BM&FBOVESPA held the Corporate Sustainability Index 2011 workshop on Thursday, which marks the beginning of a calendar of related activities for the year. During the event, companies were presented with the changes that have been approved by the ISE board, valid for the selection process for the next portfolio. The highlights are:
1) With the objective of encouraging transparency, a question shall be included that offers the possibility of companies publishing their answers to the survey, which shall be worth General Dimensions points.
2) Three new benefits will be offered to the companies participating in the process: an exclusive two-hour annual meeting between the firm and the team from the Center for Sustainability Studies (GVces); workshops offering guidance about supporting documentation presented during the verification process; and restricted access to the firm’s historical data and performance analysis in relation to the portfolio’s average, to be made available on the ISE site.
Taking part in the event were the Issuer Development Officer Cristiana Pereira; GVces coordinator Mario Monzoni; GVces Corporate Sustainability Program Coordinator Roberta Simonetti; and GVces researcher Luiz Pires. There were also contributions by Katsuo Homma and José Paulo Soares Martins, respective representatives of Vale and Gerdau, which are companies included in the current portfolio.
