BUSN - Corporate Social Responsibility/Business Ethics
Resources on social responsibility, CSR indices, CSR reporting and more
CSR Indices
National and international indexes have been created to assess companies against a corporate social responsibility framework. Inclusion on an index in this guide is based on level of performance with respect to sustainability.
- Jantzi Social IndexLaunched by Jantzi Research in partnership with Dow Jones, this index consists of 60 Canadian companies that pass a set of broadly based environmental, social, and governance rating criteria.
- Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes(Open Access)
A collection of indexes that track the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide.
The indexes include the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, which covers the top 10% of the biggest 2,500 companies in the Dow Jones World Index in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria and the Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index, which covers the leading 20% in terms of sustainability of the companies in the Dow Jones STOXX SM 600 Index. - S&P/TSX Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Index"The S&P/TSX Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Index measures performance of companies listed on the TSX whose core business is the development of green technologies and sustainable infrastructure solutions."
- FTSE4GOOD Index Series(Open Access)
This family of global and regional indices was developed by the Financial Times Stock Exchange in association with the Ethical Investment Research Service to track companies that exhibit good policy, management and performance with respect to CSR. - Environmental Performance Index (Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy)Countries are ranked on environmental performance. The analysis centers on two overarching environmental objectives: 1) reducing environmental stresses on human health and 2) promoting ecosystem vitality and sound natural resource management.
- United Nations Global CompactThe world’s largest corporate citizenship initiative encourages businesses around the world to align their strategies and operations with ten universally accepted principles related to human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. Access company sustainability reports, case stories and communication on progress reports.
- Corruption Perceptions Index (Transparency International)Transparency International is a global coalition against corruption. This index scores countries on how corrupt their public sectors are seen to be.
- Board Shareholder Confidence IndexThe David & Sharon Johnston Centre for Corporate Governance Innovation, at U of T Rotman, produces a series of board ratings, focusing on three key areas: Board Shareholder Confidence Index, The Long View, and Corporate Governance in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises.
