Thailand Prime Minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, congratulated and granted the awards to ten Thai listed firms selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), and delivered a keynote speech on “Thai Corporations Moving toward Sustainable Growth, DJSI” topic, at a special event to honor the selected firms, encouraging Thai listed companies to play a key role in driving the Thai economy toward sustainability.
SET Chairman Sathit Limpongpan stated, “The prime minister’s speech today shows that the Thai government focuses on supporting business sector, especially the capital market, to be an engine to drive the country’s economic, environmental and social growth toward sustainability. This is in line with SET’s commitment to support stakeholders, consisting of intermediaries, investors and listed companies, to operate their businesses under sustainable development principles.”
The ten Thai listed companies included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices are considered the highest number of inclusion in ASEAN. Of the ten listed firms, four companies namely PTT pcl (PTT), PTT Exploration and Production pcl (PTTEP), PTT Global Chemical pcl (PTTGC), Siam Cement pcl (SCC), have been selected in the 2014 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DSJI World), while ten companies namely Banpu pcl (BANPU), Central Pattana pcl (CPN), IRPC pcl (IRPC), Minor International pcl (MINT), PTT pcl (PTT), PTT Exploration and Production pcl (PTTEP), PTT Global Chemical pcl (PTTGC), Siam Cement pcl (SCC), Thai Oil pcl (TOP) and Thai Union Frozen Products pcl (TUF) have been chosen to be in the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index (DJSI Emerging Markets).
“SET has been committed to developing quality of Thai listed companies to achieve international standard. The fact that these Thai firms have become components in the DJSI has reinforced attractiveness of the Thai listed companies among foreign investors. Currently, there are global mutual funds focusing on sustainable investment with a combined market capitalization of THB 290 billion (approx. USD 9.1 billion), and it is going on an upward trend,” added Sathit.