SME Sustainability & Impact Guide 2024
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OTHER TOOLS AND FRAMEWORKS BEING USED IN NEW ZEALAND - BIG BUSINESSES<br />
spglobal.com<br />
Dow Jones <strong>Sustainability</strong> Indices<br />
The Dow Jones <strong>Sustainability</strong> Indices (DJSI) launched in 1999 as the first global sustainability<br />
benchmark targeted at an investor audience. DJSI has recently partnered with the New Zealand<br />
Stock Exchange (NZX) with the launch of S&P/NZX 50 Portfolio ESG Tilted Index. This index serves<br />
as an independent and transparent tool in measuring ESG / sustainability performance as more<br />
investors incorporate sustainability targets in their investment decisions. DJSI is used by investors<br />
seeking to track equity markets while applying a sustainability best-in-class selection process.<br />
Only a handful of Kiwi listed companies participate.<br />
cdp.net<br />
CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project)<br />
CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies,<br />
cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. The world’s economy looks to<br />
CDP as the gold standard of environmental reporting with the richest and most comprehensive<br />
dataset on corporate and city action. Only a handful of large Kiwi companies participate.
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