The Dow Jones Sustainability Index: Why winning isn't everything

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André Veneman of AkzoNobel says achieving a high ranking is less important than the process of continually improving corporate sustainability performance

There is not long to go before the rankings are announced for the 2014 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). That may mean little or nothing to some people, but for AkzoNobel, it's a big deal. The...

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