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For the second consecutive year, the MAPFRE Group has been named a core component in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, the world’s most recognised ranking of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

MAPFRE’s on-going inclusion in this list of leading sustainability companies represents a significant recognition of the Group’s work as its CSR activity was evaluated by an external, independent agency.

Each year, SAM, an investment boutique focused exclusively on sustainability investing, and Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, invites the world’s 2,500 largest companies from the 57 sectors to report on their sustainability performance.

The result of the Corporate Sustainability Assessment provides an in-depth analysis of economic, environmental and social criteria, such as corporate governance, water-related risks and stakeholder relations, with a special focus on industry-specific risks and opportunities.

This year, SAM and Dow Jones announced that 41 companies would be added to, and 23 firms will be deleted from, the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, resulting in a total of 342 components. This includes 22 insurance companies.

In terms of nationality, MAPFRE is joined by 19 Spanish companies, one more than in 2010.

Launched in 1999, the DJSI are the first global indexes tracking the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. Today, the index family has approximately $8 billion in assets under management.

The largest additions to the World index in 2011 included Schneider Electric and Société Générale, while some notable deletions included Coca-Cola and Hewlett-Packard. All changes became effective with the opening of the stock markets on September 19, 2011.