Shiseido Joins UN's Global Compact 100 Stock Index

Shiseido Co., Ltd., said it has been chosen as one the companies included in the United Nations Global Compact 100 stock index for the second straight year. Created by the UN Global Compact in collaboration with Europe-based research firm Sustainalytics, the stock index includes companies based on their compliance with the agency's 10 principles and “executive leadership commitment and consistent base-line profitability.” Companies signatory to the initiative are obliged to support the UN agency's 10 principles covering human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. They must also support an international platform for achieving sustainable development.