ESSILOR ENTERS
DOW JONES
SUSTAINABILITY
INDEX
Essilor International has entered the
extra-financial international reference
Dow Jones Sustainability Index,
World and Europe. This ranks Essilor
among the world’s best performing
companies in terms of sustainable
development.
"We are very proud to be recognized
by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
for Essilor’s long term commitment
to position sustainable development
at the heart of everything we do as a
business. This commitment to sustainability underlies both our strategy and
our mission of improving lives by improving sight," said Hubert Sagnières,
CEO of Essilor International.
Entering DJSI places Essilor among
the companies considered to be the
most sustainable in the "Health Care
Equipment & Supplies" sector worldwide, and acknowledges the Company’s
continuous efforts in terms of social,
societal and environmental
responsibility.
Essilor is in particular recognized for
its performance in terms of innovation
and product quality, combined with the
acceleration of its activities to improve
access to visual health for underserved
populations, namely through its
inclusive business and strategic giving
initiatives. The Company’s human
capital development policy and its environmental approach are further strong
assets underlined by DJSI.
40 Optical Prism | October 2016