We responded to the fiscal 2023 CDP questionnaire and were certified as a "B-" score (management level), which indicates that we were rated as "ascertaining and acting on our own environmental risks and impacts" in the field of climate change.

In the supplier engagement assessment, which is based on responses to four key questions in the Climate Change Questionnaire (Governance, Objectives, Scope 3 Management, and Supplier Engagement), the company received a "B" score, one level above the same management level.

In addition, the water security field responded for the first time and was certified as a "C" score (recognition level), which indicates that the company was rated as "aware of its own status regarding environmental risks."
(February and March, 2024)

CDP is a global NGO on global environmental issues, compiling and analyzing environmental disclosures collected from companies and municipalities around the world, and evaluating its efforts in eight stages (A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, and D-).

In the Nikkei SDGs Management Survey (Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.), which evaluates companies that are working to solve social, economic, and environmental issues through their businesses by linking SDGs with management, and that are leading to increased corporate value, we received three stars for the second consecutive year.
(November, 2023)