BM&FBOVESPA Publishes The 12th Portfolio Of The Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) - Full Transparency Is A Prerequisite - The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Have Been Added To The Questionnaire

BM&FBOVESPA announced yesterday the 12^th portfolio of the Corporate Sustainability index (ISE), effective from January 02, 2017 to January 05, 2018. The new portfolio is composed of 38 stocks of 34 companies. The companies are drawn from 15 sectors and have a combined market capitalization of BRL 1.31 trillion, or 52.14% of the combined figure for all of the companies traded on BM&FBOVESPA, based on the close of trading on November 22, 2016 (in the previous year, ISE’s combined market capitalization was BRL 1.15 trillion, the equivalent of 45.68% of the total).

Companies with the 200 most liquid equities at the time of portfolio renewal are invited to join the ISE annual process. ISE’s technical partner since its creation is the Sustainability Study Center (GVCes) of FGV-EAESP. For the portfolio process announced today, 179 companies were invited. Of these, 41 signed up, with 39 qualifying as Eligible and two qualifying for Training.

In 2017, the ISE portfolio starts to have the disclosure of questionnaire answers as a prerequisite for participating in the Index. The answers given by the 34 companies are therefore already available on the www.isebvmf.com.br website.

This portfolio also inaugurates the timely inclusion of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in the questionnaire in line with the adoption of SDGs by the UN at the end of 2015. Questions were structured through an integrated approach so that the companies could:

• Analyze the implications of business practices in relation to SDGs;
• Have advance knowledge of indicators and targets in relation to SDGs and their expected results;
• Have advance knowledge of resources compatible with their goals and targets;
• Consider cooperation possibilities for reaching goals and targets.

From its creation in 2005 up until the November 22, 2016 close of business, ISE gained +145.36%, against +94.11% for Ibovespa. In the same period ISE was also less volatile: 25.25% compared to 28.05% for Ibovespa.

The 2017 portfolio process had external Assurance by KPMG, once again, which awarded it “Limited Assurance no Reservations” status. The ISE assurance process has been carried out since 2012 and grants even greater credibility and trustworthiness to the index. ISE has also maintained its daily press monitoring partnership with the company Imagem Corporativa.

New Portfolio – 2017

                                                                       *Tractebel changes corporate name to Engie on July 21, 2016. 

Current Portfolio – 2016

                                                                       *Companies that did not publish their answers to the questionnaire
                                                                                   **On June 21, 2016, OI went into exceptional trading status, ceasing to be part of the ISE portfolio on June 22, 2016
                                                                                   *** Tractebel changes corporate name to Engie on July 21, 2016. 

X-RAY OF THE PORTFOLIO

• 100% of companies adhered formally and publicly to widely accepted voluntary commitments to Sustainable Development (97% in 2015);

• 100% of companies published their GRI model Sustainability Report in the last year;

• 100% of companies declared formal and public adherence to the commitments on climate change (100% in 2015);

• 95% of companies have a department that reports directly to top management and which is tasked with dealing with questions related to sustainability (92% in 2015);

• 97% of companies have processes and procedures implemented in relation to the application of socio-environmental criteria for management of all of their critical suppliers (89% in 2015);

• 50% of companies currently have one or more woman on their Board of Directors (56% in 2015);

• 12% of companies currently have one or more black person on the Board of Directors (10% in 2015);
• 98% of companies reported having a risk policy and 95% a corporate risk management that considers socio-environmental aspects* (these questions were created from one in 2015 whose percentage was 92%).

X-RAY – SDGs (inclusion of the questionnaire as of this year)

• 98% considered Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as references in the management of business practices. Of these, 87% carried out analysis to identify whether there is a direct and relevant relationship between the business practices resulting from their voluntary commitments and the SDGs.

The five most frequently noted SDGs by these companies are:

• 85% - SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all;

• 83% - SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts;

• 81% - SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls;

• 81% - SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns;

• 80% - SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

The five least frequently noted SDGs by these companies are:

• 52% - SDG 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all;
• 50% - SDG 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries;
• 50% - SDG 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere;
• 33% - SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture;
• 9% - SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

The percentages refer to the proportion of companies that name these SDGs as important