Participation in the SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) increased stronger than ever before, leading to solid, record numbers around the globe this year. Over 200 companies engaged in the assessment for the very first time.

We are grateful to all companies for their dedication in completing the assessment and see this as ultimate proof that the business benefit of completing the assessment process and the related benchmarking opportunity outweighs the efforts. It confirms the Rate the Raters 2019 result that global companies value the CSA as the most useful rating tool. With the below video we want to thank all participating companies and inform about the next steps. Thanks to their efforts and insights, we can maintain the most credible and innovative ESG benchmark and generate value for companies and investors alike.