by Brianna Crandall — September 23, 2016 — S&P Dow Jones Indices and sustainability investment specialist RobecoSAM announced last week the results of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) review. Over the years, the DJSI has gained attention from investors and other professionals interested in how sustainability strengthens financial performance; this year’s report says that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration has now gone mainstream.
Launched in 1999, the DJSI World is considered the gold standard for corporate sustainability and the first global index to track the leading sustainability-driven companies based on RobecoSAM’s analysis of financially relevant ESG factors and S&P DJI’s robust index methodology. RobecoSAM invited the world’s largest 3,400 companies from developed and emerging markets to take part in its annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA).
RobecoSAM identifies the top scoring company in each of the 24 industry groups (according to GICS). The 2016-2017 Industry Group Leader profiles can be found on the RobecoSAM Web site.
This year, France-based quality-of-life services provider Sodexo earned top position in the Consumer Services industry; Switzerland-based SGS SA was #1 in the Commercial and Professional Services; and Australia-based Stockland topped the Real Estate list. On the environmental dimension of the assessment, Denmark-based facilities services provider ISS scored the industry best of 82 on operational eco-efficiency.
For the standings of other facilities-related companies or to register to see the complete list, visit the RobecoSAM Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Annual Review 2016 Web site.
