MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recognizing its leadership in meeting the needs of economic, environmental, and social stakeholders, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) has been named a member company in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and the FTSE4Good Index Series. The DJSI World represents the top 10 percent of the largest 2,500 companies in the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market. Medtronic was the largest addition to this year’s DJSI World index as measured by market capitalization. All changes to the DJSI World will become effective with the open of the stock markets on September 19, 2011.
