Performance in 2009

 

 

2009

2008

Notes

Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Included

Included

AEGON remains part of the DJSI World index, but in 2009 lost its place in the DJSI Stoxx index for Europe.

 

FTSE4 Good

Included

Included

No change

Oekom

C Prime

C Prime

Oekom's C Prime rating comprised the following grades:

Staff & Suppliers (C+)

Society and product responsibility (C)

Corporate governance and business ethics (A)

Environmental management (C)

Products & services (D)

Eco-efficiency (C)

 

Sustainalytics (formerly SiRi)

AEGON ranked sixth in global peer group of 87 insurance companies. (Report published March 2010)

Industry leader

Total score: 60 (average 47, maximum 72)
Governance 66 (average 50, maximum 85)
Social 63 (average 49, maximum 71)
Environment 53 (average 43, maximum 74)

 

Vigeo

Listed in the Advanced Sustainable Performance Index (ASPI)

Listed in the Advanced Sustainable Performance Index (ASPI)

 

No change

 

AEGON has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) for the past ten years. The DJSI includes only those companies ranked in the top 10% for corporate sustainability purposes. The rating is based on independent research carried out by SAM, an asset management company specializing in sustainable investments. AEGON's DJSI score declined in 2009 to 68, down from 69 the year before. This decline resulted in the company losing its place in the DJSI Stoxx index for European insurers. Research highlighted two areas of particular weakness where AEGON falls short of other peer companies within the index: brand and environmental management.

 

AEGON was again included in the FTSE4Good Global Index in 2009. This index measures the performance of leading companies against recognized sustainability standards. FTSE4Good works closely with Eiris - the Ethical Investment Research Service.

 

Based in Munich, Oekom Research AG is an independent rating agency, providing in-depth information and analysis of companies' environmental and social performance. Oekom Research awards prime status to those companies which, according to the Oekom Corporate Rating, are among the leaders in their industry and which meet industry-specific minimum requirements.

 

Sustainalytics (formerly SiRi) is a global leader in sustainability research and analysis for investors and financial institutions. Sustainalytics has nearly 20 years of local experience and expertise in the responsible investment and traditional socially responsible investment markets. The firm is headquartered in Amsterdam with local offices in Toronto, Boston, Frankfurt and Madrid. Sustainalytics evaluates and analyses over 2,500 companies using targeted, sector-specific ESG indicators, allowing users to compare ESG performance within industries or across markets. Sustainalytics' analysis is based on data gathering through a variety of primary and secondary sources, and specialized third party data suppliers. 

In its latest survey, dated March 2010, Sustainalytics ranked AEGON sixth in its global peer group of 87 insurance companies. Sustainalytics commented: "AEGON has ranked in the top ten for three consecutive years now, clearly demonstrating the company's long-term commitment to sustainability". Sustainalytics did not carry out a ranking survey on AEGON in 2009. In its previous survey, conducted in 2007, SiRi listed AEGON as a leader in its industry and one of the ten best performing insurance companies worldwide.

 To read a copy of Sustainalytics report, please click here

 

Vigeo supplies research and analysis on companies' sustainability  performances to asset managers across Europe. Its ASPI index comprises 120 companies across all sectors of the economy.