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For the fourth consecutive year, Fiat S.p.A. has been
included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) World
and Europe, receiving a score of 91/100 compared to an
overall average of 74/100 for companies in the Automobiles
sector evaluated by SAM, the specialists in sustainability
investing.
Membership in the prestigious DJSI World and DJSI Europe
equity indexes is limited to companies judged best-in-class
in terms of their economic, as well as environmental and
social performance. The other Automobiles sector companies
admitted to the DJSI World for 2012/2013 were BMW and
Volkswagen. For DJSI Europe, only Fiat and BMW were
admitted.
Fiat CEO, Sergio Marchionne, commented: "A culture of
responsibility is integral to Fiat Group's business model,
because we believe that the true value of a
multi-national organization such as ours is also
determined by its level of environmental awareness, respect
for people, fair and transparent conduct in commercial
relationships and positive contribution to local
communities."
The Group achieved the maximum score in nearly every area of
analysis in the environmental dimension (climate change and
emission reduction strategy; environmental policies and
management; product stewardship) and, in the social
dimension, in the areas of human capital development and
management; occupational health and safety; stakeholder
engagement; and corporate citizenship and philanthropy. The
maximum recognition was also given for brand management,
innovation process and supply chain management.
These results demonstrate how the integration between Fiat
and Chrysler has enabled an even greater focus on
sustainability by leveraging the respective strengths of each
partner and sharing best practice.
In 2011, the Group achieved a series of significant results.
On the environmental front, for the fifth consecutive year
Fiat was recognized for its cars having the lowest average
CO2 emissions levels among the best selling
brands in Europe.
Fiat Powertrain and Chrysler Group continued development of
technologies to improve fuel efficiency and performance,
while lowering the environmental impact of vehicle engines.
Recognition of that commitment included the two-cylinder
TwinAir being named International Engine of the Year 2011 by
an international panel of 76 journalists and the
high-efficiency V-6 Pentastar being named by
Ward's Automotive as one of the
10 Best Engines for both 2010 and 2011.
Magneti Marelli continued to make an important contribution
through the development of automotive systems and components
that optimize vehicle energy demand and enhance traffic
management.
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In addition, Centro Ricerche Fiat continued to support the
Group's activities in its role as a major center for
development of strategic projects and international research
platforms. Similarly, the Chelsea Proving Grounds, Arizona
Proving Grounds and Automotive Research and Development
Center, which carry out vehicle testing and development
activities for Chrysler Group, continued development of
innovative solutions in support of sustainable mobility.
Significant advances were also made toward reducing the
environmental impact of production processes. Compared with
2010, Fiat Group Automobiles and Chrysler Group assembly and
stamping plants achieved a 10% reduction in CO2
emissions and
18.5% reduction in water consumption per vehicle
produced.
Employee health and safety also remained a top strategic
priority, with several projects and investment initiatives
aimed at accident prevention, safety and promotion of
employee health and well-being. Fiat Group also maintained
its commitment to promoting responsible social and
environmental practices by suppliers. In addition, the
Group's commitment to local communities is
evidenced by the €36.5 million in initiatives
and projects to support their economic, social and cultural
development.
Fiat S.p.A. is a member of numerous other leading indexes
including: ASPI Eurozone, STOXX Global ESG Leaders, STOXX
Global ESG Environmental Leaders, STOXX Global ESG Social
Leaders, STOXX Global ESG Governance Leaders, ECPI Ethical
Euro, ECPI Ethical EMU, FTSE ECPI Italia SRI Benchmark, FTSE
ECPI Italia SRI Leaders, Ethibel Excellence Europe and
Ethibel Excellence Euro.
These results demonstrate that even in the presence of
unfavorable economic conditions globally, an approach to
sustainability based on continuous improvement has
remained central to the Group's activities.
For additional information, go to:
www.fiatspa.com/en-US/sustainability/Pages/Homepage.aspx
Selection criteria
Qualification for the DJSI is based on a range of selection
criteria in three distinct
dimensions (economic, environmental and social) upon which
the concept of sustainability is based. Analysis of the
economic dimension looks at corporate governance, risk
management, code of conduct, brand management, supply-chain
management and innovation process. For the environmental
dimension, the analysis covers environmental reporting,
policy and management, product stewardship, strategy for
climate change and emissions reduction, as well as
operational eco- efficiency. For the social dimension,
factors taken into consideration include social reporting,
development and management of human capital, human rights,
corporate citizenship and philanthropy, occupational health
and safety, and stakeholder engagement.
Additional information is available at
www.sustainability-indexes.com
Turin, 13 September 2012
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