Non-financial Ratings

The assessments made by the main specialist rating agencies and managers of ethical funds indicate the Group’s CSR performance in its sector.

EDF group confirmed its strong non-financial performance in 2018, with continued inclusion in the DJSI World index, STOXX ESG Leaders index and all Euronext Vigeo Eiris indexes, and reintroduction into the CDP Climate Change A List.

EDF group submits its performance data in response to requests from nonfinancial rating agencies and non-financial analysis departments working on behalf of investors.

Using their own methodologies, the agencies assess and assign scores to companies based on their policies and results in the area of sustainable development.

They create and manage the indexes that are used by socially responsible investment (SRI) analysts to guide their investment choices.

FTSE Group, Global Index Company

Worldwide recognized, the FTSE4Good was set up by the Global Index Company with the aim of promoting investment in companies that meet ambitious Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) standards in governance, social and environmental matters. Regarding nuclear activities, specific safety standards on applicable to facilities operation and management of the radioactive waste have been developed.

Vigeo Eiris Agency

 

RobecoSAM Agency

This agency assesses businesses in three separate areas (economic, social and environmental) and then awards a score out of 100 on the basis of its findings.

Carbon Disclosure Project

The Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent not-for-profit organisation which assembles and maintains the world's largest database linked to climate change.

Sustainalytics

In 2018, EDF group scored 83/100, up 1 point from 2017 (82/100), 5 points from 2015 (78/100) and 7 points from 2014.

The Group ranked sixth out of the 193 companies assessed in the Utilities sector, i.e. within the top 4%. For the second year in a row, EDF group was recognised as a leader among its peers (companies of a similar size in its business sector). EDF is a member of the STOXX ESG Leaders index.

Oekom

In 2018, EDF obtained the overall score of C+ and, for the second year running, a B– in the Social and Governance category. Its overall rating has remained stable for the past five years at C+ in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, and C in 2013, on a scale ranging from A+ to D–.

Of the 104 companies in the Electric Utilities sector assessed in 2018, EDF came in among the top 20% and was one of the rare companies in its sector to score B– in the Social and Governance category.

Morgan Stanley Capital International

In 2018, EDF achieved Advanced Level, scoring A (on a scale ranging from CCC to AAA), as in 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Ecovadis

In November 2017, EDF scored 75/100 and Advanced Level, 3 points more than in 2016 (72/100) and 8 points more than in 2015.

The Group ranked among the top 3% of companies in its business sector and the top 1% of companies across all sectors. It achieved the Gold Recognition Level, which is awarded to companies with a score of over 60/100.

Centre Français d'Information sur les Entreprises (CFIE)

For the past 16 years, CFIE, the French centre for information on companies, has been publishing an annual review of the quality of the labour and environmental information published in the annual reports of major French companies, with quality being assessed according to the completeness and accuracy of the information disclosed.

In 2018, for the second consecutive year, the Group ranked first among the 22 companies assessed, with a score of 74.4/100 (77.3/100 coming in first out of 22 in 2017, 75/100 at second out of 36 in 2016, and 74/100 at second out of 36 in 2015).