Mr. Seung Hwa Suh, Vice Chairman and CEO of Hankook Tire said, "Hankook Tire's inclusion in the DJSI Asia Pacific once again confirmed our lofty status in Asia in sustainable management terms." He further added, "Based on our full commitment to and achievement in creating environmental and social values as well as economic outcomes, we will further deepen our stakeholder engagement and fulfilment of corporate social responsibility in accordance with our integrated CSR management system." Hankook Tire has been named to the DJSI Korea since 2011 and was included in the DJSI Asia Pacific in 2013 – a first for the Korean tire industry. The DJSI is the first global index to track the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide, a joint product of S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM. Launched in 1999, the DJSI is composed of sustainability leaders in each industry group as identified through corporate sustainability assessment.