For Immediate Release

Company name: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
Representative: Joji Nakayama, Representative Director, President and CEO
(Code no.: 4568, First Section, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Please address inquiries to Noriaki Ishida, Corporate Officer,
Vice President, Corporate Communications Department
Telephone: +81-3-6225-1126
http://www.daiichisankyo.com/

Daiichi Sankyo Selected for Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index for the Fifth Consecutive Year

Tokyo, Japan (September 24, 2014) – Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) today announced that it has been selected for the fifth consecutive year for the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Indices(DJSI Asia Pacific), the Asia Pacific version of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices(DJSI), which is one of the leading global indices for Socially Responsible Investment (SRI)*.

 

DJSI is a global index from S&P Dow Jones Indices of the USA and RobecoSAM of Switzerland which assesses and selects leading, sustainability-driven companies worldwide in terms of economic, environmental and social performance, and it is an important investment standard for investors who have an interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR). Out of 600 leading companies from developed markets in Asia Pacific, the DJSI Asia Pacific has selected the top 148 regional sustainability leaders, including 65 Japanese companies, across 46 industries in 6 countries.

Find out more details at :

http://www.sustainability-indices.com/

 

As a company trusted by stakeholders who have a vested interest in its growth and success, Daiichi Sankyo will continue to make corporate social contributions and aim for sustained improvement of its corporate value, putting into practice its mission, “To contribute to the enrichment of quality of life around the world through the creation of innovative pharmaceuticals, and through the provision of pharmaceuticals addressing diverse medical needs.”

 

* An investment based on criteria that assess a company’s social responsibility performance from society, an ethic, the environmental side, in addition to financial analysis