For a sixth consecutive year, Lion Corporation (President: Masazumi Kikukawa) has been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index (DJSI Asia/Pacific), one of the globally recognized ESG (environment, social and governance) investment indices in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) series.
The DJSI series is a collection of leading ESG indices from U.S.-based S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the world’s top index providers. Companies are analyzed in terms of economic, environmental and social factors. Based on this analysis, leading companies in terms of sustainability performance are included in the indices.
This year’s DJSI Asia/Pacific comprises 156 companies (including 74 Japanese companies) selected from among major companies in the Asia/Pacific region. Lion was selected for inclusion in the Household & Personal Products Industry Group.
With its purpose, “Make a difference in everyday lives by redesigning habits: ReDesign,” as the foundation of the Group management, the Lion Group provides customers with superior products and services that are useful in realizing health, comfort and cleanliness in daily living. The Group sees contributing to the realization of a sustainable society through such efforts as its mission.
The Lion Group takes continual steps to further improve its corporate value. To this end, the Group provides products and services that place the utmost priority on customer satisfaction based on an accurate understanding of the changes taking place in peoples’ values and the social role companies are required to play. At the same time, we promote environmental preservation activities and enhances its corporate governance systems in order to remain a highly trustworthy company that meets the expectations of stakeholders, including shareholders, customers, business partners, local communities, society at large and employees.
Related Information
・Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
https://www.spglobal.com/esg/csa/
・Sustainability section of Lion’s website
https://www.lion.co.jp/en/sustainability/
・Lion Integrated Report 2022
https://www.lion.co.jp/en/ir/library/report/