DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) announced today that it has been named 2009 Medical Products Industry Leader of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI North America). This marks the 11th consecutive year that the company has been listed in the DJSI and the eighth year the company has been named Medical Products Industry Leader since the launch of the DJSI in 1999.
