Evaluations by Outside Institutions
Inclusion in Indexes (Socially Responsible Investment)
The index was designed by FTSE Russell to measure the relative ESG-responsive performance of Japanese companies in each sector. To facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy, companies are selected using their climate governance and climate change initiatives in the rating.
FTSE Russell confirms that Toyota Boshoku Corporation has been independently assessed according to the index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index. The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.
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This stock index is jointly developed and operated by Japan Exchange Group, Inc., Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. and Nikkei Inc. The index is composed of “companies that are highly appealing as investments from the standpoint of investors.”
This stock index was established independently by Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd. Constituent companies are selected based on evaluations of their corporate ESG (environmental, social and governance) initiatives.
The Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) assigns scores to businesses for environmentally responsible management, selecting and ranking superior companies while setting conditions for financing according to those scores. Toyota Boshoku has received the bank’s highest rating, and is recognized as “particularly innovative in its environmental efforts.”
The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient is designed by S&P Dow Jones Indices to measure the performance of companies in the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX), (the “underlying index”), while overweighting or underweighting those companies that have lower or higher levels of carbon emissions per unit of revenue.
Evaluations
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is an international NGO established in the U.K. in 2000. It requests disclosure of strategies to address climate change and information on greenhouse gas emissions, and publishes an evaluation score worldwide including Toyota Boshoku. Toyota Boshoku received the highest rating, “A rating” in the Climate Change category and Water Security category for two consecutive years.
This is the second time that Toyota Boshoku has been selected as an "A List" company for "Climate Change" and the third time that it has been selected for "Water Security".
Toyota Boshoku is the one of “Double A list” companies, which have been selected from among over 23,000 companies.
Toyota Boshoku was certified as an Excellent Enterprise of Health and Productivity Management 2024 (White 500) jointly selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Nippon Kenko Kaigi.
Toyota Boshoku has been selected continuation from 2022 for the Commendation Award of the 2023 Internet IR award from Daiwa Investor Relations Co. Ltd. (hereinafter Daiwa IR)
The Internet IR Award is given to companies listed by Daiwa IR after a review and evaluation based on its own criteria. The awards are given to companies that have established particularly excellent IR sites and are using them effectively in their information disclosure and communication activities.
Toyota Boshoku has been selected continuation from 2022 to receive AA award in the all markets ranking category of the Fiscal 2023 All Japanese Listed Companies’ Website Ranking selected by Nikko Investor Relations Co., Ltd, (hereinafter Nikko Investor Relations).
The All Japanese Listed Companies’ Website Ranking is a survey based on evaluation items set by Nikko Investor Relations from the three viewpoints of "ease of understanding," "ease of use," and "amount of information".