2004 results - corporate responsibility index

Results for the 2004 Australian Corporate Responsibility Index were published in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on 4 April 2005.

Westpac has achieved first place in the Index, followed closely by BP, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Toyota.

St James Ethics Centre, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Ernst & Young would like to congratulate the twenty-seven participating companies in the 2004 Index. We would also like to thank these companies and the members of the non-government organisation advisory group for their continuing support and guidance, which ensures the robustness and relevance of the Index.

The second Corporate Responsibility Index in Australia has achieved a higher average overall score than the inaugural Index by 5%, raising it to 82%, despite efforts to make the Index more challenging.

Follow the links below for further details about the 2004 Index results:

> Table of 2004 Corporate Responsibility Index results ... (PDF)

> Executive Summary with 2004 results table and detailed results information ... (PDF)

> 2004 Corporate Responsibility Index awards ...

> Simon Longstaff's foreword to the Executive Summary ...

> Media release about the 2004 results ...

> Read about the results in The Sydney Morning Herald and view PDFs of the paper's Corporate Responsibility Index supplement ...

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The Corporate Responsibility Index is funded by the Australian Federal Government. The Index, developed and maintained by Business in the Community in the UK, is a project of St James Ethics Centre supported by Ernst & Young. Our media partners are The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Project catalyst: Pilotlight Australia.