Dow Jones Sustainability Index ranks Allianz as industry leader

Allianz SE has received the 'Sustainability Award Gold Class 2017' and, for the 17th consecutive time, was ranked as the top company in the insurance sector for sustainability

Allianz SE has been ranked industry leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the 17th year. Allianz was one of 133 insurance companies invited to take part in the 2017 DJSI review1.

The annual DJSI review was launched in 1999 and identifies and tracks “the leading sustainability-driven companies based on RobecoSAM’s analysis of financially material Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors and S&P DJI’s robust index methodology”2.

Companies’ sustainability practices are evaluated yearly using an industry-specific questionnaire which focuses on elements that don’t usually get covered by conventional financial analysis.

Allianz’s shares have been included in the DJSI continuously since 2000 and it has received the 'Sustainability Award Gold Class 2017' from RobecoSAM in recognition of this.

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