The results of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Index Review (DJSI) have been announced today. The DJSI World is a global index which tracks the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide based on an analysis of financially material economic, environmental, and social factors. Each year over 3,000 companies are invited to participate in S&P Dow Jones Indices’/RobecoSAM’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment.
The DJSI follows a best-in-class approach, including companies across all industries that outperform their peers in numerous sustainability metrics. The DJSI aims to allow the creation of portfolios of companies that fulfill certain sustainability criteria better than the majority of their peers within a given industry.
This year’s DJSI World includes 317 components. The industry group that improved the most compared to last year was electronic equipment, instruments, and components, while the oil and gas industry’s performance dropped the most compared to 2014.
The 2015 Industry Group Leaders are listed below.
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Automobiles & Components |
Volkswagen AG |
Germany |
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Banks |
Westpac Banking Corp |
Australia |
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Capital Goods |
CNH Industrial NV |
United Kingdom |
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Commercial & Professional Services |
SGS SA |
Switzerland |
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Consumer Durables & Apparel |
LG Electronics Inc |
Republic of Korea |
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Consumer Services |
Sodexo |
France |
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Diversified Financials |
UBS Group AG |
Switzerland |
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Energy |
Thai Oil PCL |
Thailand |
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Food & Staples Retailing |
METRO AG |
Germany |
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Food, Beverage & Tobacco |
Unilever NV |
Netherlands |
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Health Care Equipment & Services |
Abbott Laboratories |
United States |
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Household & Personal Products |
Kao Corp |
Japan |
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Insurance |
Swiss Re AG |
Switzerland |
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Materials |
Akzo Nobel NV |
Netherlands |
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Media |
Telenet Group Holding NV |
Belgium |
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Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences |
Roche Holding AG |
Switzerland |
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Real Estate |
Stockland |
Australia |
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Retailing |
Lotte Shopping Co Ltd |
Republic of Korea |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd |
Taiwan |
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Software & Services |
Fujitsu Ltd |
Japan |
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Technology Hardware & Equipment |
Alcatel-Lucent |
France |
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Telecommunication Services |
KT Corp |
Republic of Korea |
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Transportation |
Air France-KLM |
France |
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Utilities |
Gas Natural SDG SA |
Spain |
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The changes based on this review will become effective with the opening of the stock markets on September 21, 2015.
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