2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
Sep 9th, 2011 | By Michael Bittner | Category: SustainabilitySAM, the investment boutique focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing, and Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, announced on September 8th the 2011 results of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) annual review.
729 companies participated in the SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment, a 40% increase since 2007.
41 companies will be added to the DJSI World Index and 23 companies will be deleted.
DJSI World Index Changes
Deletions
The largest deletions (by free-float market capitalization) are
- Coca-Cola
- Hewlett-Packard
- EnCana
- Royal KPN
- Denso
- Sumitomo
- Essilor International
- PG&E
- Saipem
- Fujitsu
Additions
The largest additions (by free-float market capitalization) to the DJSI World index include
- Medtronic
- Schneider Electric
- Societe Generale
- Woolworths
- Zurich Financial Services
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- UniCredit
- Hyundai Mobis
- Kinross Gold
- Air Products & Chemicals
DJSI Regional Index Changes
Deletions
Big-name deletions on the regional indexes include
- Microsoft
- FedEx
- Waste Management
- Allstate
- National Bank of Canada
- ArcelorMittal
- Volkswagen
- ING Groep
Additions
Notable additions to the regional indexes include
- Goldman Sachs
- CSX
- Ingersoll Rand
- EMC
- Sprint Nextel
- Kohls
- ProLogis
- Xerox
- Mitsubishi
- Newcrest Mining
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Zurich Financial Services
All changes will become effective with the open of the stock markets on September 19, 2011.
About the Author
Michael Bittner, CPEA, is an associate partner in the Boston, U.S.A. office of Environmental Resources Management and editor of the EHS Journal. He has more than 20 years of experience in the EHS field, including 17 years of EHS consulting experience and four years as the corporate environmental manager for a U.S. Department of Defense contractor. Mr. Bittner specializes in global EHS solutions including
- Compliance and management systems auditing.
- EHS management systems implementation and design.
- Sustainability solutions.
- Mergers and acquisitions support.
He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Auditing Roundtable.
Photograph: Chinese Door Knocker by Phillip Collier, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
