between sectors. For example, a financial services firm faces vastly different non-traditional risks than does an integrated oil & gas company. Firms receive a score of between 1 and 10 for each pillar. These scores, in turn, are attained by aggregating sub-scores for a number of factors underpinning the pillars, including traditional corporate governance, management and strategic decision-making systems for sustainability issues, labor relations, and workplace policies such as diversity. The factors also include environmental management systems, environmental performance on a range of key indicators, stakeholder relations, regulatory and legal issues, community relations, supply chain management, and emerging market performance on issues such as bribery and social and environmental controversies. The resulting IVA score is expressed as a letter grade ranging from AAA to CCC.

**The ratings provided in this table are current as at 31 December 2006. Market cap is in millions of U.S. dollars as of Jan. 9, 2007.

Innovest updates all of its industry sectors throughout the year with the result that each sector is updated at least once annually. The ratings above may thus not be representative of the most current Innovest analysis