Company is part of the most acknowledged sustainability indicator with national and international projection
Itaúsa held its position in the Corporate Sutainability Index (ISE, in Portuguese) 2020, for the 14th consecutive year. The announcement was made by B3. Investees Itaú Unibanco and Duratex also held their places in the index.
The portfolio is made of Brazilian companies with the best performance in Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria. It gathers 46 initiatives from 39 companies belonging to 15 different sector. Together, they sum R$ 1.8 trillion in market value.
Only companies responsible for the 200 most liquid shares in B3 participate in the ISE B3 process, which in 2020 represented 176 institutions.
Itaúsa is committed to positive sustainable practices and encourages its investees to also evolve in environment, social and governance practices. These initiatives are already acknowledged by the most relevant sustainability indexes in Brasil and abroad.
Also, for the 17th consecutive year, Itaúsa was selected to integrate the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), one of the most prestigious ESG indexes in the world. This accomplishment reflects a long term commitment to an ethical conduct in its business, as well as transparency and focus on a sustainable performance.
Investee Itaú Unibanco is the only Latin American bank part of DJSI World every year since its creation in 1999. Together with Itaúsa, they received the best assessment in their business segments in the criteria Environmental and Social Report, Climate Change, Financial Stability and Sistemic Risk, Anti-crime Measures and Policies and Financial Inclusion. Both also integrate the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index.
Both companies are also part of the Efficient Carbon Index (ICO2), created in 2010 by B3 together with BNDES, with the purpose of being an encouraging instrument for discussions about climate change in Brazil. This demonstrates their commitment to transparency in their emissions and anticipate how they are preparing themselves for an economy with less carbon.
Itaúsa is also associated with Driving Sustainable Economies (CDP), the late Carbon Disclosure Project, an international non-profit organization based in the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States, which helps companies and cities to disclose their environmental impact. Its goal is to make environmental reports and risk management a business norm, guiding perceptions and intitiatives to a more sustainable economy.
These results show that Itaúsa is in the right path, practicing development with responsibility, and proving that its employees and investees are committed to the cause.
About Itaúsa
Itaúsa is a Brazilian investment holding listed in the stock market with more than 45 years of track record. With a diversified portfolio of leading companies in their respective fields and present in more than 50 countries, the company has approximately 900,000 individual shareholders, being one of the organizations with the largest shareholder base in the Brazilian stock market.
It invests in relevant companies for the economy and their respective sectors, such as Itaú Unibanco, Alpargatas, Duratex, Copagaz, and NTS, acting with integrity, ethics, discipline, and confidence in all its actions, investment decisions and relationships. Its purpose is the creation of sustainable value for shareholders and all of society.
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