World's Most Sustainable Companies

Eight new companies will join the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, reflecting their remarkable integration of economic, environmental and social criteria into company strategies and core business operations. The index will again include 300 companies from 22 countries.

The joining members are Anglo American of the UK, DSM of The Netherlands, Fortum of Finland, Holcim of Switzerland, Hewlett-Packard and Praxair of the USA, Toyota Motor of Japan and Veolia Environnement of France.

What is the DJSW Index? Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes are the first global indexes tracking the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. Download the list of current members here.

Download a copy of the index review report for 2003 here. Interesting reading.

If you're targeting environmentally conscious companies for attraction to your area, this is a list that you will want to study carefully.

Learn more about the sustainability index here.