2007 Interactive Registration Document - Renault

OEKOM
Oekom, one of Germany’s leading rating agencies, analyses 750 large and midsized
companies and more than 100 small enterprises within a geographical
universe that spans the OECD, new EU member states, Russia and leading Asian
markets. The agency thus covers 80% of MSCI World index, which measures
stock market performance in developed countries.
Renault scored a B rating overall in 2006 and the Group was ranked fi rst out
of the 17 automakers analyzed.
RATING SCALE A+ TO D- OEKOM RATING
RANKING OUT OF
17 AUTOMAKERS
Social Cultural B 1
Environmental B 1
TOTAL SCORE
The next ratings are due in 2009.
B 1
In 2007, Oekom created the Global Challenges Index, a listing of 50 companies
around the world that make substantial efforts to address major planetary issues
(climate change, drinking water availability, deforestation, biodiversity, poverty
and global governance). Renault was included in the fi rst index.
VIGEO
Vigeo is an independent rating agency founded in July 2002. The major
shareholder, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, contributed the assets of
Arese, which pioneered social and environmental rating in France. Vigeo is
owned by some 50 shareholders, organized into three sub-groups: institutional
investors, European trade unions and multinational corporations. Vigeo’s unique
model is aimed both at investors, with investor-solicited ratings of Eurostoxx
600 companies, and corporations, with corporate-solicited ratings.
Renault obtained the highest score in three areas in 2006, thus confi rming its
inclusion in the ASPI index, made up of the 120 listed euro-zone companies
with the best performances as assessed by Vigeo.
RATING (MIN --/MAX ++) SCORE (0 TO 100)
Human rights + 68
Environment + 62
Human resources + 69
Business behavior + 59
Corporate governance = 46
Community involvement + 58
+ : The company is active in terms of sustainability in its sector.
= : The company is average in terms of sustainability in its sector.
The results of the next review will be published in 2008.
✦ Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Directives
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 03
RENAULT, A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY
CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECT
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), founded in 2000, is mandated by a group
of institutional investors to enhance understanding of the potential impacts of
climate change on the value of the assets managed by its signatories.
Since 2002 the CDP has sent a regular information request to companies in a
standard format, asking them about their greenhouse gas emissions and policy
on climate change. The most recent information request, CDP5, included the FT
Global 500 – the largest companies in the world by market capitalization.
After the 2006 report, as for the previous two versions, the CDP developed the
Climate Leadership Index, composed of the 50 companies in the FT500 assessed
as having the best practices in terms of information on climate change.
Renault’s rating in 2007: on the basis of its responses to the CDP5, available
at www.cdproject.net, Renault achieved a score of 75/100, losing just 5 points,
while the rating for the auto industry as a whole (60/100) was 10 points
lower.
In 2006, Renault appeared for the fi rst time in the Climate Leadership Index,
along with four other carmakers. In 2007, inclusion in the Climate Leadership
Index was based on an absolute score (which had to be higher than 85/100)
rather than on a best-in-class score, as was the case in previous years. As a
result, only two carmakers qualifi ed for the Climate Leadership Index.
The next information request, CDP6, will be sent to companies in
February 2008.
STOREBRAND
Storebrand is a Norwegian fi nance group that has played a major role in the
institutional development of Asset Management in Norway and has become
the biggest private investor in its domestic market.
In 1995 the group set up an Environmental Policy and Investment Unit, in
charge of sustainability projects. It set up a French offi ce in 2001 to target
both institutional and individual investors.
Renault’s rating in 2006: Renault achieved Storebrand’s Best in Class status for
its environmental and social performance, and thus qualifi ed for Storebrand’s
Socially Responsible Investments.
Renault was one of only four of the 14 carmakers analyzed to qualify.
Next review: 2008.
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