NEWCASTLE, England, September 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has been selected as the "Personal & Household Goods" Super Sector Industry Leader in the global Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) listings for the seventh year in a row.
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), launched in 1999, are the first global indexes tracking the sustainability performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. Only the top 10% of the 2,500 largest companies are selected as components of the DJSI World based on their performance in the three areas of sustainability: social responsibility, environmental protection and economic development. P&G has been a component of the index since its conception and industry leader for the Personal & Household Goods market sector since 2000.
"Procter & Gamble is strongly committed to the concept of sustainable development, and continues to lead its industry in that regard." - DJSI
Through sustainable innovation of products, communication and marketing models, P&G strives to improve the quality of life of consumers around the world. P&G has identified Water and Health & Hygiene as two areas where it has the biggest potential for making a positive difference in people's lives. For example, P&G has researched and developed PUR Purifier of water, a low-cost and easy-to-use technology to purify even heavily contaminated drinking water. This product is designed specifically for the developing world where over 1 billion people currently lack access to a safe source of drinking water.
To access the DJSI 2006/07 Sustainability Leader report: http://www.sustainability-indexes.com/djsi_pdf/Bios07/Procter_Gamble_07.pdf
About Procter & Gamble [NYSE: PG]
Three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers(R), Tide(R), Ariel(R), Always(R), Whisper(R), Pantene(R), Mach3(R), Bounty(R), Dawn(R), Pringles(R), Folgers(R), Charmin(R), Downy(R), Lenor(R), Iams(R), Crest(R), Oral-B(R), Actonel(R), Duracell(R), Olay(R), Head & Shoulders(R), Wella, Gillette(R), and Braun. The P&G community consists of over 135,000 employees working in over 80 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.
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