Our vision is to be the leading natural gas company in the global energy market - operating responsibly and delivering outstanding value to our shareholders.

Socially Responsible Investment (SRI)

FTSE4Good and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) are independently defined and researched index series which aim to set an objective global standard for SRI covering:

To qualify for inclusion, a company must meet selection criteria which focus on positive efforts of companies with clear and achievable targets for developing socially responsible policies and practices.

Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)

BG Group has been included in the DJSI each year since its launch in 2000. This places BG Group in the top 10% of the oil and gas sector for corporate sustainability. In 2007, the average score for the oil and gas sector was 54% and the best score 77%. BG Group scored 68% (70% in 2006).

FTSE4Good

BG Group has qualified for the FTSE4Good every year since its creation in 1999 and remains a member of the FTSE4Good constituency, following the September 2006 review. There are no public scores associated with the FTSE4Good.

Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs ranks BG Group as the oil and gas industry leader in its 2006 Environmental, Social and Governance Index (ESG), up from third place in 2005 and eighth place in 2004. The ESG ranks companies in the following categories -  corporate governance, social leadership, social labour, community and investment and environment - using 28 indicators, of which nine are industry specific. The report is compiled using 2002-05 data.

The report finds a strong correlation between leaders in the ESG Index and exposure to new legacy assets which will drive corporate returns in the medium term. The ESG Index is based on published information and information disclosed by the companies in the course of the analysis.