ASICS Corporation, a leading global sporting goods company, has been selected for the eleventh time as a constituent of the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Asia Pacific Index. The Dow Jones Best-in-Class (DJ BIC※) Asia Pacific Index is a series of globally recognized Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) indices.
The DJ BIC is jointly determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices (US) and ESG assessment company SAM (Switzerland). The DJ BIC evaluates the sustainability of company business practices from three perspectives––economic, environmental, and social––and only firms that are rated as leading their respective industries become component companies.
The DJ BIC Asia Pacific Index covers companies in the Asia and Oceania region, 162 companies were selected this year including 76 from Japan.
ASICS was also recently included in the Sustainability Yearbook 2026 published by S&P Global, which showcases the sustainability performance of the world’s top 15% companies in each industry, for the first time in three years. Out of the more than 9,200 companies assessed in the 2025 Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) and eligible for inclusion in the 2026 Yearbook, only 848 achieved Yearbook membership including 69 Japanese companies.
ASICS is committed to pursuing sustainability in all aspects of its business on an ongoing basis to help bring about a more sustainable society.
※ The name was changed from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices in February 2025.
For further details on ASICS’ CSR and sustainability activities, please see the company website.
