Evaluation by Society
We were awarded a "B" in the climate-change category of the 2024 CDP Questionnaire and selected as a "Supplier Engagement Leader," the highest assessment in the "Supplier Engagement Assessment"
We have been responding to CDP Questionnaire on Climate Change since 2022. In fiscal 2024, we were certified with a "B" score (management level) that indicates that we are "aware of and acting on our own environmental risks and impacts."
"B" score is the third from the top of the eight score (A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, and D-) .
We were selected as a "Supplier Engagement Leader," the highest assessment in CDP's "Supplier Engagement Assessment" conducted in 2024.
CDP's Supplier Engagement Assessment evaluates companies' efforts to address climate change issues in their supply chains. Specifically, the assessment covers five categories: Targets, Supplier Engagement, Scope3 Emissions, Risk Management Processes, and Governance and Business Strategy.
Companies that receive the highest of A out of eight are selected as "Supplier Engagement Leaders."
CDP is a global environmental non-profit organization that surveys and analyzes the environmental efforts of companies and organizations worldwide and publishes the findings of its assessments.
CDP's environmental information disclosure and assessment procedures are widely recognized as the global standard for corporate environmental information disclosure.
Acquired Star 3.5 in SDGs Management Edition of the Nikkei Sustainable Comprehensive Survey in fiscal 2024
We received 3.5 stars in SDGs management edition of the Nikkei Sustainability Survey (Nikkei Inc.), which rates the efforts of 887 companies in Japan to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). (November, 2024)
SDGs Management Edition of the Nikkei Comprehensive Sustainable Survey consists of four areas: SDGs strategy/economic value, social value, environmental value, and governance. It has 18 evaluation indicators based on surveys of companies and public data. The overall rating is created by deviating each company's score, with 3.5 stars representing a deviation between 55 and 60.
Selected as a World's Best Companies - Sustainable Growth 2025
In World's Best Companies - Sustainable Growth 2025, which was surveyed by TIME with Statista, we ranked 266 in the global ranking and 9 in Japan. (November, 2024)
World's Best Companies - Sustainable Growth 2025 selected 500 companies that were ultimately scored based on their assessment criteria for sales growth, financial stability, and environmental impact among the companies that disclosed environmental data worldwide (approximately 3000 companies).