Companies are increasingly looking to promote their corporate responsibility activities. External validation is an important avenue for helping consumers, customers, and other stakeholders understand the robustness of your company’s citizenship program. Dow Jones created its Sustainability Index to recognize publicly traded companies with outstanding economic, environmental, and social performance. Inclusion on this list has now become one of the most respected signs of effective corporate responsibility programs and sustainability-related risk management.
Corporate Citizenship recently held two free webinars about DJSI, including the benefits of applying, the application process, and insight into what it takes to be selected for inclusion.
Hosted by Corporate Citizenship’s Peter Hughes, Director, and Megan DeYoung, Director, US Operations, they shared their experience in advising companies, including Super Sector leaders, on their citizenship activities and Dow Jones Sustainability Index applications.
The webinar provided insight for companies that have never applied before as well as to those that are already listed. The webinar covered several critical questions:
- Why is the DJSI important for investors?
- What do I need to know about their assessment process?
- What are the internal and external benefits to the application process and selection?
- If my company has never applied before, when is the right time to start?
- What kind of documentation and references are most effective for backing up my submission?
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For more information, please do not hesitate to get in touch megan.deyoung@corporate-citizenship.com