Rome, 17 December 2024 15:09
For the fifteenth consecutive year, Leonardo has been confirmed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI World and DJSI Europe) following the annual evaluation by the international rating agency S&P Global through the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA).
In 2024, approximately 13,000 companies from 62 industries worldwide were assessed by S&P Global, and Leonardo achieved a score of 81 out of 100, confirming for the sixth consecutive year the highest CSA score in the Aerospace and Defense industry in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (as of 17/12/2024).
Launched in 1999, the DJSI is among the leading stock market indices that evaluate sustainability performance based on environmental, social, governance, and economic criteria, using a best-in-class approach. The DJSI World selects around 300 companies globally from the 2,500 included in the S&P Global BMI index. The DJSI Europe, on the other hand, includes around 250 companies among the largest 600 European companies listed in the S&P Global BMI index. The new indices’ components will become effective on Monday, December 23, 2024.
"We are entering a new technological era increasingly focused on sustainability, and our confirmation in the DJSI represents an important acknowledgment of our commitment,” said Roberto Cingolani, CEO and General Manager of Leonardo. “Sustainability is one of the key enablers of our Industrial Plan and considers a global context that requires a new paradigm – that of global security – in which technological innovation, digitalization, and artificial intelligence play a fundamental role.”
"This year's result is further proof of how commitment to sustainability remains central in all the company's activities, in its strategy of creating value for all stakeholders, in governance, and in its response to the evolving scenario with its technological solutions," said Stefano Pontecorvo, Chairman of Leonardo.
The achievements of the past months have also contributed to this result: the Science-Based Target Initiative (SBTi) validation of the decarbonization goals across the entire value chain, obtaining the UNI/PdR125:2022 certification for gender equality, and maintaining a robust anti-corruption management system certified by ISO37001.
Leonardo's leadership in sustainability is also recognized globally through its presence in other key sustainability indices and rankings, such as the A- rating by CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), the "Prime" rating (C+) from ISS ESG, an ESG Score of 64/100 from Vigeo Eiris (Moody's ESG Solutions), an ESG Risk Rating of 24.0 (medium risk) by Sustainalytics, an "Average" rating by MSCI ESG Ratings, and inclusion in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and Euronext's MIB ESG Index.
For more information, please visit the “Sustainability” and “ESG Indices and Ratings” sections on the website www.leonardo.com or contact sustainability@leonardo.com