CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), the intelligent edge platform for
securing and delivering digital experiences, today announces that
the company is included in the 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability
Index ("DJSI") and the FTSE4Good index. Such indexes offer
investors a way to integrate environmental, social and governance
("ESG") factors into their investment decisions.
The DJSI World was launched 20 years ago as the first global index
to track the largest and leading sustainability-driven publicly
listed companies. After applying a range of financially relevant
and industry-specific ESG criteria, a total sustainability score is
assigned to each company. Based on this score, Akamai ranks within
the top 10% of its industry and is thereby included in the DJSI
North America, following a best-in-class approach. Akamai has been
included since 2013.
Akamai is included in the FTSE4Good Index Series for the fifth
consecutive year. FTSE4Good is a global sustainable investment
index series, designed to identify companies that demonstrate
strong ESG practices measured against international standards. It
includes five tradable indexes for investors who want instant and
cost-effective exposure to ESG-minded companies like Akamai.
"We are proud to take a leadership role in helping enable an open,
secure and environmentally friendly Internet," said Dr.
Tom Leighton, chief executive
officer, Akamai Technologies "Akamai is dedicated to its
environmental, social and governance practices and these two
indexes help give our stock additional exposure to investors who
share this dedication."
Corporate responsibility is an important part of Akamai's
identity, manifested through the company's support of the Akamai
Foundation, which promotes mathematics education, programs that
develop an inclusive and representative workplace where all
employees are wholly welcome and other ESG initiatives. Our
commitment to diversity reaches beyond our corporate offices, to
our business partners and suppliers who share the same principles.
Akamai's supplier diversity program is committed to developing
mutually beneficial and successful partnerships with small
businesses including companies owned by women, minorities,
veterans, people who are socially and economically disadvantaged,
or have disabilities.
About Akamai
Akamai secures and delivers digital
experiences for the world's largest companies. Akamai's intelligent
edge platform surrounds everything, from the enterprise to the
cloud, so customers and their businesses can be fast, smart, and
secure. Top brands globally rely on Akamai to help them realize
competitive advantage through agile solutions that extend the power
of their multi-cloud architectures. Akamai keeps decisions, apps
and experiences closer to users than anyone - and attacks and
threats far away. Akamai's portfolio of edge security, web and
mobile performance, enterprise access and video delivery solutions
is supported by unmatched customer service, analytics and 24/7/365
monitoring. To learn why the world's top brands trust Akamai, visit
www.akamai.com, blogs.akamai.com, or @Akamai on Twitter.
Media Relations
Gina
Sorice
(646) 320-4107
gsorice@akamai.com
Investor Relations
Tom
Barth
(617) 274-7130
tbarth@akamai.com
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