The Mitsui Chemicals Group is listed as a constitute company in the following ESG indices based on evaluations of its initiatives aimed at the sustainable development of society and the Mitsui Chemicals Group. (As of September 2024)
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External Assessments and Sustainable Finance
External Assessments
ESG indices
DJSI Asia Pacific
DJSI (Dow Jones Sustainability Indices), the index developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices, United States, evaluates the corporate sustainability of the company from the economic, environmental, and social factors, and selects the leading sustainability-driven companies. DJSI Asia Pacific covers approximately 600 major companies in the Asia-Pacific region, and the top 20% of these companies have been selected.
FTSE4Good Index Series
FTSE4Good Global Index was developed by FTSE Russell of the London Stock Exchange Group. This index is designed to provide market participants with a tool to identify and measure the performance of companies that demonstrate strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.
FTSE Blossom Japan Index
FTSE Blossom Japan Index, created by the global index and data provider FTSE Russell, is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.
FTSE Blossom Japan Index has been selected as an ESG index of the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is designed as a sector neutral benchmark that reflects the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices in Japan. The index selects companies with higher ESG Ratings within the top 50% of each sector and supports climate transition to a low carbon economy by evaluating companies’ climate governance and climate change efforts via the Transition Pathway Initiative’s Management Quality Score.
FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index has been selected as an ESG index of the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
MSCI ESG Leaders Index
The MSCI ESG Leaders Index was established on the basis of MSCI ESG Research. This Index is a comprehensive measure that comprehensively reflects ESG risks in the market portfolio. The Index is also made up of companies with a relatively high ESG performance from a variety of industries.
MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index
The MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index was established on the basis of MSCI ESG Research. This Index is a comprehensive measure that comprehensively reflects ESG risks in the market portfolio. The Index is also made up of companies with a relatively high ESG performance from a variety of industries.
The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index has been selected as an ESG index of the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
The MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) is made up of companies that actively promote the empowerment of women. These companies are selected from a variety of industries and exhibit high scores for gender diversity based on data regarding the employment of women disclosed in accordance with Japan’s Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace.
The MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) has been selected as an ESG index of the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index is a means to determine the weight of securities focusing on a company’s disclosure status of environmental information and the level of carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per sales) using TOPIX, a representative stock index that shows the trends in the Japanese market, as a “universe.”
S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index has been selected as an ESG index of the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index (GenDi J)
Utilizing data and evaluation methodologies provided by Equileap, the GenDi J index determines component stock weights with an emphasis on companies that have established and embedded gender diversity policies in their corporate culture and that are committed to equal opportunities for their employees, regardless of gender.
Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index (GenDi J) has been selected as an ESG index of the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
SOMPO Sustainability Index
Launched in 2012, the SOMPO Sustainability Index is an investment index managed by Sompo Asset Management Co.,Ltd. Sustainable investments are socially responsible investment (SRI) funds for pension trusts and institutional investors that invest broadly in firms that have strong positive evaluation ratings in each of the environment, society, and governance fields. Considerable weight is placed on ESG evaluation ratings undertaken by research companies when selecting stocks for inclusion in the index which forms the basis for determining long-term investments.
Other Key External Assessments
Mitsui Chemicals Selected as Yearbook Member in S&P Global's Sustainability Yearbook 2024
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. has been selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of one of the world's leading sustainability rankings, the Sustainability Yearbook, by S&P Global Inc., the world's foremost provider of credit ratings. As a company that sits within the top 15 percent of the chemical industry, Mitsui Chemicals was recognized with the distinction of Yearbook Member status. Each year, S&P Global ranks companies from around the world on their sustainability from governance, economic, environmental and social perspectives, and distinguishes the most outstanding companies from a sustainability standpoint with a listing in the Sustainability Yearbook. In 2024, S&P Global assessed more than 9,400 companies in 62 industries and selected 759 companies - including 30 in the chemical industry - for a listing in the yearbook.
EcoVadis Awards Mitsui Chemicals Gold Rating in Sustainability
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. has been awarded a Gold rating in sustainability by French company EcoVadis SAS, which uses proprietary criteria based on international sustainability standards to provide a highly trusted collaborative platform for evaluating organizations and companies on sustainability. The Gold Rating is given to companies that have scored in the top 5 percent of all evaluated companies. We have received the Gold rating for three consecutive years since 2022.
THE INCLUSION OF MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC. IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC. BY MSCI OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES.