Report writers Innovest have assessed and categorised every response in every industrial sector. Based entirely on the responses received by the Carbon Disclosure Project, we have constructed a Climate Leadership Index (CLI), comprising the 50 "best in class" responses.
Twelve high-impact sectors were selected based on their relative carbon intensity and financial sensitivity to climate-related impacts. From these sectors, companies deemed to have above-average responses were chosen as candidates for inclusion in the CLI. From this pool of above-average candidates, a shortlist of companies that provided the best responses was chosen.
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| Automobiles | BMW DaimlerChrysler Ford Volkswagen |
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| Banks | Abbey National ABN AMRO HBOS HSBC National Australia Bank RBC UBS Westpac |
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| Chemicals | Air Products BASF Dow Dupont |
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| Diversified Financials | Citigroup ING State Street |
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| Electric Power International | Endesa Iberdrola Kansai Scottish Power |
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| Electric Power - N. America | AEP Entergy FPL PSEG |
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| Food, Beverages, Food Retail | Cadbury Schweppes Heineken Imperial Tobacco Unilever |
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| Insurance & Reinsurance | Aviva Munich Re Prudential UK Swiss Re |
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| Integrated Oil & Gas | BG BP ChevronTexaco RD/Shell Suncor Energy |
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| Metals & Mining | Alcoa Anglo American BHP Billiton Rio Tinto Nippon Steel |
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| Paper and Forest Products | International Paper Stora Enso |
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| Transportation | BAA Mitsui UPS |
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