External Recognition
(As of August 1, 2024)
SRI indexes
FTSE4Good Index Series

An index created by FTSE Russell, a company in the London Stock Exchange Group. It includes companies around the world that meet ESG assessment criteria.
FTSE Blossom Japan Index

An index created by FTSE Russell, a company in the London Stock Exchange Group. It is designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies that excel in ESG.
FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

An index created by FTSE Russell, a company in the London Stock Exchange Group. It is designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies in each sector that excel with regard to the environment, society, and governance (ESG).
MSCI NIHONKABU ESG Select Leaders Indexes

An index developed by MSCI (USA) that selects stocks with high ESG ratings from each industry.
MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Indexes

An index developed by MSCI (USA) that selects stocks with high ESG ratings from each industry.
MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

One of the ESG investment indices adopted by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), developed by MSCI (USA). It selects Japanese companies with excellent gender diversity.
THE INCLUSION OF Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. 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 Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. 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.
SOMPO Sustainability Index

A SOMPO Sustainable Investment brand index offered by SOMPO Asset Management Co., Ltd. Companies are selected based on the results of ESG research conducted by SOMPO Risk Management Inc.
S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

An environmental stock index jointly developed by Japan Exchange Group (JPX) and S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and adopted by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) since 2018.
It determines the weighting of constituent stocks, focusing on the disclosure status of environmental information and carbon efficiency levels (carbon emissions per unit sales), within the scope of stocks that make up the TOPIX index.
Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index
One of the ESG investment indices adopted by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), also created by Morningstar (USA). Built with the data and scoring methodology of Equileap, the Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index is designed to select companies that have strong gender diversity policies embedded in their corporate culture and that ensure equal opportunities to employees, irrespective of their gender.
evaluations
KENKO Investment for Health Outstanding Organization

This program recognizes outstanding large enterprises and SMEs that are implementing KENKO investment for health based on initiatives that are aligned with community health issues and initiatives by the Nippon Kenko Kaigi to promote health. Yamato System Development Co., Ltd. was recognized under the large enterprise category, and Yamato Credit & Finance Co., Ltd. and Kobe Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. were recognized under the SME category.
Eco-First Company

The Eco-First Program recognizes companies that are conducting advanced, independent, industry-leading business activities in the environmental field.
The Yamato Group was designated an Eco-First Company by the Minister for the Environment on April 10, 2024.
Environmentally Sustainable Company

Companies that are selected at the ESG Finance Awards Japan, held by the Ministry of the Environment, as companies that strategically manage important environmental opportunities and risks with a view to increasing corporate value, while generating positive effects on the environment that also lead to corporate value.