Dow celebrates being named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) by S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world’s leading index provider focused on providing essential sustainability intelligence. This is the 23rd year that Dow has achieved the ranking as one of the top companies in the global chemical industry in terms of sustainability performance.
“It is an honour to once again be recognised among this respected corporate sustainability benchmark, which continues to raise the bar in performance and disclosure transparency expectations,” said Andre Argenton, Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability for Dow. Argenton added, “Our ambition to become the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world propels us to continue advancing a sustainable future for the world as we deliver value growth to all our stakeholders”.
The press release stated that Dow also remains listed on the DJSI North America Index for the 18th consecutive year. Listing on these indices is based on company sustainability performance in a broad range of cross-sectoral and industry-specific topics across governance and economic, environmental and social dimensions. These scores reflect the Company’s continued focus on its ambition in action, performance, accountability and transparency.
The Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the DJSI World Index were launched in 1999 as the pioneering series of global sustainability benchmarks available in the market. The index family is comprised of global, regional and country benchmarks.
