Number 1 in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

In 2012, Siemens was ranked a Supersector Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the first time, leading the category “Industrial Goods and Services”. Siemens was also ranked the Sector Leader for the fifth year in a row, currently in the “Diversified Industrials” sector.

The DJSI is the internationally renowned sustainability ranking of Dow Jones, one of the leading providers of stock-exchange, financial and economic data, and SAM Group Holding AG, a Swiss investment group. The results of this survey, which are published annually, are based on a comprehensive analysis of three dimensions of sustainability: economic, ecological and social. As far as economic criteria are concerned, for example, the DJSI confirms Siemens' model corporate governance, and excellent supplier and customer relationships. One of the social criteria stressed by the index is the company's social commitment. And the fact that ecology has been a part of Siemens' core business for quite some time certainly paid off for the company when it came to the third – ecological – dimension.

Within its sector, Siemens prevailed over companies such as 3M, General Electric and Toshiba.

Siemens makes Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index yet again

Likewise for the fifth consecutive year, Siemens was numbered among the leading companies in the Global 500 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) 2012 produced by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

The CDP is a non-profit organization that represents over 655 institutional investors. It invites companies all over the world to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and GHG reduction strategies. The investment companies represented by the CDP currently have more than 78 trillion U.S. dollars in assets under management, and thus own a majority of the world's listed companies with the highest sales.

Winner of the German Sustainability Award 2011

Siemens has won the German Sustainability Award 2011 for its sustainable strategy. This prize is an initiative of the German Sustainability Award Foundation in cooperation with the Federal Government, the Council for Sustainable Development, trade associations, civil society organizations and research institutions. It is given to companies which combine business success with social responsibility and protection of the environment. The jury includes the former Minister for the Environment, Prof. Klaus Töpfer, and the CEO of Transparency International Germany, Prof. Edda Müller.

Siemens receives the “Selected Landmark 2012” award

In the Germany-wide “365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas” competition, Siemens has been rewarded for its Environmental Portfolio and the integration of sustainability in the corporate strategy. The competition has been held since 2006 in the context of the “Germany – Land of Ideas” initiative by the German government and German business. Criteria for the selection of the prize winners are orientation towards the future, innovation, strength of implementation, role-model function and incentive. The expert jury – made up of academics, business managers, journalists and politicians – chose Siemens as one of the winners from over 2,000 applications.

In the Germany-wide “365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas” competition, Siemens has been rewarded for its Environmental Portfolio and the integration of sustainability in the corporate strategy. The competition has been held since 2006 in the context of the “Germany – Land of Ideas” initiative by the German government and German business. Criteria for the selection of the prize winners are orientation towards the future, innovation, strength of implementation, role-model function and incentive. The expert jury of academics, business managers, journalists and politicians chose Siemens as one of the winners from over 2,000 applications.

About 41 percent of total revenue now comes from the Siemens Environmental Portfolio. Investments in sustainability pay off – for the environment, for Siemens, and for our customers. Last year, our customers saved 317 megatons of carbon dioxide with products and solutions from our Environmental Portfolio – more than one third of Germany’s annual carbon dioxide emissions.

Award from SAM

The SAM group, which specializes in sustainability investing, named Siemens the most sustainable company in its sector at the SAM Sustainability Awards 2012 and gave Siemens its highest sustainability rating, naming the company “SAM Gold Class Sector Leader”.

Since 1999, SAM has been inviting the 2,500 largest global companies to participate in the SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment, which also functions as the basis for the composition of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. The leading companies from 58 sectors are awarded the SAM Gold Class. The award is based on the results of the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, in which Siemens received its best result ever.

In fiscal 2011, Siemens  generated revenue of €30 billion with its Environmental Portfolio – an amount equal to 41 percent of the company's total sales and a nine-percent increase over fiscal 2010. Siemens is one of the world's largest suppliers of ecofriendly technologies.