NYK Again Included in DJSI

September 27, 2012

On September 13, NYK was selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) that NYK has been included in this major yardstick for socially responsible investment (SRI*), investments in companies whose CSR activities are considered to be upstanding for many years.

The DJSI was developed jointly by Dow Jones & Company, a U.S.-based publisher of business and financial news and information, and SAM Sustainable Asset Management?AG, a Switzerland-based company that conducts assessments of corporate sustainability.

This year, about 2,500 companies went through the selection process, and which is based on an in-depth analysis of economic, environmental and social criteria, such as corporate governance, water-related risks, and stakeholder relations.

NYK, as a good corporate citizen, will continue to take an active role in social issues, including the conservation of the environment, to contribute to the achievement of a better global society.

* Socially Responsible Investment (SRI): investment based on not only a company’s economic performance but also its environmental measures, compliance with laws, and other corporate social responsibility factors as evaluation criteria.

NYK Line, press release