Adecco becomes Industry Group Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability World & Europe Indices
Zurich, Switzerland, September 13, 2013: Adecco Group, the world's leading provider of Human Resources solutions, yesterday received confirmation of its continued inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) World and Europe Indices. The Adecco Group has been recognized as the Leader in the Commercial & Professional Services Industry Group by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices in collaboration with RobecoSAM.
Adecco was benchmarked against the largest companies worldwide undergoing an in-depth analysis of financially material economic, environmental and social practices. This includes innovation or supply chain management, climate strategy and stakeholder engagement, with a special focus on industry-specific risks and opportunities. RobecoSAM invites over 3,000 publicly traded companies, including 800 companies in emerging markets, to report annually on their sustainability practices.
Launched in 1999, the DJSI were the first global indices to track the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. The DJSI follow a best-in-class approach, including companies across all industries that outperform their peers in numerous sustainability metrics.
Adecco Group AG, formerly Adecco S.A., provides human resource (HR) services. The Company's services include temporary staffing, permanent placement, outsourcing, career transition. It operates through two business lines: Staffing and Solutions. The Staffing business line includes General Staffing, which includes Office and Industrial, and Professional Staffing, which includes Information Technology, Engineering and Technical, Finance and Legal, and Medical and Science. The Solutions business line includes Business Process Outsourcing, which includes Managed Service Programs, Recruitment Process Outsourcing and Vendor Management System, and Career Transition and Talent Development, which includes outplacement, career development, change management solutions, training and consulting. Its segments include France, North America, UK & Ireland, Germany & Austria, Japan, Italy, Benelux, Nordics, Iberia, Australia & New Zealand, Switzerland, Emerging Markets and Lee Hecht Harrison.
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