HOPKINTON, Mass., Sept. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation
(NYSE: EMC) today announced it has been named for the
5th consecutive year to the Dow Jones Sustainability
Index (DJSI) North America as a
result of its corporate sustainability leadership in the technology
industry.
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices are maintained
collaboratively by S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the world's
leading providers of financial market indices, and RobecoSAM, the
investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainability
Investing. The indices measure the performance of the world's
sustainability leaders. RobecoSAM invites more than 3,400 publicly
traded companies, including 800 companies in emerging markets, to
report annually on their sustainability practices. Companies are
selected based on a comprehensive assessment of long-term economic,
environmental and social criteria with a strong focus on long-term
shareholder value that account for general as well as
industry-specific sustainability trends. Only firms that lead their
industries based on this assessment are included in the indices.
The indices are created and maintained according to a systematic
methodology, allowing investors to appropriately benchmark
sustainability-driven funds and derivatives over the long term.
Watch EMC's Chief Sustainability Officer, Kathrin Winkler discuss the importance of DJSI
here.
RobecoSAM Quote
Guido Giese, Head of Indices,
RobecoSAM
"Over the years the DJSI index family has not only come to be
the gold standard for corporate sustainability but has also become
a competitive platform where companies receive recognition for
their sustainability practices. The Corporate Sustainability
Assessment (CSA) is a state of the art, in-depth sustainability
performance assessment methodology. Thanks to its broad reach, the
results of the CSA are one of the leading sources of information on
how listed companies around the globe are exercising financially
material ESG practices. The entire DJSI index family benefits from
that."
EMC Quote
Kathrin Winkler, Senior Vice
President and Chief Sustainability Officer, EMC Corporation
EMC is honored to be recognized by this highly respected
investor index for the fifth consecutive year. By living and
applying sustainability principles in their everyday work, EMC
employees have enabled us to reduce operational impacts and create
innovative technologies that help our customers on their
sustainability journeys. Inclusion in the DJSI North America index
is a great acknowledgement of our commitment to excellence in
financial, governance, environmental and social realms."
About EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and
service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a
service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing.
Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the
journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store,
manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset — information
— in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional
information about EMC can be found at www.EMC.com.
EMC and the EMC logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of
EMC Corporation in the United
States and other countries. All other trademarks used herein
are the property of their respective owners. © Copyright 2014 EMC
Corporation. All rights reserved.
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