TNT has been ranked first in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2007 beating internationalcompanies from across all sectors. The index tracks the financial performance of “
sustainability-driven” companies.TNT announced that its score improved from 84 in 2006 to 91 this year, reaching both theleading position in the super sector “Industrial Goods and Services” (which includesTransportation) and the highest score of any company in the DJSI.
SAM research, one of the co-founders of the index, commented that TNT ‘has consistentlyimproved not only its sustainability reporting but also its sustainability performance’. Thecompany achieved particularly good results in the areas of risk and crisis management, humancapital development, stakeholder engagement and environmental management. Concrete initiatives likePlanet Me, TNT’s program to cut CO2 emissions, further underpin the group’s leadership role.
Peter Bakker, CEO of TNT, commented: “This is the third time in a row that TNT ranks first inits sector, but it is the first time we achieve an overall number one position with the highestscore in the entire index. I am very proud of this result and warmly thank all our staff who havemade it possible.
“This will further stimulate us to develop initiatives like Planet Me and Moving the World,TNT’s partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme, to the next level and sustain ourleadership position,” he added.
Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes are the first global indexes trackingthe financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. Based on thecooperation of Dow Jones Indexes, STOXX Limited and SAM they provide asset managers with reliableand objective benchmarks to manage sustainability portfolios.
