2023 Annual Scoring

and Methodology
Review
Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA)

Lotte Knuckles Griek, Global Head of Sustainability Research

Asier Molto Llovet, Head of Sustainability Methodology and Scores

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Changes impact all industry peers the same way -> Focus on percentile rank not just score changes.

Impact
Level Action
Weights Score Percentile Rank

Of other criteria Dimension score higher (lower) if new criterion scores

Add
decrease relatively higher (lower) than existing criteria
Criterion
Of other criteria Dimension score higher (lower) if removed criterion
Remove No impact, if
increase scored relatively lower (higher) than remaining criteria
other companies
Of other questions in Criterion score higher (lower) if new question scores in same industry
Add do not exhibit
criterion decrease relatively higher (lower) than existing questions
relative
improvements in
Of other questions in Criterion score higher (lower) if removed question
Question Remove score.
criterion increase scored relatively lower (higher) than remaining criteria

Change of
No Score drop for companies unable to meet new
methodology
impact methodology requirements.
requirements
* All criteria weights in aggregation to total score need to add up to 100 . Question weights in one criterion need to add up to 100. # Change in criterion/dimension score can also impact higher aggregation levels. Examples for illustration only.
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 89 Strawberry Inc
83 Orange juice plc
83 Blueberry Co
81 Apfel AG
81 Avocado Inc
79 Melon SE
78 Lemon plc
77 Passion Fruit ltd
77 Grapes Inc
75 Figues SE
74 Rasberry Co

Greyed out companies are not yet assessed in the selected base year
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