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Inclusion in ESG Indexes and Key Awards

Sustainalytics, a leading independent provider of ESG and corporate governance ratings, research and analysis, has awarded SM Investments Corporation as a Sustainalytics ESG Top Rated Company in 2021. 

SM Investments is included in the FTSE4Good and FTSE4Good Emerging Indexes for its strong environment, social and governance (ESG) performance. 

For its commitment to gender equality and an inclusive work environment, SMIC is included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI).  The company was also recognized as a leader in corporate sustainability with a Platinum Award in the 2020 The Asset ESG Corporate Awards.

Forbes named SM Investments one of the World’s Best Employers for the fourth time in 2022. Forbes and its market research partner Statista polled 150,000 employees from 57 countries to assess companies based on their image, economic footprint, talent development, gender equality, and social responsibility. Respondents were also asked if they would recommend their current employers to family and friends. The 800 companies with the highest total scores make up the final list.

2023 Sustainalytics ESG Top-Rated Company

SM Investments Corporation (SM Investments) was recognized as among the Top Rated companies in its industry (Diversified Financial) globally, and also among Top Rated companies in the Asia Pacific, in a 2023 Top-Rated ESG Companies list by international ratings firm Morningstar Sustainalytics.

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ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard – ASEAN Asset Class Award 2022

Six SM companies were cited during the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) Awards conducted online on December 2, 2022.

SM Investments Corporation (SM Investments), SM Prime Holdings Inc., BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO), China Banking Corporation (China Bank), 2GO Group Inc., and Belle Corporation were recognized among the top-performing companies in the Philippines as part of the ASEAN Asset Class. The ACGS, hosted by the Institute of Corporate Directors Philippines, is an initiative to recognize the valuable efforts of publicly listed companies in the region to elevate the standards of corporate governance in their respective industries.

Read more about it here.

Forbes 2022 World’s Best Employers

SM Investments Corporation has been recognized among Forbes’ sixth annual World’s Best Employers in partnership with market research company Statista published in October.

This year’s list comprises 800 companies with the highest scores in corporate impact and image, talent development, gender equality and social responsibility.

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12th Institutional Investor Corporate Awards 2022

SM Investments clinched the top spot for the Most Organised Investor Relations, its eleventh win; and Strongest Adherence to Corporate Governance for the eighth time in the 12th Annual Institutional Investor Awards.

The company also ranked among the top for the Best Senior Management IR Support and Most Consistent Dividend Policy categories for a total of four awards.

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Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards 2022

SM Investments Corporation was recently cited as a Hall of Famer in the Corporate Governance category of the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2022.

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The Asset ESG Corporate Awards 2021

SM Investments won the coveted Platinum Award during the recent The Asset ESG Corporate Awards 2021 for the 13th consecutive year. It was also recognized as the Best Investor Relations Team, the 4th time the company received the award from The Asset.

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11th Institutional Investor Corporate Awards 2021

In the recent 11th Institutional Investor Corporate Awards 2021, SM received the nods from some of the 502 individual investors and analysts who voted to clinch the following recognitions:

• Most Organized Investor Relations
• Best Senior Management Investor Relations (IR) Support
• Strongest Adherence to Corporate Governance

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IR Magazine Awards South East Asia 2021

SM Investments Corporation (SM Investments) won the Best Investor Relations website award in the recent IR Magazine South East Asia Awards 2021.

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The 57th Anvil Awards

Conferred by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP), SM Investments gained the nod of the board of judges and won two Silver Awards for Website Refresh and its 2020 Integrated Report under the PR Tool categories of website or blog and publication, respectively.

Read more about it here.

2021 Sustainalytics ESG Top-Rated Company

Sustainalytics, a leading independent provider of ESG and corporate governance ratings, research and analysis, has awarded SM Investments as a Sustainalytics ESG Top Rated Company in 2021.

The Asset ESG Corporate Awards 2020

SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) and BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) were recognized by Hong Kong-based multi-media company Asset Publishing and Research Ltd. for their performance in sustainability amid a year that put to the test companies’ commitment to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG).  

Both companies received Platinum Awards, the highest honors under The Asset ESG Corporate Awards 2020 for the 12th consecutive year for SMIC and the 11th straight year for BDO.

2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) has once again been named one of 380 companies across 11 sectors included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI).

SMIC, which was counted in the said index in 2020, was included in this year’s index for scoring at or above a global threshold established by Bloomberg to reflect a high level of disclosure and overall performance across the framework’s five pillars.