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Recognition by External Parties

The Kureha Group is actively working to promote sustainability, anchored by the Kureha Group Corporate Philosophy. As a result, we have received the following recognition from outside the Company.

Inclusion in ESG Indices

ESG Indices Selected by GPIF

  • MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index

This index, developed by the U.S.-based MSCI Inc., selects companies that promote women's advancement by calculating a score based on corporate disclosure materials related to gender diversity and publicly announced data from companies under the Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life.
Kureha was included in the index for the first time in 2023.

MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index
  • -THE INCLUSION OF Kureha Corporation 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 Kureha Corporation 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.
  • S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

Developed by U.S.-based S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (JPX), this index weighs companies based on their level of carbon efficiency and environmental information disclosure.
Kureha has been included in the index every year since 2018.

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
  • Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index (GenDi J) (Excluding REITs)

This index was developed by U.S.-based Morningstar, Inc. utilizing Equileap's gender equality assessment methodology. Companies that are actively engaged in gender diversity are included in the index with higher investment weightings.
Kureha was included in the index for the first time in 2023.

Other ESG Indices

  • iSTOXX MUTB Japan Platinum Career 150 Index

This index, jointly developed by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation and STOXX (a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse), focuses on human capital. It selects 150 Japanese companies that are actively developing "platinum careers" for their employees, consisting of the three important aspects of career development: long-term view, active learning, and social contribution.
Kureha was included in the index for the first time in 2023.

iSTOXX MUTB Japan Platinum Career 150 Index
  • SOMPO Sustainability Index

This index was developed by SOMPO Asset Management Co., Ltd. by combining SOMPO Risk Management Inc.'s assessment of each aspect of ESG with stock valuation. The index consists of approximately 300 Japanese companies with excellent ESG performance and has been adopted by several pension funds and institutional investors.
Kureha has been included in the index for 11 consecutive years since 2013.

SOMPO Sustainability Index

Recognition by External Parties on ESG

  • Recognized as a Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization by the Nippon Kenko Kaigi

This is a program to recognize enterprises, from large corporations to small and medium enterprises, that practice particularly excellent health and productivity management based on their efforts to address local health issues and their promotion of Nippon Kenko Kaigi's health promotion initiatives.
Kureha has been recognized as a Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (large enterprise category) every year since 2021.

Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization