External evaluation

External Evaluation of ESG

The Shimamura Group is continually working on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. We have received praise and awards from ESG evaluation institutions, organizations and groups for those initiatives.

・FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

This is an index developed by FTSE Russell in the U.K. It is a comprehensive ESG index which evaluates the magnitude of environmental impact and the initiatives to address climate change risks by companies in addition to evaluating ESG. We were selected as a constituent stock of this index in 2023.

FTSE Russell (registered trademark of FTSE International Limited and the Frank Russell Company) hereby certifies that Shimamura Co., Ltd. satisfies the requirements to be included in the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index and has become a constituent stock of this index as a result of a third-party investigation. The index is widely used to create and assess sustainable investment funds and other financial products. We confirm that Shimamura Co., Ltd, satisfies the requirements to become a constituent stock of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index. The index is used by various market participants to form and assess responsible investment funds and other products. If a company is not a constituent stock of the index or if it ceases to be such a stock, that company shall not directly or indirectly use text that suggests it is included in the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index.

・MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

This is an index developed by MSCI in the U.S. It is comprised of companies with outstanding gender diversity. We have been selected as a constituent stock of this index since 2017.

The use of the MSCI logo, trademark, service mark or index name by Shimamura Co., Ltd. is not sponsorship, approval or promotion of Shimamura Co., Ltd. by MSCI. The services and data of MSCI are the assets of MSCI and its information providers. They are not guarantees. The name and logo of MSCI are trademarks or service marks of MSCI.

・S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

This is an index developed by the S&P Dow Jones and the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The investment weight of the constituent stocks is determined by the environmental information disclosure situation and carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per sales). We have been selected as a constituent stock of this index since 2018.

・MSCI ESG Ratings

We received a rating of "BBB" in December 2023 in the MSCI ESG Ratings Assessment, a global ESG assessment index.

The use of MSCI ESG RESEARCH LLC's or its associated companies' (hereinafter "MSCI") data by Shimamura Co., Ltd. and MSCI logo, trademarks, service marks or index name contained herein do not mean MSCI supports, approves, recommends or promotes Shimamura Co., Ltd. MSCI's services and data are the property of MSCI or its information providers. These services and data are provided "as is" and are not guaranteed. MSCI's name and logo are MSCI's trademarks or service marks.