External Assessments/Inclusion in the Indexes

FTSE4Good index established by FTSE Russell, a worldwide provider of market indexes, is composed of companies selected from major companies around the world for demonstrating outstanding ESG practices. As of the end of March 2023, FTSE4Good has selected 1,074 companies from developed countries, including 226 Japanese companies. Our Company has been selected for inclusion in the index for the fifth consecutive year since 2019.

This index was established by FTSE Russell, and is composed of Japanese companies selected for demonstrating outstanding ESG practices. Selected from among the shares on the FTSE Japan Index, it is designed to contain a distribution of industries equal to that of the Japanese stock market. Our Company had a comprehensive evaluation of 3.1 as of June 2023.

This index selects companies with a focus on FTSE Russell's ESG ratings, and includes only companies that are valued for their climate governance and climate change initiatives, particularly among those with high greenhouse gas emissions. Our Company had a comprehensive evaluation of 3.1 as of June 2023.

A joint-brand index by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and the Japan Exchange Group (JPX). Selected from TOPIX shares, it is weighted toward companies with outstanding carbon efficiency and environmental information disclosure. From June 2023, our Company has received a decile class rating of 1 and an information disclosure status rating of “Disclosed.”

Established to carry out activities seeking information disclosure from corporations on their greenhouse gas emissions and efforts to counter climate change, CDP has been measuring and managing the environmental impact of industry since its start in 2000. More than 23,200 companies have disclosed climate change information (2023 data), and CDP scores companies' environmental performance on a scale topped by the “A” rating. Our Company has received a score of A-.

CDP Water Security is a program seeking disclosure of information on risks affecting water security. Our Company compiles statistics on items including water withdrawals/discharges and treatment methods which is useful in understanding data on water stress. Our Company has received a score of B.

EcoVadis SAS was established in 2007 as an institution that evaluates the ESG efforts of companies in order to improve the environmental and social practices of companies across their whole supply chains. Thus far, it has assessed approximately 100,000 companies in 200 industries and 175 countries and regions in terms of their policies, measures taken and performance in the four categories of environment, labor & human rights, ethics, and sustainable resource procurement. EcoVadis confers its Gold rating only on companies performing within the top 5% of the plastic manufactures it evaluates.