The Daimler share in sustainability indexes

Our efforts to organize our strategy and operations also in line with the principle of sustainability were rewarded by external appraisals once again in 2008. Daimler’s stock was included for the fourth time in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), one of the world’s leading indexes of its kind. The Group’s commitment to sustainability was assessed in the areas of economics, ecology, human resources, and social responsibility. On the basis of this assessment, Daimler was placed among the top five companies in the automotive industry in terms of sustainability. Our ongoing listing in the DJSI is one of our accomplishments on the way to achieving more sustainable management. Daimler ranked behind BMW and Volkswagen in the Europe rankings of the Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index (DJSI STOXX), and was therefore no longer listed in this numerically smaller index in 2008.

Daimler is committed to intensifying its sustainabilityrelated efforts, and is therefore hoping to rejoin the DJSI STOXX index next year. We are not represented in the FTSE4Good Index for formal reasons on account of our shares in EADS, which produces defense technology among other products. However, it should be noted that Daimler received favorable marks for its commitment to sustainability in 2008 from the sustainability rating agencies Oekom, Vigeo, and AccountAbility.