Source: NC

NC (co-CEOs Kim Taek-jin and Park Byung-moo) announced that it has been included in the '2026 Dow Jones Best in Class Indices (DJBIC) Asia Pacific' by S&P Global for the third consecutive year.

NC is the only Korean game company to be listed on both the Asia Pacific and Korea indices. Notably, it has been included in the Korea index for four consecutive years and the Asia Pacific index for three, demonstrating a global-standard sustainability management system. The DJBIC Asia Pacific index is a prestigious benchmark that selects the top 20% of the 600 largest companies by market capitalization in the Asia-Pacific region, while the Korea index selects the top 30% of the top 200 domestic companies.

In this evaluation, NC ranked within the top 10% in key ESG areas, including information security and data privacy, human resources management, health and safety, and environmental management. The company was recognized for its management improvement efforts, receiving higher scores than the previous year in environmental policy and management programs, transparent HR disclosure, and corporate ethics policies.

NC has continued to achieve strong results in global ESG evaluations this year. It earned the highest 'AAA' rating in the '2026 MSCI ESG Ratings' and was named an 'Industry ESG Leader' and 'Regional ESG Leader' in the 'Sustainalytics 2026 ESG Risk Rating.

Koo Hyun-bum, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of NC, stated that the consecutive achievements in major global ESG evaluations, such as those from MSCI and DJBIC, demonstrate that the sincerity of NC's ESG management is being recognized, and added that the company will continue its efforts toward sustainable growth.