AkzoNobel has cemented its position as a global sustainability leader after being ranked in first place in the chemicals supersector on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes (DJSI). The latest listing reveals that AkzoNobel achieved the highest total score in the sector and improved on last year’s second place.

“Our first place ranking, coupled with our consistent performance over the last few years, is clear evidence of how successfully sustainability is being integrated into our global operations,” said CEO Hans Wijers, who also acknowledged the contribution made by the company’s employees around the world. We are fully aware that the future success of our customers and our own business activities is inextricably linked to the effectiveness of our sustainability efforts. We therefore refuse to let our standards slip and will continue to strive for improvement in all areas in order to maintain our leadership status.”

Listed on the DJSI for the last six years, AkzoNobel has been relentless in reinforcing its commitment to sustainability, emphasized by the company’s decision to link 50 percent of the long-term incentive for its senior executives to the performance on the influential ranking.

Regarded as one of the world’s foremost sustainability indices, the DJSI World Index benchmarks the sustainability performance of leading companies based on environmental, social and economic performance, including forward-looking indicators.