Sep 13, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. SCA has once again been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index, one of the world’s most prestigious sustainability indexes, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

“We are very pleased that our sustainability work is being recognized in this way. We are proud to once more being included in the index. Sustainability is an essential part of our strategy for growth and value creation for our business as well as for people and nature,” says Kersti Strandqvist, SVP Corporate Sustainability at SCA.

Over 3,000 publicly traded companies, including 800 companies in emerging markets, are invited to report annually on their sustainability practices. In the Europe Index only 177 companies were included.

SCA is a leading global hygiene and forest products company. The Group develops and produces sustainable personal care, tissue and forest products.