South Africa: Analysts praise JSE corporate responsibility index

Economic analysts have hailed the launching of the JSE's Socially Responsible Investment Index, saying it will bring about an exciting era of corporate responsibility. The index will rate companies on how their operations will affect the country socio-economically and environmentally. Sean de Cleene, a director of the African Institute of Corporate Citizenship, says the index will demand that companies adopt a more holistic and integrated approach to sustainable development.