Mitsui Chemicals Wins Two Awards as Part of WICI Japan Integrated Report Award 2022
Honored with both the Bronze Award and the Special Award for Sustainability Management
2022.11.30
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo: 4183; President & CEO: HASHIMOTO Osamu) today announced its double win in the WICI Japan Integrated Report Award 2022, an award program organized by WICI Japan (Tokyo; Representative Director: KITAGAWA Tetsuo). The conferral of the Bronze Award and the Special Award for Sustainability Management marks the first time Mitsui Chemicals has been recognized under the program.
The Japanese branch of the World Intellectual Capital/Assets Initiative, WICI Japan established its award program for listed Japanese companies in 2013 as the WICI Japan Award for Excellence in Integrated Reporting, with the aim of promoting integrated reporting in Japan. This year marks the tenth year of the program.
The following excerpt from the news release issued by WICI Japan highlights the comments offered in praise of Mitsui Chemicals upon conferring the awards.
Bronze Award
Key content elements are woven into the report and various creative approaches have been taken to the disclosure of information. This company is driving the evolution of integrated reporting and can serve as a role model for other companies in their integrated reporting.
Special Award for Sustainability Management
This company has established clear non-financial indicators in its VISION 2030 plan in the form of KPIs and targets linked to materiality. We sensed a strong commitment on the part of its management team, with the company even going so far as to name the executive officers responsible for carrying out these operations.
Going forward, Mitsui Chemicals will continue to listen carefully to the views gathered through constructive dialogue with all stakeholders, and will aim to disseminate information that not only shows off the feasibility of its strategy but is also easier to understand.
References:
◆ Results of the WICI Japan Integrated Report Award 2022(Japanese website):
https://wici-global.com/index_ja/2022/11/20/3754/
◆ Mitsui Chemicals Report 2022 can be viewed and downloaded here:
https://jp.mitsuichemicals.com/en/special/ar2022/