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GENERATING SUSTAINABLE RETURNS
Over the years, BCE has delivered a measure of growth and steady income to investors. As one of the most widely held corporations in Canada, BCE has a fiduciary responsibility to act in the best interests of its shareholders.
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We believe that our financial performance is partly linked to environmental and social responsibility that by attempting to reconcile economic, environmental and social objectives, we minimize risks, and in many instances realize significant gains. More and more financial analysts and shareholders believe this too. Our performance in this area has been recognized by some of the world's leading sustainable investment analysts.
BCE is a component of several sustainability indexes including:
The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)
BCE is one of only eighteen Canadian companies to be recognized for excellence in corporate sustainability for 2006. The DJSI is an investment index which benchmarks corporate leaders in sustainable development. DJSI evaluates the economic, environmental and social performance of companies on the basis of 19 rigorous criteria, including corporate governance, human capital development, customer relationship management, community investment and eco-efficiency.
FTSE4Good Global Index
BCE is part of the FTSE4Good Global Index, an innovative series of real-time indices designed to reflect the performance of socially responsible equities. The series, created and managed by global index provider FTSE Group, covers four markets: UK, Europe, US and Global. Four tradable and four benchmark indices make up the FTSE4Good index series. A committee of independent practitioners in socially responsible investment, (SRI) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) review the indices to ensure that they are an accurate reflection of current CSR best practice.
Oekom Research
With a B- score, BCE was ranked six out of 26 telecommunications companies worldwide in Oekom's Corporate Responsibility rating for 2005. Oekom is an independent rating agency that provides in-depth information on the environmental and social performance of companies, sectors and states. They cover over 750 international large & mid-cap companies to identify Corporate Responsibility Leaders.
Jantzi Social Index (JSI)
BCE is a member of the JSI, a socially screened, market capitalization-weighted common stock index modeled on the S&P/TSX 60. It consists of 60 Canadian companies that pass a set of broadly based environmental, social, and governance rating criteria. Data for the JSI is gathered by Jantzi Research Inc., an independent investment research firm that evaluates and monitors the environmental, social, and governance performance of securities.
Although this report contains many sections that could interest investors and financial analysts, the following ones may be of particular interest:
