DOW Jones Sustainability Index

DOW Jones sustainability Index was launched in 1999 as the first global sustainability
benchmarks and is described as the first global index tracking the financial
performance of the leading sustainability driven companies worldwide.  The family tracks the stock performance of the
world’s leading companies in terms if economic, environmental and social
criteria. Company questionnaire is designed to assess opportunities and risks
deriving from economic, environmental and social activities of companies.
Inclusion in the Index is a competitive process. Selection is considered a mark
of distinction for companies that want investors to see them as sustainability
leaders.