BASF again to enter in Dow Jones Sustainability World index
September 13, 2011
BASF has been again included in the index world Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI World) "for its commitment to sustainability in the field of product management, system of environmental management, climate strategy, risk and crisis management and genetically modified organisms."
"Our main objective as a world leading chemical company is to align the economic success with environmental and social responsibility." Thus we ensure long term success of our business. That is why that sustainability is a firm of the BASF strategy part. "Be again included in the DJSI confirms that we are on the right track by putting this strategy into practice," explains Ulrich von Deessen, Climate Protection Officer and head of the Competence Center Environment, Health & Safety of BASF.
The DJSI World is the most important sustainability index and represents 10% of the 2,500 largest companies in each industry included in the Dow Jones Global Index.
