Sometimes it gets a little esoteric talking about all things Social Age, with no brass tacks and how tos. So I will be posting interesting tidbits that I find regarding products, services and companies to help us all find a way to be more Social Age everyday. One of my favorite things to stumble upon is BIG BUSINESS thinking differently about the future. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes are a great example, as you can read below. You can find out even more at http://www.sustainability-index.com/

FROM The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes web site:

Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes track the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. Based on the cooperation of Dow Jones Indexes, STOXX Limited and SAM Group the indexes provide asset managers with reliable and objective benchmarks to manage sustainability portfolios. The DJSI family currently comprises global, European, Eurozone, North American and US benchmarks.

Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) covers the top 10% of the biggest 2,500 companies in the Dow Jones World Index in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria. This index was first published on 8 September, 1999.

Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index and Dow Jones EURO STOXX Sustainability Index
As a benchmark for European sustainability investments, the Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index (DJSI STOXX) covers the leading 20% in terms of sustainability of the companies in the Dow Jones STOXX SM 600 Index. The Dow Jones EURO STOXX Sustainability Index (DJSI EURO STOXX) is the Eurozone subset of the DJSI STOXX and, thus, tracks the financial performance of sustainability leaders in this particular region. This set of indexes was launched on 15 October, 2001.

Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and Dow Jones Sustainability United States Index
The Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI North America) cover the leading 20% in terms of sustainability of the 600 biggest North American companies in the Dow Jones World Index. The Dow Jones Sustainability United States Index (DJSI United States) is the US subset of the DJSI North America. This set of indexes was introduced on 23 September, 2005.

Customized Indexes
In addition, the DJSI methodology facilitates the design, development and delivery of customized sustainability indexes; e.g. indexes covering different regions, indexes covering different segments of the leading sustainability companies, indexes covering additional exclusion criteria and indexes denominated in different currencies.

Corporate Sustainability Criteria & Weighting