TOKYO -- Asian corporations still have much catching up to do to match their U.S. and European counterparts in achieving profit while maintaining socially and environmentally responsible corporate behavior, Nikkei has found. When ranking large companies in terms of return on equity and environmental, social and governance [ESG] scores, only eight corporations in the Asia-Pacific region made the top 50. Among the top 100 so-called ROESG scores, 80% hailed from the West. This presents a problem for corporate Asia in an age where investors, clients and top recruits are growing more aware of sustainability.