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Title:	Collecting information for the assessment
Date of publishing:	September 20, 2011
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Category:	Other content
Language:	English
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Collecting information for the assessment

Due to the objectivity (separation between assessment and selection) Forum ETHIBEL outsources the assessment to Vigeo, an independent rating bureau specialised in audits on corporate social responsibility.Vigeo performs the assessment on the basis of annual reports, the website and public reports. Vigeo also contacts the company for additional information and involves stakeholders, like trade unions and environmental organisation, to achieve a multidimensional perspective.

The final assessment and the rating and selection of companies fall under the autonomous authority and responsibility of Forum ETHIBEL, which is assisted by independent experts, the Register Committee.

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• Which businesses will be assessed?
• The outline of the assessment process
• Origin and basis of the assessment method
• International standards and conventions which support the Ethibel assessment method
• Evaluated domains and evaluation criteria
• The positive selection criteria
• Evaluation per industry
• 3 aspects of the assessment
• How are companies quoted and classified?
• Negative or exclusion criteria
• Which activities or practices are controversial?
• How are ratings assigned?
• The advantages of Forum ETHIBEL rating for companies
• Also government bonds