During 2007, CRH was again ranked among sector leaders by a number of leading socially responsible investment (SRI) rating agencies.

Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (Zürich):

In its September 2007 review, CRH was again included in the Dow Jones World and STOXX indexes, ranked second after the sector leader. The rating was carried out on behalf of DJSI by SAM (Sustainability Asset Management), based on a very detailed evaluation of CRH’s economic, environmental and social performance. In January 2008, CRH was further praised by SAM as "Silver Class” and "Sector Mover”.

FTSE4Good (London):

CRH was again included in the FTSE4Good Index in its September 2007 and March 2008 reviews. This review process now includes strict criteria on addressing climate change.

Innovest (London):

In its September 2007 review, Innovest continued to give CRH an "AA” rating, its second highest designation.

Vigeo (Paris):

In its September 2007 review; Vigeo raised its overall rating of CRH under most headings, declaring "CRH is among the top performers for CSR issues”.

Ethibel (Brussels):

In November 2007, Ethibel raised CRH from its "Excellent” rating to its "Pioneer” rating, declaring that "CRH is among the top performers of its sector for CSR issues"

GovernanceMetrics International (GMI) (New York):

GMI focuses on corporate governance. In its September 2007 and March 2008 reviews, it rated CRH as 10 out of a possible 10, putting it among the top 1% of performers in its global research universe.

Storebrand Investments

In its March 2007 review, Storebrand Investments ranked CRH as “Best in Class” in CSR reporting.

Business in the Community (Ireland):

In June 2007, BiTC (Ireland) quoted CRH “as an example of best practice in CSR reporting within the Irish context”.

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Ireland):

Recently CRH won joint first place in the ACCA Ireland CSR Awards. The judges indicated that the “2006 CSR Report is very comprehensive and roundly discusses the stakeholder impact of its global operations; it gives a full account of the material issues it faces as a multi-sited company and the document is very clear and well structured. The report has been externally verified and discloses in some detail how it sets and meets specific objectives and targets.”