1. Goldman Sachs ESG: Integrating ESG into Investment Research Global Investment Research AHC Group June 2006 Shareholder Value Workshop Sarah Forrest 44-20-7552-9368sarah.forrest@gs.com

2. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research2 Goldman Sachs ESG Research Overview  Vision and objectives  What is ESG?  ESG investment and the SRI market  Goldman Sachs and ESG – why?  Global Energy – Integrating ESG  10 reasons for integration of ESG and finance

3. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research3 Goldman Sachs ESG Research Vision & Objectives Vision  To integrate environmental, social and governance issues with industrial analysis and valuation on a sector-by-sector basis, and to identify investment opportunities related to carbon finance, alternative energy, and other emerging ESG issues. Long term objectives  To transfer expertise of ESG issues and research methodology to all sector teams to maintain ESG as part of ‘normal’ research  Global ESG coverage of GS universe (2000 stocks in 5 years)

4. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research4 Goldman Sachs ESG Research What is ESG? I.Environmental  Inputs – Energy, Water  Outputs – Climate Change, Emissions, Waste II.Social  Leadership – Accountability, Reporting, Development  Employees – Diversity, Training, Labour relations  Customers – Product safety, Responsible marketing  Communities – Human rights, Social investments, Transparency III.Governance  Transparency  Independence  Compensation  Shareholder rights  Management of ESG issues = Proxy for quality of management

5. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research5 Goldman Sachs ESG Research The SRI Market: Socially Responsible Investment SRI ModelDescriptionFirmsCharacteristics SRI Funds Firms that offer institutional and/or retail SRI funds and employ in-house SRI teams to conduct non-financial research. Calvert, CIS, Jupiter, Morley, Henderson and Sustainable Asset Management Branded SRI Retail Funds Proprietary Investment Criteria Separation of financial and SRI research SRI Research Providers Firms that provide research and indices on social, environmental, and corporate governance issues KLD Analytics, Ethibel, and Innovest Also: EiRIS, TruCost and CoreRatings Conduct no financial research Employ social and environmental analysts Traditional Financial Institutions New To SRI Typically global financial institutions serving a broad base of clients focused singularly on performance who view SRI as a value-add Fidelity Investments, HSBC Investment Bank, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, U.S. Trust, and participants in UNEP * No Branded SRI Retail Funds Established traditional investment managers New to SRI 4 common investment criteria as a competitive differentiator: - Negative screening driven by client values - Thematic investing in businesses with direct social or environmental benefit - Shareholder engagement to alter company behavior - Sustainability analysis to establish a business case for SRI Source: Henderson, M. Fox 2003

6. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research6 Goldman Sachs ESG Research SRI Assets under Management Mercer’s Fearless Forecast surveyed over 200 investment managers globally on the integration of SRI into mainstream investing: 70% believe that the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment analysis will be mainstream within 3-10 years; 5 % predict this in the next 1-2 years 50% believe that active ownership will be mainstream within the next 2 years 60% believe that screening for ESG factors will be mainstream within 3-10 years >35% believe corporate governance, climate change, environmental management, and water use will be important investment themes in 5 years Europeans are the most convinced, US managers the least Source: Eurosif, Mercer The Present The Future

7. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research7 Goldman Sachs ESG Research Why ESG? Why Goldman Sachs has launched ESG Research: I.Client demand  Increased focus on corporate governance (Global)  Mainstream investors, Pension and SRI funds (US/Europe) II.United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEPFI)  MAT1 – The Materiality of Environment, Social and Governance Issues to Equity Pricing III.Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI)  Consortium of buy-side funds allocating commissions to encourage ESG research Goldman Sachs response Feb 2004: Introducing the Goldman Sachs Global Energy Environmental and Social Index (UNEPFI) April 2005: Launch of ESG Research team August 2005, Feb 2006: Global Energy ESG and European Media ESG published United Nations Global Compact keynote address by Anthony Ling on behalf of financial community Participation in Global Reporting Initiative, UN Principles for Responsible Investment, and IPIECA/API Energy industry sustainability reporting guidelines GS hosted investor conferences and road shows for Energy and Media companies on ESG

8. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research8 Goldman Sachs ESG Research Integration of ESG with Energy Analysis  ESG: E = Environment, S = Social, G = corporate Governance Overall management quality  Using the ESG Matrix we rank an industry in an index. The leaders perform best in ESG indicators, new legacy assets exposure and increasing cash returns.  For global energy, winners from our Global Energy ESG report (Aug 05) and Top 100 projects report (Jan 05) outperformed their peers by 19% and 14% on average between Jan 05 and Jan 06 ESG framework Strong correlation between ESG leaders and new legacy asset winners Sarah Forrest Marc Fox Overall management quality Top 125 projects Economic returns are driven by access to new legacy assets Jonathan Waghorn Matt Lanstone Access to the industry’s new legacy assets Director’s Cut Valuation and performance are driven by economic returns Anthony Ling Raj Mittal Valuation and performance

9. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research9 Goldman Sachs ESG Research ESG adds to share price performance Performance of Top 100 Categories (Jan 2005 – Jan 2006)Performance of Energy ESG framework, Top 100 and cash returns categories (Jan 2005 to Jan 2006) Source: Company data, Datastream, Goldman Sachs research

10. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research10 Goldman Sachs ESG Research Top 125 projects likely to drive returns Source: Company data, Goldman Sachs research estimates Industry divisional capex split into maintenance and growth, and further split into Top 125 Projects and other Duration and IRR of Majors’ Top 125 and Top 100 portfolios versus existing businesses

11. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research11 Goldman Sachs ESG Research Technical, political, fiscal and labour risks increasing Opportunity Risks What is needed for success Impact on performance Winners 125 projects, 177 mnboe, 50 more projects out there 20 mnboe/d in 2012E (16% global oil and gas production) US$660 bn capex (c. 60% of total growth capex), US$70 bn cash flow uplift 1.5x profit to investment ratio Technical Political Fiscal Labour Management quality with respect to technology, operations, employees and environment Capital discipline on acquisitions Talented, motivated workforce with correct skills Investment for the medium and long term Increasing focus on gas and non-conventional energy sources Ability to negotiate with host governments on fiscal regime and new projects Top 100 winners have outperformed their peers by on average 14% (Jan 05 – Jan 06) ESG + Top 100 + cash returns winners have outperformed by on average 19% (Jan 05 – Jan 06) Top 125 near term winners: BP, BG, ENI, Nexen, Petrobras, Statoil ESG + Top 125 + cash returns winners: BP, BG, Petrobras, RDShell, Statoil, TOTAL Delivery of new legacy assets has been poor with a c. 3 month delay for projects in the development phase on average since January 2005 versus our estimates; evidence indicates that industry capital costs are up c. 35%, production costs up c. 25% Source: Goldman Sachs research

12. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research12 Goldman Sachs ESG Research: The Key Drivers of SRI- Goldman Sachs ESG Framework

13. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research13 Goldman Sachs ESG Research Winners on ESG, Top 125 and cash returns ESG framework Valuation and performance Industrial analysis Winners Source: Goldman Sachs research

14. Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research14 Goldman Sachs ESG Research 10 reasons for integration of ESG in finance  Unique role of finance between companies and investors  Experience with risk and return balance, meeting liabilities  ESG as foundation for sustainable and strong economy  UN Global Compact initiative in 2000  Global social and environmental challenges, e.g. secure energy supply, climate change, water shortages, BRICs growth  Increasing awareness of ESG issues by analysts and investors  Increasing availability of ESG data  UNEP-FI working group of investors request ESG research  World Bank Equator Principles  Sector-specific technical, political and product-related risks