Innovest Releases New Ratings for Metal & Mining Sector
Innovest Strategic Value Advisors’ Intangible Value Assessments for the Metal and Mining sector are now available for purchase via CSRWire (http://www.csrwire.com/reports/ratings). Innovest’s IVA alpha ratings for the 58 companies in the Metal and Mining sector range from AAA (best) to CCC (worst) and assess corporate performance on a range of extra-financial issues, including environment, human capital and strategic governance.
According to Doug Morrow, Senior Analyst for the sector, major themes this year include carbon risk management, skills shortage and industry consolidation. By assessing differentials typically not identified by traditional securities analysis, Innovest’s IVA ratings uncover hidden risks and value potential for investors.
Companies covered in the sector include:
Alcan Inc Alcoa Inc Alumina Limited Aluminum Corp. Of China Limited Anglo American PLC Anglo Platinum Limited ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED Antofagasta PLC Aquarius Platinum Limited Arch Coal Inc Asahi Pretec Corp. Barrick Gold Corp. Bema Gold Corp. BHP Billiton PLC Boliden AB Cameco Corp. Centennial Coal Company Limited Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce SA Consol Energy Inc Dowa Hanshin Company Limited Falconbridge Limited First Quantum Minerals Limited Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold GOLD FIELDS LIMITED Goldcorp Inc GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED- ADR Iluka Resources Limited Impala Platinum Holdings Limited Inco Limited Ivanhoe Mines Limited Johnson Matthey PLC Kazakhmys PLC Kghm SA Kinross Gold Corp. Lihir Gold Limited Lonmin PLC Massey Energy Company Meridian Gold Inc Mitsubishi Materials Corp. Mitsui Mining & Smelting Company Ltd MMC Norilsk Nickel Newcrest Mining Limited Newmont Mining Corp. Novelis Inc Outokumpu OYJ Oxiana Limited Paladin Resources Limited Peabody Energy Corp. Phelps Dodge Corp. Randgold Resources Limited Rio Tinto PLC Southern Copper Corp. Sumitomo Metal Mining Company Limited Teck Cominco Limited Umicore SA Vedanta Resources PLC Viohalco SA Xstrata PLC Yamana Gold Inc Zinifex Limited
In addition to the alpha rating, downloadable reports for companies in the sector and more are available for purchase through Innovest’s partner CSRwire: http://www.csrwire.com/reports/ratings.
Some of the areas of analysis for Innovest’s IVA ratings include:
Environmental Strategy and management Regulatory/Stakeholder relations Health and Safety Carbon Risk Mitigation Labor Relations Product Safety Workplace issues Supply Chain Human Rights
About Innovest
Innovest Strategic Value Advisors is an internationally recognized investment research and advisory firm specializing in analyzing companies’ performance on environmental, social, and strategic governance issues, with a particular focus on their impact on competitiveness, profitability, and share price performance.
Innovest currently has offices in New York City, Toronto, San Francisco, London, Paris, Sydney, and Tokyo.