Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (“K” LINE) has been selected again as an Asia Pacific Index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), one of the leading global indices for ESG investing, for the 14th consecutive year since 2011.
DJSI, the index provided by S&P Dow Jones Indices, measures the performance of companies in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria, through a corporate sustainability assessment, and only includes companies with remarkable performance. Among those indices, Asia Pacific Index for 2024 selects 161 companies in the Asia-Pacific developed region (including 78 Japanese companies) as components, as a result of sustainability assessment of about 600 largest companies in the region. Launched in 1999, DSJI is one of the first global sustainability benchmarks for investors which integrate sustainability consideration into their portfolios.
Our corporate principle is to help make the lives of people more affluent, as a logistics company rooted in the shipping industry, and we view environmental and social challenges, such as climate change, as our growth opportunities, and aim to earn the trust of all stakeholders by creating both social and economic value. Moving forward, we will continue to enhance our corporate value while contributing to the preservation of the global environment and the realization of a sustainable society through active engagement in sustainability efforts
