MEXICO CITY and BOSTON, November 30, 2020 – Orbia Advance Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V., a global leader in specialty products and innovative solutions for building and infrastructure, precision agriculture, healthcare delivery and data communications, announced that the company has been selected as an index component of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) rebalancing and reconstitution. The DJSI are float-adjusted market capitalization weighted indices that measure the performance of companies selected with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria.
"For the second year in a row, we are honored by this recognition in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, which reaffirms Orbia's human-centered approach and ongoing commitment to advancing life around the world," said Daniel Martínez-Valle, CEO of Orbia. "Orbia focuses on designing and implementing the solutions that will shape how people live and thrive in the future while ensuring sustainable business practices. We manifest our values to be brave, embrace diversity, and take responsibility, and we will continue to hold ourselves accountable as we look toward the future."
Orbia's long-term business strategy uniquely positions the company to respond to global opportunities to ensure food security, reduce water scarcity, reinvent the future of cities and homes, connect communities around the world to global data infrastructure, and expand access to health and wellness with advanced materials through innovation and customer-centricity, elevating the company's ongoing commitment to improving quality of life for people and communities around the world.
"We congratulate Orbia for being included in the DJSI MILA Pacific Alliance Index," said Manjit Jus, Global Head of ESG Research and Data, S&P Global. "A DJSI distinction is a reflection of being a sustainability leader in your industry. With a record number of companies participating in the 2020 Corporate Sustainability Assessment and more stringent rules for inclusion this year, this sets your company apart and rewards your continued commitment to people and planet."
As a multilayered organization with a wide-reaching ripple of impact, Orbia is continuously pushing forward, reassessing, striving for, but never reaching, the total fulfillment of its purpose. Through the transparency of Orbia's everchanging logo, the ImpactMark is a testament to the organization's regenerative identity that reflects Orbia's commitment to transparency, impact, and constant evolution.