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Asia Pacific firms lead in ranking of world’s most sustainable corporations for first time in decade
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Asian representation on Dow Jones Sustainability Index grows after methodology overhaul
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Fast-growing economic powerhouses in the region such as India and China are staking their places on the ESG benchmark, though a few Japanese firms lost their spots on the Asia Pacific list.
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