CA2: Awards

Intent

The intent of this indicator is to assess third-party awards received by the entity for ESG management or performance. Awards provide a potentially useful indicator of entity performance. This indicator is not scored and is for reporting purposes only.

Requirements

Select Yes or No: If you select “Yes”, provide at least one example to complete the table.

Did the entity receive awards for ESG-related actions, performance, or achievements? (for reporting purposes only)

• Yes
  • Information about third-party awards

• No
  
  • Provide additional context for the answer provided (not validated, for reporting purposes only)

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Changes: No changes.

No prefill: This indicator has remained the same as the 2019 Assessment but has not been prefilled with 2019 Assessment answers.

List certifications received: Describe all ESG awards achieved during the reporting year by completing the table as follows for each award:

1. In column 1, “Award name”, provide the name of the award;
2. In column 2, “Organization issuing award”, provide the name of the organization or body that issued the award;
3. In column 3, “Date of award”, indicate when the award was obtained;
4. In column 4, “Basis for award”, describe why the award was obtained, for which ESG issue(s) it was given and what part or aspect of the asset achieved the award.

Validation

This indicator is not subject to automatic or manual validation.

Evidence

It is optional to provide evidence of external review in the form of a third-party letter or certificate. Evidence will not be subject to manual validation for this indicator in 2020. Evidence can be provided by a hyperlink or through a document.

• Hyperlink: If a hyperlink (or deep link) is provided, ensure that the relevant page can be accessed within two steps.
• Document upload: Participants may upload several documents. When providing a document upload, it is mandatory to indicate where relevant information can be found within the document (e.g. for evidence relating to issue x, see section y on page z; for evidence relating to issue a, etc.).

Evidence should include:

• The name of the award and the issuing body or organization;
• The date of the award;
• The basis for the award;
• Proof that the award applies to the entity.

The entity should provide sufficient information to allow investors to access case studies, research or other supplemental materials.

Scoring

This indicator is not scored and is for reporting purposes only.

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