Austrian Oil and gas company OMV joined the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World) on Thursday, Sept. 13, the company announced last week.
The company is the only Austrian company included in the index, OMV said.
'The inclusion places OMV among the top 10 percent oil and gas companies in terms of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria,' according to OMV's statement.
Launched in 1999, the DJSI World represents the gold standard for corporate sustainability and is the first global index to track the leading sustainability-driven companies based on international investment company RobecoSAM’s analysis of financial material based on environmental, social, and governance factors.
RobecoSAM specific focuses on sustainability investments.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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