Inclusion in ESG Investment Indices
ESG indices for Japanese stocks adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
There is a total of six ESG indices for Japanese stocks adopted by GPIF, and Kanematsu has been selected as a component of the following five of them. (as of January 2025)
FTSE Blossom Japan Index
FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
Created by the global index and data provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE Blossom Japan Index and the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index are designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. They are used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.
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FTSE Russell confirms that Kanematsu Corporation has been independently assessed according to the index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index and the FTSE Blossom Sector Relative Japan Index.
FTSE Blossom Japan Index Series :https://www.lseg.com/en/ftse-russell/indices/blossom-japan
S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index is designed to measure the performance of companies in the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX), while overweighting or underweighting those companies that have lower or higher levels of carbon emissions per unit of revenue.
Our CO₂ emissions data
MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index
The MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index, which is part of the MSCI environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes, aim to represent the performance of companies that are leading within their GICS®[1] sector in terms of promoting and maintaining gender diversity. It looks at the top 700 Japanese companies by market capitalization. Companies that promote and maintain higher levels of gender diversity among their workforce may be better positioned to withstand talent shortages and generate more sustainable performance with reduced risk.
Our gender diversity data
[1]The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) developed by MSCI Inc. and S&P Global.
Morningstar Gender Diversity Index
The Morningstar Gender Diversity Indexes are designed to emphasize the stocks of companies that have strong gender diversity policies embedded in their corporate culture and that ensure equal opportunities to employees, irrespective of their gender. Screening process considers the four categories of the Equileap Gender Equality Scorecard™: “Gender balance in leadership & workforce”, “Equal compensation & work-life balance”, “Policies promoting gender equality”, and “Commitment transparency & accountability”.
Our gender diversity data
ESG Ratings
MSCI ESG Research
Kanematsu has received A scores as of August 2024.
※MSCI ESG Ratings aim to measure a company’s management of financially relevant ESG risks and opportunities. They use a rules-based methodology to identify industry leaders and laggards according to their exposure to ESG risks and how well they manage those risks relative to peers. ESG Ratings range from leader (AAA, AA), average (A, BBB, BB) to laggard (B, CCC).
CDP
Kanematsu has been disclosing information through the CDP（※）questionnaire since 2022.
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CDP is a UK charity-controlled non-governmental organization (NGO) - operates a global disclosure system to help investors, companies, nations, regions and cities manage their own environmental impacts.
Since its establishment in 2000, the number of investors backing CDP’s annual request has ballooned to more than 700, representing a quarter of all global institutional financial assets.
Now companies representing two-third of global market capitalization – from 130 countries – disclose critical environmental data through CDP.
External evaluation related to the promotion of woment in the workplace
In December 2020, Kanematsu was granted "Platinum Kurumin" certification by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Tokyo Labour Bureau. This special certification is granted to "Kurumin" certified companies that are implementing especially high-level initiatives to support their employees in balancing work and childcare.
In 2022, Kanematsu was granted "Eruboshi" certification by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Tokyo Labour Bureau. This initiative certifies companies that have implemented excellent efforts to promote women in the workplace. Kanematsu was certified as the second of three levels, found to meet the standards in the four categories of "recruitment," "continuous employment," "working hours and other working methods," and "various career development courses."
Recognition as 2025 Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization
In recognition of our health and productivity management initiatives, we were chosen as a 2025 Certified Health and Productivity Management (H&PM) Outstanding Organization (Large Enterprise Category "White 500") according to the Certified H&PM Organization Recognition Program organized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.