Euronext Vigeo Indices

Vigeo’s indices are composed of the highest-ranking listed companies as evaluated by the agency in terms of their performance in corporate responsibility. This range of indices: Euronext Vigeo World 120, Euronext Vigeo Europe 120, Euronext Vigeo Eurozone 120, Euronext Vigeo US 50, Euronext Vigeo France 20, Euronext Vigeo United Kingdom 20 and Euronext Vigeo Benelux 20, will be updated every six months. Selected companies have achieved the highest ratings in their reference universe. Ratings are weighted and reflect the company’s performance with regards to the set of risks Vigeo defines and evaluates to asses and measure corporate responsibility. Two filters are applied to determine the new indices’ constituents; companies are excluded if: their level of commitment is insufficient with regard to their overall score or their score in one of six key areas reviewed by Vigeo; they are subject to recurrent and critical controversies to which they failed to provide visible evidence of corrective measures or to engage with stakeholders. Companies are also excluded if they were subject to monitoring alert from Vigeo due to a recent critical controversy. An analysis conducted by Euronext showed performance levels equivalent to conventional indices in terms volatility and performance. An outperformance has been detected on the European index in 2012.