Again included in the FTSE Blossom Japan Index and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
For the 22nd straight year, NYK has been selected as a component of the FTSE4Good Index Series,* representative of the world benchmark indexes designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices.
NYK was also chosen as a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index** for the eighth consecutive year and the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index*** for the third consecutive year. The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is an ESG investment index used by Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
The FTSE4Good Index is a leading indicator used by investors who place importance on corporate social responsibility and sustainability. As of June 2024, the index comprised 1,872 companies worldwide, including 263 Japanese companies.
FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that Nippon Yusen Kaisha has been independently assessed according to the FTSE4Good criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series. Created by the global index provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE4Good Index Series is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The FTSE4Good indices are used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products. (Excerpt from certificate)
On March 10, 2023, the NYK Group released its medium-term management plan “Sail Green, Drive Transformations 2026 — A Passion for Planetary Wellbeing. ” The NYK Group is promoting growth strategies with ESG at the core, based on the Group’s basic philosophy of “Bringing value to life” and a new corporate vision for 2030, which reads, “we go beyond the scope of a comprehensive global logistics enterprise to co-create value required for the future by advancing our core business and growing new ones.”
Please see the links below for our ESG initiatives.
* FTSE4Good Index Series
The index consists of companies that meet global standards in terms of ESG. It was developed by FTSE Russell, a global index provider that provides benchmarking, analytics, and data for investors worldwide.
https://www.ftserussell.com/products/indices/ftse4good
** FTSE Blossom Japan Index
An index created by FTSE Russell to measure the performance of Japanese companies having excellent responses to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. In 2017, Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, one of the world’s largest pension funds, selected the FTSE Blossom Japan Index as one of the benchmarks for its ESG investment strategy. Additionally, the index is widely used for sustainable investments and other financial instruments.
https://www.ftserussell.com/products/indices/blossom-japan
*** FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
Newly adopted in 2022, the index is designed to be sector-neutral, reflecting the performance of Japanese companies having relatively superior ESG responses in each sector. To promote the transition to a low-carbon economy, only those companies with particularly high greenhouse gas emissions that are recognized for their efforts to improve their performance based on the TPI Management Quality Score are included in the index.
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