The bank's strong capital position, as well as "AA-" and "Aa1" credit ratings by Standard & Poor's and Moody's that are among the highest in the Asia-Pacific region, earned it Global Finance's "Safest Bank in Asia" accolade for six consecutive years, from 2009 to 2015.[6][7] The Bank was also awarded the Best Digital Bank in the World in the year 2016 by Euromoney.[8] In July 2019, DBS became the first bank ever to concurrently hold three of the most prestigious global best bank honours (Euromoney, Global Finance, The Banker).[9] In addition, DBS Bank is listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index since 2 October 2018, making it the first bank in Southeast Asia to do so.[10] DBS was one of the first companies in Singapore to be recognised for gender equality efforts along with City Developments Limited in the first Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) published in 2018.[11]