Capgemini announced today its admission to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe, comprised of 153 companies, achieving a score of 80/100 in the 2022 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (score date: Dec 8, 2022) and performing in the 97th percentile in its industry. The DJSI measure the performance of companies selected using 20 environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria – spanning Climate Strategy, Business Ethics, Innovation Management, through to Talent Attraction & Retention and Social reporting.
The DJSI World applies a transparent, rules-based constituent selection process based on the companies’ S&P Global ESG Score resulting from the annual S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). The CSA consists of 61 industry-specific rigorous questionnaires assessing both public and non-public data submitted by participating companies. This year, 13,800 publicly traded companies were invited to participate in the S&P Global CSA.
Capgemini has set ambitious objectives as part of its ESG policy, and achieved important milestones in 2022. The Group was amongst the first companies globally to have its net zero targets validated according to the SBTi’s new net-zero standard, including achieving a 90% reduction in all carbon emissions across scope 1, 2 and 3 by 2040. In keeping with its goal to build a diverse and equitable workplace for everyone, Capgemini was awarded the EDGEplus Certification on the broader scope of intersectional equity in October 2022. The Group was also recognised as one of World’s most ethical companies 2022 according to Ethisphere for the for the 10th consecutive year, in March 2022.
“This year, we have continued to progress on our objectives across the broad ESG scope, and to report on this progress to all our stakeholders, including employees, clients, partners and investors, in line with our commitment to transparency. The DJSI recognised our leadership in terms of ‘Climate Strategy’, ‘Environmental Reporting’, ‘Innovation Management’, as well as ‘Talent Attraction and Retention’ and ‘Social reporting’. It also provides us with a comprehensive framework to continue to progress on these Group priorities over time,” said Aiman Ezzat, Chief Executive Officer of the Capgemini Group.
The full results and list of DJSI constituents are available at: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/csa/
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