BGF Retail, First in Industry to Join Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Sustainable Management Achievements Receive International Recognition

BGF Retail officials are taking a commemorative photo. (Photo by BGF Retail)

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] BGF Retail announced on the 20th that it has been newly included in the 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) KOREA index, the first in the industry.

DJSI is a representative evaluation index announced annually by S&P Global, the world's largest financial information provider, which comprehensively assesses the economic, environmental, and social performance of global companies to determine their level of sustainable management. In this evaluation, BGF Retail was newly listed in the DJSI KOREA index, which is awarded only to the top 30% of companies that received excellent evaluations by industry among the top 205 domestic companies based on free-float market capitalization.

Since 2018, BGF Retail has been the first in the industry to publish a sustainability management report annually. The report contains activities and execution results for sector-specific tasks aimed at achieving ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) management goals, informing all stakeholders including customers, investors, employees, and franchise owners. In the 2022 ESG evaluation by the Korea ESG Standards Institute, announced earlier, the company also earned an integrated grade A for three consecutive years.

A BGF Retail official said, “A series of sincere activities met strict international standards, resulting in our inclusion in the DJSI KOREA index. We will continue to strive steadily to improve the company’s growth, national development, and the quality of life of the people as an industry-leading ESG company.”

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