UnitedHealth Group Named to Dow Jones Sustainability North America and World Indices for 22nd Consecutive Year
17 November 2020 - 1:00AM
Business Wire
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability North America Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability
World Index for 2020 in the Health Care Equipment and Services
Industry Group. It is the 22nd consecutive year that UnitedHealth
Group has been named to the indices, beginning in 1999 when the
rankings were established.
Dow Jones Sustainability Indices track the stock performance of
the world’s leading companies in terms of economic, environmental
and social criteria. They provide stakeholders, including
investors, insight into corporate sustainability practices
considered critical for generating long-term societal and
shareholder value.
Within the Health Care Equipment and Services Industry Group,
UnitedHealth Group ranked in the 96th percentile overall, up 1
point from last year. It ranked in the 90th percentile or above in
12 of the 22 assessed categories.
“Sustainability is at the center of our ongoing efforts to lead
in the development of a next-generation health system in a socially
conscious way,” said Cory Alexander, UnitedHealth Group executive
vice president of Corporate Affairs. “Our long-standing commitment
to sustainability is enabled by our passionate team members,
mission-driven culture, dedication to responsible business
practices, and commitment to improve the health of the environment.
We are tremendously honored to be included in the Dow Jones
Sustainability Indices for the 22nd consecutive year.”
To learn more about UnitedHealth Group’s sustainability
initiatives, read the company’s first ever Sustainability
Report.
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices are maintained by S&P
Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, an international investment firm
focused exclusively on sustainability investing. RobecoSAM invites
more than 3,500 listed companies around the world to report
annually on their sustainability practices.
About UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is a diversified health care
company dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and
helping make the health system work better for everyone.
UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products and services
through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare, which provides
health care coverage and benefits services; and Optum, which
provides information and technology-enabled health services. For
more information, visit UnitedHealth Group at
www.unitedhealthgroup.com or follow @UnitedHealthGrp on
Twitter.
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