Sustainable Asset Management

Zurich, Switzerland, September 13, 2012: Adecco Group, the world’s leading provider of Human Resources solutions, today received confirmation that it remains in the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Europe Indexes (DJSI). The DJSI, in cooperation with Sustainable Asset Management (SAM), recognise Adecco Group as one of the sustainability leaders in the Industrial Goods and Services sector.

Adecco was benchmarked against 1,500 of the largest companies worldwide, which reflects the increasing importance of the Corporate Sustainability Assessment. The assessment consists of an in-depth analysis of the companies’ performance across economic, environmental and social criteria such as corporate governance, environmental risks and stakeholder relations.

Launched in 1999, the DJSI in cooperation with SAM follow a best-in-class approach to measuring sustainable corporate performance across the world’s 2,500 largest companies and 58 business sectors. SAM’s comprehensive Corporate Sustainability Assessment has a strong focus on long-term shareholder value.