ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Sept. 10, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, Abbott (NYSE: ABT)
has been named the leading company in its industry by the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI), one of the most prestigious global
benchmarks for corporate responsibility and sustainability. As the
Industry Group Leader in Health Care Equipment & Services,
Abbott is the only U.S.-based company of the 24 companies
recognized for leading their respective industry groups. The DJSI
leaders are chosen from among 3,400 of the largest companies
worldwide, including companies in developed and emerging markets.
This is the 11th consecutive year that Abbott has been
recognized for sustainability leadership through its inclusion on
the DJSI, including both the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
and North America Index.
"Our purpose at Abbott is to help people live the best and
fullest lives they can," said Miles D.
White, chairman and chief executive officer,
Abbott. "It all comes down to keeping our promise, by
striving to advance human health and happiness in all we do and by
approaching every challenge with utmost respect and sensitivity to
our world and its people."
In addition to being named a broader Industry Group Leader,
Abbott also was the leader in its specific DJSI industry sector,
Health Care Equipment & Supplies. Abbott earned the highest
industry scores across all three areas of overall economic,
environmental and social performance. The company's score of 88 was
more than double the average score of 39 for other companies in the
industry. Abbott's leading position was strengthened in 2015; the
company's score increased five points from 83 to 88, compared to a
two-point average decrease across the industry.
Abbott also achieved the top industry scores in 15 of DJSI's 23
specific economic, environmental and social criteria, including
innovation management; strategy to improve access to drugs or
products; operational eco-efficiency; corporate governance; supply
chain management; health outcome contribution; human capital
development; labor practice indicators and human rights; talent
attraction and retention; stakeholder engagement; customer
relationship management; risk and crisis management; tax strategy;
bioethics; and corporate citizenship and philanthropy.
ABOUT ABBOTT'S APPROACH TO CITIZENSHIP
At Abbott, we see tremendous potential to make life better. This
idea is at the core of our approach to global citizenship –
creating a more responsible, sustainable and inclusive business
that builds better lives and stronger communities around the
world.
We focus on three priority areas that are most important for our
business and the many people we serve: delivering product
excellence, improving access and safeguarding the environment. By
applying our science, products and expertise in these three areas,
we're working to maximize the promise of human potential, around
the world.
In addition to being included in the Dow Jones Sustainability
Index for 11 years, Abbott has been named one of the 100 Best
Corporate Citizens by Corporate Responsibility magazine for
seven consecutive years.
To learn more about Abbott's sustainability initiatives and
reporting, please visit www.abbott.com/citizenship.
ABOUT THE DOW JONES SUSTAINABILITY INDICES
Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) is the
first global index to track the leading sustainability-driven
companies worldwide based on an analysis of financially material
environmental, social and governance factors. The Dow Jones
Sustainability Indices are maintained collaboratively by S&P
Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, the investment specialist focused
exclusively on Sustainability Investing. RobecoSAM invited the
world's largest 3,400 companies from developed and emerging markets
to take part in its annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment. For
additional information on the DJSI, please visit:
www.sustainability-indices.com and
www.djindexes.com/sustainability.
ABOUT ABBOTT
At Abbott, we're committed to helping you live your best possible
life through the power of health. For more than 125 years, we've
brought new products and technologies to the world – in nutrition,
diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals –
that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of
life. Today, 73,000 of us are working to help people live not just
longer, but better, in the more than 150 countries we serve.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and
@AbbottGlobal.
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