For the seventh year in a row, BMW Group has been named the automotive industry’s sector leader in the ranking published by the SAM Group for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI).   The BMW Group is the only company in the automotive industry to be listed in this family of indexes every year since it was established in 1999.

“The success of the BMW Group is built on a long-term approach to responsible action. Being ranked sector leader for the last seven years underscores our corporate strategy and approach,” said Dr. Norbert Reithofer, Chariman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.

Sustainability has always been an integral part of the BMW Group’s corporate strategy.  The company appointed an environmental officer back in 1973 and since then the company has systematically refined its concept of sustainability.  In 2009, corporate sustainability was firmly established as a corporate target at Group level.