Benchmarks

Transparency Benchmark

The Transparency Benchmark is an initiative of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation to assess companies' transparency in terms of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Each year, the Ministry reviews the financial statements and sustainability reports of the 500 largest companies in The Netherlands. Criteria include CSR strategy, corporate governance and management approach, economic, social and environmental performance, relevance, reliability and stakeholder engagement.

In 2011, 469 companies participated in the benchmark. Although Océ’s score improved from 162 points in 2010 to 173.6 points in 2011, the relative position on the Transparency Ladder fell to 19th position in 2011 (10th in 2010). 

Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index

In 2011, Océ responded to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Investor request for the fourth year. The CDP is an independent not-for-profit organization holding the largest database of corporate climate change information in the world. CDP represents more than 550 institutional investors, with combined assets under management in excess of $ 71 trillion.

In 2011, the CDP approached the largest public companies in the Benelux region with their request. Océ attained a score of 73 (2010: 79). This is well above the average of 71 scored by the 300 largest capitalized Information Technology Sector companies in Europe.