Gamesa selected by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the third year in a row.
September, 4, 2009
- Gamesa´s economic, social and environmental performance recognized by the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes World and Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes STOXX
- Gamesa is the leader in the renewable energy equipment sector
Madrid, September 3rd 2009. Effective September 21st 2009, Gamesa has been selected for the third year in a row as a component of the selective Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), and has been recognized as leader in the renewable energy equipment sector.
DJSI World is one of the most prestigious sustainability indexes and comprises 317 companies worldwide. In addition, Gamesa has been included in DJSI STOXX index. The indexes assess world leaders´ Corporate Responsibility according to economic, social and environmental criteria. Gamesa is the leader in the renewable energy equipment sector.
Launched in 1999, DJSI stock market indexes were established to track the performance of companies that lead the field in terms of corporate sustainability. Only the top 10% of the more than 2500 eligible companies in the Dow Jones Wilshire Global Index universe is selected to join the index, after being rigorously evaluated by an independent agency (SAM-Sustainability Assets Management).
To be included in the indexes, this independent agency evaluates different areas, such as corporate governance, customer and supplier management, environment, labour and human rights, risk management, etc., where Gamesa has demonstrated an outstanding and sustainable performance.
Inclusion in these indexes represents a recognition of the efforts carried out by Gamesa in the sustainability field, together with other achievements such as inclusion in FTSE4Good, FTSE4Good IBEX, Ethibel Sustainability Index, SB20, KLD Global Climate 100 Index, Global Challenges Index, Cleantech Indices or Standard & Poors Global Clean Energy Index among others. Thus, Gamesa is one of the leading worldwide companies in Corporate Responsibility performance and Sustainable Development.
About Gamesa
Gamesa is a company specializing in sustainable energy technologies, mainly wind power. Gamesa is the market leader in Spain and is positioned among the most important wind generator manufacturers in the world with a cumulative market share of 14%.
Gamesa has installed more than 16,000 MW of wind energy around the world. The annual equivalent of this production amounts to more than 3.4 million tons of petroleum (TEP) per year and prevents the emission into the atmosphere of over 24 million tons of CO2 a year.
The company has production centers located in Europe, China and the United States with an international workforce of around 7,000 employees.