NYK Again Included in DJSI

On September 13, NYK was selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) that NYK has been included in this major yardstick for socially responsible investment (SRI*), investments in companies whose CSR activities are considered to be upstanding for many years.

The DJSI was developed jointly by Dow Jones & Company, a U.S.-based publisher of business and financial news and information, and SAM Sustainable Asset Management　AG, a Switzerland-based company that conducts assessments of corporate sustainability.

This year, about 2,500 companies went through the selection process, and which is based on an in-depth analysis of economic, environmental and social criteria, such as corporate governance, water-related risks, and stakeholder relations.

NYK, as a good corporate citizen, will continue to take an active role in social issues, including the conservation of the environment, to contribute to the achievement of a better global society.

*Socially Responsible Investment (SRI): investment based on not only a company’s economic performance but also its environmental measures, compliance with laws, and other corporate social responsibility factors as evaluation criteria.

About NYK

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is one of the world's leading transportation companies. At the end of March 2012, the NYK Group was operating 838 major ocean vessels, as well as fleets of planes, trains, and trucks. The company's shipping fleet includes 148 containerships (including semi-container ships, etc), 354 bulk carriers, 56 woodchip carriers, 121 car carriers, 85 tankers, 28 LNG carriers, three cruise ships, and 43 other ships. NYK's revenue in fiscal 2011 was about $23 billion, and as a group NYK employs about 55,000 people worldwide. NYK is based in Tokyo and has regional headquarters in London, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, and Sao Paulo.