Sustainable Asset Management USA (SAM), the investment boutique focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing, together with Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd., two leading global index providers, have announced the results of the 2009 annual review for the Dow Jones Sustainability and Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability indexes.

Following SAM’s latest global analysis of corporate sustainability leadership, 33 companies will join the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), while 33 firms will be deleted—leaving the number of components unchanged at 317. The largest additions to the DJSI World include Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, and Samsung Electronics, while the biggest deletions from this index are National Grid, Mitsubishi Estate, and SABMiller.

The review also results in 14 additions to and 20 deletions from the pan-European Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index, 26 additions to and eight deletions from the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, and 21 additions to and 13 deletions from the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index. All changes will be made effective with the opening of equity markets on Sept. 21, 2009.

The DJSI follow a best-in-class approach and includes sustainability leaders from each industry on a global and regional level respectively. The annual review of the DJSI family is based on a thorough analysis of corporate economic, environmental, and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, branding, climate change mitigation, supply chain standards and labor practices. It accounts for general as well as industry-specific sustainability criteria for each of 58 sectors defined according to the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB).

In addition, SAM also identified the top company for each of the 19 Supersectors that the 58 sectors roll up to. Among the new 2009/2010 Supersector leaders are adidas (Personal & Household Goods), Roche (Health Care), and Unilever (Food & Beverage).

Detailed results of the indexes are available.