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Innovest Identifies the 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the World

Innovest Identifies the 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the World

Published 01-31-08

Submitted by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc.

January 31, 2008 - Innovest Strategic Value Advisors has released a correction to a press release issued on 28 January 2008 that included the list of Global 100 companies. The Global 100 is a list of publicly-traded, MSCI World-listed companies that, based on research and analysis by Innovest, have the best developed abilities, relative to their industry peers, to manage the environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities they face. The companies were selected from the Innovest universe of around 2,300 securities. The amended list appears below. Innovest apologizes for any confusion this may have caused.


The 2008 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
Entity Name Sector
Yell Group PLC Advertising
United Technologies Corp. Aerospace & Defense
Deutsche Post AG Air Freight & Logistics
Air France-KLM Airlines
Cable & Wireless PLC Alternative Telecommunication Carriers
Denso Corp. Auto Components
Toyota Motor Corp Automobiles
Honda Motor Company Limited Automobiles
Westpac Banking Corp. Banks - Asia
Australia And New Zealand Banking Group Banks - Asia
Dexia Banks - Europe
Royal Bank Of Canada Banks - N. America
Hbos PLC Banks - UK & Ireland
Diageo PLC Beverages & Tobacco
Coca Cola Company Beverages & Tobacco
Genzyme Corp. Biotechnology
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC Broadcasting & Cable TV
Daikin Industries Limited Building Products
Sekisui Chemical Company Limited Chemicals
Toppan Printing Company Limited Commercial Services & Supplies
Serco Group PLC Commercial Services & Supplies
Kuraray Company Limited Commodity Chemicals
Nokia Corporation Communications Equipment
Hewlett-Packard Company Computers & Peripherals
Acciona SA Construction & Engineering
Scania AB Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks
Lafarge Construction Materials
Cattles PLC Consumer Finance
Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG Containers & Packaging
BASF AG Diversified Chemicals
Deutsche Boerse AG Diversified Financials
ING Groep NV Diversified Financials - Europe
State Street Corp. Diversified Financials - N. America
3I Group PLC Diversified Financials - UK
FPL Group Inc Electric Power Companies - N. America
Pinnacle West Capital Corp Electric Power Companies - N. America
Iberdrola SA Electric Utilities - Intl
Fortum Corp. Electric Utilities - Intl
Vestas Windsystems A/S Electrical Equipment
Agilent Technologies Inc Electronic Equipment & Instruments
Ricoh Company Limited Electronic Equipment & Instruments
Saipem Energy Equipment & Services
Sainsbury (J) PLC Food & Drug Retailing
Kesko Corp. Food & Drug Retailing
Nestle Food Products
Unilever PLC Food Products
Centrica PLC Gas Utilities
Transcanada Corp. Gas Utilities
Societe Generale Global Banks
Credit Agricole SA Global Banks
Royal Bank of Scotland Global Banks
Smith & Nephew PLC Health Care Equipment & Supplies
Baxter International Inc Health Care Equipment & Supplies
Fresenius Medical Care AG Health Care Providers & Services
Accor Hotels Restaurants & Leisure
Mitchells & Butlers PLC Hotels Restaurants & Leisure
L'Oreal Household & Personal Products
Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Household Durables
The Capita Group PLC Human Resource & Employment Services
General Electric Company Industrial Conglomerates
Atlas Copco AB Industrial Machinery
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited Industrial Machinery
NSK Limited Industrial Machinery
Insurance Australia Group Insurance - Asia
Swiss Reinsurance Company Insurance - Europe
American International Group Inc Insurance - N. America
Insurance - N. America Integrated Oil & Gas
OMV AG Integrated Oil & Gas
BT Group PLC Integrated Telecommunication Services
Babcock & Brown Investment Banking & Brokerage
Eastman Kodak Company Leisure Equipment & Products
Rio Tinto PLC Metals & Mining
Alcoa Inc Metals & Mining
Johnson Matthey PLC Metals & Mining
Walt Disney Company Movies & Entertainment
Marks & Spencer Group PLC Multiline Retail
Nexen Inc Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Neste Oil Corporation Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
SCA AB Paper & Forest Products
Novo Nordisk A/S Pharmaceuticals
Roche Holdings Limited Pharmaceuticals
Reed Elsevier PLC Publishing
Liberty International PLC Real Estate Investment Trusts
Land Securities PLC Real Estate Investment Trusts
British Land Company PLC Real Estate Investment Trusts
Fabege AB Real Estate Management & Development
MTR Corporation Limited Road & Rail Transport
Advanced Micro Devices Semiconductor Equipment & Products
Intel Corp. Semiconductor Equipment & Products
Tietoenator OYJ Software & IT Services
SAP AG Software & IT Services
Novozymes A/S Specialty Chemicals
Inditex SA Specialty Retail
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Specialty Retail
Nippon Yusen KK Surface Transport
Nike Inc Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
Adidas Salomon Agency Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
Electrocomponents PLC Trading Companies & Distributors
Atlantia Transportation Infrastructure
NTT Docomo Inc Wireless Telecommunication Services

For more information about the Global 100, please contact Michelle McCulloch, Director of Corporate Development at mjmcculloch@innovestgroup.com

Ratings and research reports from Innovest Strategic Advisors analyzing the environmental, social and governance performance of over 1,750 companies and their industries, including the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations, is available through Innovest's partner CSRwire at www.csrwire.com/reports/independent

About Innovest

Innovest Strategic Value Advisors is an internationally recognized investment research and advisory firm specializing in analyzing companies' performance on environmental, social, and strategic governance issues, with a particular focus on their impact on competitiveness, profitability, and share price performance.

Innovest currently has offices in New York City, Toronto, San Francisco, London, Paris, Sydney, and Tokyo.

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Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc.

Innovest Strategic Value Advisors is an internationally recognized investment research and advisory firm specializing in analyzing companies’ performance on environmental, social, and strategic governance issues, with a particular focus on their impact on competitiveness, profitability, and share price performance. Innovest currently has offices in New York City, Toronto, San Francisco, London, Paris, Sydney, and Tokyo.

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