NYK Again Selected for Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
September 7, 2007
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has once again been selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), one of the major indexes for socially responsible investment (SRI). NYK has been a part of this index for the past five years.
The DJSI World is a global stock index for SRI, and was developed jointly by Dow Jones & Company, a U.S.-based publisher of business and financial news and information, and the SAM Group, a Swiss-based company that conducts assessments on corporate sustainability. This year, 318 companies were included in the DJSI World.
This index is regarded as an important benchmark for investors who are concerned about corporate social responsibility and corporate sustainability. In addition, because the companies selected for this index is included in the portfolios of SRI funds and environmental investment funds, this index attracts the attention of global investors.