We have been continuously selected as a constituent stock of the "FTSE4Good Index Series" and "FTSE Blossom Japan Index," indexes for ESG investment
Ebara Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Ebara") has been continuously included in the "FTSE4Good Index Series"※1, a leading index for ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investment, and the "FTSE Blossom Japan Index"※1, which evaluates the performance of Japanese companies with excellent ESG responses.
1. Background
The FTSE4Good Index Series is evaluated based on information disclosed by companies regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and performance, and selects companies that demonstrate excellent ESG practices. We have been included in this index for 17 consecutive years since 2004.
The "FTSE Blossom Japan Index" is designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies with excellent ESG practices, and was adopted in 2017 by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), which manages Japan's public pensions, for ESG investment. Our company has been included in this index for four consecutive years since 2017.
3. Future developments
By being included in the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, our company has been included again in four stock price indexes for ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investments selected by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) (FTSE, as well as the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN), and S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index).
We will continue to work to maintain and improve EBARA's social reputation.
By addressing important ESG issues based on our long-term vision and medium-term management plan, the EBARA Group aims to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and further improve our corporate value.
*1 The "FTSE4Good Index Series" and "FTSE Blossom Japan Index" are indices developed by FTSE Russell, a company of the London Stock Exchange. It is constructed using FTSE Russell's ESG evaluation model based on existing international ESG standards, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and selects companies that demonstrate excellent ESG practices.