OR was selected to be a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) in an emerging market index with the highest score in retailing, spotlighting its sustainability-based business in line with the three ESG dimensions, bolstering OR SDG that aim at reaching a sustainable future.
Mr. Disathat Panyarachun, Chief Executive Officer of PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (OR), revealed: This is the first year OR is qualified by S&P Global as a member of the DJSI Emerging Market Index at the highest score amongst others in retailing globally. This recognition is a pride and reinforces OR's commitment to promoting inclusive growth with communities, the economy, and the environment according to the three dimensions of ESG - Environment, Society, and Governance & Economy. Moreover, it echoes OR's commitments to driving the business for sustainable growth, valuing the business segment as a contribution to improved quality of life of people in society based on its vision "Empowering All toward Inclusive Growth" through different initiatives, e.g., sustainable coffee farming, which aims at developing and promoting coffee cultivation alongside natural conservation efforts in Mae Chaem District, Chiang Mai; "Cafe Amazon for Chance," which aims at broadening job opportunities through career development for the underprivileged; "Thai Det," which allocates a sales platform for community products across the country at PTT service stations; solar rooftops within OR's premises, both in PTT Stations and Cafe Amazon; the application of the circular economy concept to influence materials used for the construction of Cafe Amazon, etc. These all are in line with the OR SDG in terms of "S" or "SMALL" that focuses on rendering opportunities to communities, "D" or "DIVERSIFIED" that focuses on ensuring opportunities for growth of all forms through OR's platforms, and "G" or "GREEN" that focuses on shaping a healthy environment to effectively fulfill the OR 2030 goals.
In this regard, S&P Global's Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) is an international index used to evaluate the performance of sustainability-based business operations of leading world-class companies to strengthen investor confidence out of effective operations across corporate governance, economic, social and environmental dimensions. In 2023, more than 8,300 companies across the globe registered for assessment, divided into 61 industrial segments. Companies qualified as a member must represent the top 10% of the companies from the same segment.