ONO Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

12/24/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/23/2024 20:06

ONO Earned Top Score in the Pharmaceutical Sector of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Selected for the World Index and Asia Pacific Index for Five Straight Years

 Osaka, Japan, December 24, 2024 - Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan; President: Toichi Takino, "ONO") announced that for the fifth straight year it was selected for inclusion in the index components "Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World Index" and "DJSI Asia Pacific Index" of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), which are leading global environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment indices.
 DJSI World Index selects the top 10% of companies in each industry globally. This year, the top five companies in the global pharmaceutical sector were chosen, and ONO had with the top score within the sector.
 Going forward, ONO will continue to contribute to society thought the discovery and development of innovative pharmaceutical products and work toward the realization of a sustainable society.

About DJSI

 The DJSI is a sustainability index jointly developed by S&P Dow Jones in the U.S. and RobecoSAM in Switzerland. Company activities are analyzed from three perspectives: economics, the environment and society. Companies that are evaluated to have excellent sustainability are selected as an index component every year. For detailed information on DJSI's evaluation methods and criteria, please refer to the website: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/csa/ .