OREANDA-NEWS. August 24, 2012. COSCO International was selected as a constituent of the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index ("the Index"). This highly reflected that the Company's remarkable performance in the areas including environmental protection, social responsibility and corporate governance, etc, as well as its good capability in pursuing sustainable development, which gained recognition and support from the investment community. The effective date of official selection is 10th September 2012, reported the press-centre of COSCO.   

The Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series was launched in July 2010. Its aim is to provide vital benchmarks against which the investment community can assess stocks of long term investment value based on its corporate sustainability. In which, Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index was launched in August 2011 and was designed to include more Medium and Small Cap companies that have strong sustainability performance.

The constituent selection is based on a stringent process, while all selected listed companies should demonstrate an outstanding performance in the areas of environment protection, social responsibility and corporate governance. The Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series is reviewed annually. In this year's review, a total of seven listed companies including COSCO International were selected. There will be 69 constituent members in the Index after the adjustment becomes effective.