Mitsui Chemicals Selected for Daiwa IR’s 2021 Internet IR Award

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo: 4183; President & CEO: HASHIMOTO Osamu) is pleased to announce that it has received a Commendation Award, as well as a Grand Prize in the Sustainability Category, as part of the 2021 Internet IR Award run by Daiwa Investor Relations Co. Ltd. (Daiwa IR; President: SUZUKI Jun).

Held every year since 2000, the Internet IR Award sees Daiwa IR use independent criteria to evaluate and grade listed companies on their respective IR webpages. The award then serves to publicly acknowledge companies that have built excellent IR webpages and been using them in an effective manner for information disclosure and communication activities. Out of 3,944 listed companies (current as of June 1, 2021), 126 were selected as recipients for the 2021 award, including Mitsui Chemicals.

In addition, 2021 has seen Daiwa IR add a Sustainability Category to the award. This saw the 126 companies that were selected as an acknowledgement of their IR performance get evaluated further on points including their respective homepages; overall principles; environmental, social and governance efforts; and support. Mitsui Chemicals received a Grand Prize in this new category.

Going forward, the Mitsui Chemicals Group will endeavor to take even further strides in disclosing impartial and highly transparent information in a timely and appropriate manner, aiming here to maintain and advance the relationship of mutual trust that the Group has with its shareholders, investors and various other stakeholders.

References:

• Daiwa Investor Relations Co. Ltd.: 2021 Internet IR Award (Japanese only)
• Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.: Investor Relations page
• Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.: Sustainability page