AU Optronics Corp (友達光電), the world’s third-largest manufacturer of liquid-crystal-display (LCD) panels, was added yesterday to the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia-Pacific Index (DJSI Asia-Pacific), making it the first and only pure LC
AU Optronics is also the only Taiwanese company among the 21 firms added to DJSI Asia-Pacific this year, reaffirming the company’s achievements and commitment to sustainable development.
The DJSI evaluates companies in relation to economic, environmental and social sustainability and tracks their performance for investors. This year, AU Optronics achieved high marks in all three sustainability categories.
“We’re extremely honored to be recognized by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes and will continue to fulfill our responsibility in terms of corporate sustainability, maximizing our customer and shareholder benefits and ensuring a win-win situation for our business, consumers and the environment,” company president Chen Lai-juh (陳來助) said in a statement.
United Microelectronics Corp (UMC, 聯電) said it had been included on the list for two consecutive years. This year, UMC is on both the DJSI World and DJSI Asia-Pacific lists.
DJSI World 2009 looked at 2,608 companies, with 317 enterprises chosen for the index. Six semiconductor firms were selected.
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