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43 GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT
The BMW Group was also included in the prestigious
FTSE4Good Index and FTSE4Good Environmental Index
in both halves of 2010.
In conjunction with the annual evaluation of the Carbon
Disclosure Projects (CDP) – a co-operative initiative of
534 globally active institutional investors – the BMW
Group once again achieved a leading position thanks to
its transparent reporting and exemplary contribution to
environmental protection. In 2010 the Carbon Disclosure
Project not only assessed reporting transparency, for the
first time, it also took account of the efficiency of environ-
mental protection management and the extent to which
companies succeeded in reducing greenhouse gases.
TheCarbon Performance Leadership Index was initially
set up in this context. The BMW Group was one of just
48 companies to be included in this index.
Investor relations activities successfully expanded
Extensive communication with the capital markets was
expanded in 2010, on the one hand to facilitate refinanc-
ing activities and on the other to keep investors and
analysts fully informed. The number of roadshows held
in the world’s major financial centres and our participa-
tion in international investors’ conferences were in-
creased significantly. The number of investors’ meetings
in Munich and conference calls also rose considerably.
These endeavours were seen in a very positive light by
the capital market and duly rewarded. In conjunction with
the Thomson Extel Survey – which has over 1,800 partici-
pants and is Europe’s most important survey for invest-
ment professionals – the BMW Group’s Investor
Rela-
tions Team was named the best IR team in the European
automobile sector. This result was also confirmed by
“Institutional Investor” magazine. A survey of more than
1,700 investors and analysts also found our team to be
the best IR team in the automobile sector.