CapitaLand retains global leadership in sustainability with listing in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the second consecutive year
Singapore, 12 September 2013 – CapitaLand Limited (CapitaLand) has been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) 2013/2014 and the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific) 2013/2014. This is the second consecutive year that the Group has been listed in the DJSI World. CapitaLand was also the first Singapore real estate company to be listed in the DJSI Asia Pacific when it was launched in 2009.
The indices were released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the world’s largest providers of financial market indices and RobecoSAM, the investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing. DJSI World features the best-performing 333 companies out of the 2,500 largest companies based on free-float market
DJSI, launched in 1999, is a family of indices evaluating the sustainability performance of the largest 2,500 companies listed on the S&P Global Broad Market Index. It is the longest-running global sustainability benchmark worldwide and has become the key reference point in sustainability investing for investors and companies.
Under DJSI, companies are reviewed based on RobecoSAM’s internationally
“Sustainable investing has increasingly gained traction globally in recent years. This is reinforced by the positive relationship between sustainability and financial performance. Even before sustainability became
Recently, CapitaLand was named both the Regional Sector Leader for Asia and the Global Sector Leader in the ‘Diversified’ property category by the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). Among 74 real estate companies and funds surveyed in Asia, CapitaLand was the only
Sector leaders are