Technology group Wärtsilä has for the eighth consecutive time been selected as an index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe (DJSI). The company was assessed based on its 2022 performance and was ranked within the top three percent of its peers in the IEQ Machinery and Electrical Equipment sector with a total score of 63/100. The results were announced on 8 December 2023.
Receiving the recognition for the eighth time in a row underlines?Wärtsilä’s holistic approach and long-term commitment to sustainability. This time, Wärtsilä performed especially well in the fields of innovation management and sustainability reporting.
Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones indices are based on RobecoSAM’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), which is an annual evaluation of companies’ sustainability practices. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices evaluate the sustainability performance of the largest companies listed on the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index. These companies are evaluated based on their economic, environmental, and social criteria.
Wärtsilä is also included in many other sustainability indices, such as FTSE4Good Index Series, Solactive Europe Corporate Social Responsibility Index, MSCI ACWI ESG Leaders Index, S&P Europe 350 ESG Index, ECPI ESG Indices, OMX GES Sustainability Finland Index and STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index.
