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FTSE Group Launches Public Consultation

11 January, 2005

FTSE Group, an ASrIA members, has launched a public consultation, the results of which will be used to create a roadmap of future criteria development for the FTSE4Good Index Series. This is in line with the commitment made by the FTSE4Good Policy Committee at the launch of the index in July 2001 to develop and introduce new and more stringent criteria to the index.

This consultation covers a number of areas that could be developed into index criteria (& on the industry exclusions), and FTSE are seeking public comment on these:

Climate Change and Environmental Performance;
Stakeholder Corporate Responsibility;
Governance of Corporate Responsibility.

Mark Makepeace, Chief Executive, FTSE Group said, "FTSE4Good is helping set the agenda for companies and investors who are serious about corporate social responsibility. I hope all market participants will review and respond to this new FTSE4Good criteria roadmap."

For more information and to take part visit
http://www.ftse.com/ftse4good/MarketconsultationDec04.jsp.
The consultation will be running to the end of January.

FTSE Group, the Index company, is also delighted to be able to announce a recent promotion in the team that manages the SRI Index FTSE4Good. David Harris currently CSR Executive has been promoted to Senior Executive, Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) with immediate effect. This reflects recent developments with FTSE4Good in response to market demand, in particular the successful launch of the new FTSE4Good Japan Index.