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Investor Ratings

A number of corporate social responsibility ratings agencies provide indexes that rate a company’s social, ethical and environmental policies and practices. These indexes provide socially responsible investors with the opportunity to gain exposure to companies like TransAlta that meet globally recognized social responsibility standards.

Our main ratings are:

  • Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World)
    DJSI WorldTransAlta has been listed on the DJSI World for six years in a row. TransAlta is one of 13 Canadian companies on the index, which tracks the performance of sustainability leaders worldwide, selecting the top 10 per cent of companies leading each industry on economic, environmental and social performance.
  • World FTSE4Good Index
    TransAlta is a member of the World FTSE4Good Index, an international corporate social responsibility index, which identifies companies working toward environmental sustainability, developing positive relationships with stakeholders and upholding and supporting human rights.
  • Jantzi Social Index (JSI)
    TransAlta is included on the JSI, a socially screened common stock index. The JSI consists of 60 Canadian companies that pass a set of broadly based social and environmental screens.