Shell - the most Sustainable Oil Company in 2006

PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 15, 2006 – Worlds Most Sustainable and Ethical Oil Companies 2006 is a new report by Management & Excellence S.A., the prestigious research and rating company in the areas of ethics, sustainability, corporate governance, transparency and corporate social responsibility.

This report makes an in-depth comparison of the business practices of 15 of the major worldwide oil companies. This is the third in-depth study measuring oil companies' compliance with over 280 key areas of sustainability, corporate governance, ethics, social responsibility and transparency by the Madrid-based ethics research and rating company Management & Excellence S.A.

The study uses the M&E Facts Only method consisting of a list of 280 internationally recognized standards in sustainability, corporate governance, social responsibility and ethics, customized for the oil industry. M&E surveyed all companies included and researched public information services to determine actual point-by point compliance with these standards. All percentages in the report refer to the number of points with which a company complies out of a total of over 280.

Worlds Most Sustainable and Ethical Oil Companies 2006 provides a true comparison for evaluating the business practices of these major oil companies.

This report provides the latest information about the trends and movements of companies in the Oil Industry, in five areas analyzed; sustainability, corporate governance, ethics, social responsibility, and transparency.

This report is a must for evaluating the future for these companies and the industry.