EDF - Ratings

These agencies compile and manage indexes which are then used by socially responsible investment analysts as a guide in their investment choices.

The main agencies by which EDF is rated: 

Following an in-depth independent analysis and based on social, environmental and nuclear safety criteria, the FTSE4Good Policy Committee has included in march 2012 the EDF Group into the prestigious FTSE4Good index. The EDF Group in now one of five nuclear operators meeting the stringent criteria set up by the FTSE4Good.

Worldwide recognized, the FTSE4Good was set up by the Global Index Company with the aim of promoting investment in companies that meet ambitious Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) standards in social and environmental matters. Nuclear power companies must meet specific criteria for the operational safety of their facilities and for waste management.

Inclusion in the FTSE4Good index is a highly visible evidence for investors of the Group's advanced industrial capabilities. Transparency, nuclear safety and waste management are at the core of the Group's main priorities.

To learn more:

• Read the press release on the 12th March 2012

In addition, the Ethibel Pioneer Index® and the Ethibel Excellence Index® bring together the businesses selected by Forum Ethibel (www.ethibel.org), an independent organisation, on the basis of the Vigeo rating. These businesses must respect the criteria established by Forum Ethibel, which include exclusion of all nuclear activities.

For 2010, EDF is the leading CSR performer in its sector , with an overall score of 60/100.
Breakdown of the rating:

++ the company is ranked as a leading performer in its sector
+   the company is ranked as an active performer in its sector
=   the company is ranked as an average performer in its sector
-   the company is ranked as a below average performer in its sector
--  the company is ranked as a poor performer in its sector

This agency assesses businesses in three separate areas (economic, social and environmental) and then awards a percentage score on the basis of its findings.

The indexes published by SAM are called the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. Following an invitation from the agency, the EDF group was assessed for the first time in 2008.

Dimension Scores:

The EIRIS agency manages extra-financial research and analysis via a network of partner agencies, and is responsible for selecting businesses to be included in the FTSE4Good index.

Businesses operating nuclear activities are excluded from this index. EIRIS is also one of the main suppliers of extra-financial information on the European socially responsible investment market.

The Carbon Disclosure Project is a non-profit-seeking independent body which gathers information on world climate change and maintains the largest database on the subject.
With the backing of its 551 signatory investors managing a total of more than 71,000 billion dollars, the CDP has encouraged almost 6,000 of the worl's largest companies to provide them with information regarding their climate strategies and their reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This global system allows companies, investors, policy-makers and purchasing managers to better understand the position of companies in the context of a future low carbon economy and constitutes a strong signal appealing to companies to adopt a transparent approach to their climate change strategies.

The Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) scores transparency in corporate communication rather than performances with regard to climate impact.
In 2010, for the first time, the CDP introduced a rating relating to the intrinsic performance of companies concerning carbon (CPLI) and extended the scope of the SBF 120 area to that of the SBF 250 (250 leading French stock market capitalisations).

2011 scoring:
In Europe, 32 companies qualified for inclusion in the CDLI (top 10%) and 21 companies reached the CPLI (Band A). 245 companies (90%) qualified for a performance score (2010: 87%). The highest scoring companies were split into two bands: Band A companies met all qualifying criteria for the CPLI; Band A- companies met only the qualifying score criteria (70+), or the score criteria and a part of the remaining criteria. Average disclosure scores per band descended by about ten points at each level from Band A(-) (91) through to Band E (57).
In 2011, EDF obtained 62 at the Carbon Disclosure score and D at the Carbon performance Band