Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan selected for ESG index “DJSI Asia Pacific”

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September 25, 2018
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc.

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan selected for ESG index “DJSI Asia Pacific”

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Tamio Yoshimatsu) has been selected for inclusion in “DJSI Asia Pacific,” the Asia Pacific version of “Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (hereinafter, DJSI),” the representative index for global ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) investments.

This year, the top 150 corporations (of which 75 are Japanese) including CCBJH were selected from approximately 600 key players in the region.

DJSI are stock market indices created jointly by the U.S. S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, Switzerland’s investment specialist. It conducts a meticulous study of over 3,400 major corporations around the globe in terms of economic, environmental and societal criteria to select the most sustainable companies. It is a global index for ESG investments and serves as the benchmark for selecting key investment targets.

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc. continues to position CSV※ as one of the most important business imperatives and is committed to realizing a sustainable society through further evolution of CSR in line with the international standard for social responsibility, ISO26000, and through resolution of social challenges as we conduct our business based on the 3 pillars of health, environment and community.

※CSV: Creating Shared Value

【Reference】DJSI website
http://www.sustainability-indices.com/

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