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ESG Index

Our selection for inclusion in major ESG investment indices in and outside Japan indicates that we are highly evaluated by society.

FTSE4Good Index Series / FTSE Blossom Japan Index / FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

FTSE4Good Index Series

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

We have been selected as a constituent stock of the FTSE4Good Index, the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, and the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index.
The FTSE4Good Index Series is a series of stock indexes developed by FTSE Russell, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange. FTSE Russell evaluates major corporations around the world from the perspective of environmental, social, and governance criteria, including the labor standards applied throughout their supply chains, as well as on the basis of corporate sustainability. It selects companies that satisfy its standards as constituents of the index.
The FTSE Blossom Japan Index and Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index are designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. The index is adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) of Japan as a core ESG benchmark for its passive investments, and Mitsui has been selected in the index having fulfilled the index criteria.
FTSE Russell (a registered trademark of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) certifies that Mitsui & Co. has met the requirements for inclusion in the FTSE 4Good Index, the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, and the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index as a result of independent research, and has become a constituent of these indices. The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is compiled by FTSE Russell, a global index provider, and is designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. Blossom Japan Index and the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index are widely used to create and evaluate sustainable investment funds and other financial products.


MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index

MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index

We have been selected for the MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index.
The MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to represent the performance of companies that are selected from the MSCI Nihonkabu Investable Market Index (Parent Index) based on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria. These criteria exclude constituents based on involvement in specific business activities, as well as ESG ratings and exposure to ESG controversies. The Index construction has a target coverage of 50% by number of securities in each Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) sector of the Parent Index by selecting constituents primarily based on criteria including the ESG rating and the company's industry adjusted ESG score.

The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index was adopted by GPIF as its latest passive ESG investment management benchmark, and Mitsui has met the selection criteria for the index and is selected as a stock.

THE INCLUSION OF MITSUI & 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 MITSUI & 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.


MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index

Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

We have been selected as a constituent stock of the World Index and Asia Pacific Index in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).
The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSWI) are global stock indexes developed jointly by S&P Group member Dow Jones & Company, in the U.S. and RobecoSAM AG in Switzerland. Major corporations around the world are evaluated in terms of their economic, environmental, and social performance.
Based on our response to the questionnaire carried out in 2021, we were selected for the World Index and the Asia Pacific Index.


Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Inclusion in Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index (GenDi J)

Inclusion in Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index (GenDi J)

Built with the data and scoring methodology of Equileap, GenDi J is designed to emphasize companies that have strong gender diversity policies embedded in their corporate culture and that ensure equal opportunities to employees, irrespective of their gender. The companies are categorized into five groups, and as of October 2024, we have been rated Group 1, the highest of the five levels.

Morningstar, Inc., and/or one of its affiliated companies (individually and collectively, "Morningstar") has authorized Mitsui to use of the Morningstar® Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Logo ("Logo") to reflect the fact that, for the designated ranking year, Mitsui ranks within the top group of companies comprising the Morningstar® Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt IndexSM ("Index") on the issue of gender diversity in the workplace. Morningstar is making the Logo available for use by Mitsui solely for informational purposes. Mitsui's use of the Logo should not be construed as an endorsement by Morningstar of Mitsui or as a recommendation, offer or solicitation to purchase, sell or underwrite any security associated with Mitsui. The Index is designed to reflect gender diversity in the workplace in Japan, but Morningstar does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the Index or any data included in it. Morningstar makes no express or implied warranties regarding the Index or the Logo, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the Index, any data included in it or the Logo. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall Morningstar or any of its third-party content providers have any liability for any damages (whether direct or indirect), arising from any party's use or reliance on the Index or the Logo, even if Morningstar is notified of the possibility of such damages. The Morningstar name, Index name and the Logo are the trademarks or services marks of Morningstar, Inc. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index

iSTOXX MUTB Japan Platinum Career 150 Index

iSTOXX MUTB Japan Platinum Career 150 Index

iSTOXX MUTB Japan Platinum Carrier 150 is an ESG index jointly developed by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation and STOXX, which is affiliated with the Deutsche Börse Group. Mitsui has been selected as a constitutent stock of the index since 2022. The index tracks the performance of 150 Japanese companies that actively contribute to employee career development based on platinum career score caluculated by evaluating three aspects of the company, long-term view, active learning and social contribution, as well as financial data.

Evaluations and Awards

We have been recognized by ESG ratings agencies, media, and government agencies in Japan and abroad.

S&P Global ESG Score

S&P Global ESG Score

Each year, S&P Global evaluates the sustainability of the world's leading companies from the three dimensions of economy, environment and society, and rates companies with excellent evaluation results in each industry as "Top 1%", "Top 5%", or "Top 10%" depending on their score. Mitsui was selected as one of the "Top 10% (Top 10% S&P Global ESG Score 2023)" in the "Trading Companies and Distributors Industry".


The Sustainability Yearbook | S&P Global (spglobal.com)

CDP

CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project)

CDP is an ESG evaluation program that urges leading companies (in terms of market capitalization) in major countries to disclose their climate change strategies and greenhouse gas emissions. Replies from such companies, together with their scores, are provided to institutional investors. Mitsui has been responding to the questionnaire since 2011. Based on our response to the questionnaire carried out in 2023, we received the following scores: Climate Change: A-, Water Security: B, Forests (timber): B.

Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings

Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings

Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings is an ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) Risk Rating provided by Sustainalytics to world's leading corporations, lenders, and banks to measure their exposure to industry-specific material ESG risks and how well a company is managing those risks.
In March 2022, Mitsui was assessed to be at Low Risk of experiencing material financial impacts from ESG factors.

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Eruboshi (L Star)

Eruboshi (L Star)

The Eruboshi system certifies companies that have submitted notifications under the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace (Promotion of Women's Career Activities Act) promulgated on April 1, 2016, and that meet the specific standards and are regarded as implementing outstanding initiatives to promote the advancement of women in the workplace. Since 2106 Mitsui has been certified as having achieved the second of three levels under the Eruboshi system.

Platinumu Kurumin Certification

Kurumin Certification

Kurumin certification is awarded to companies that support child raising. The certification requires that the company (1) has formulated a general employers action plan under The Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children and (2) has achieved targets set in the plan while satisfying certain requirements, and is available on an application basis. In recognition of our efforts to promote the use of support systems for balancing work and home life, along with other initiatives, since 2022 Mitsui has received Platinum Kurumin certification, as an excellent company that supports child-raising.

Health & Productivity Stock Selection

Health & Productivity Stock Selection

The Health & Productivity Stock Selection recognizes TSE-listed companies that strategically make efforts with respect to their employee health from a management perspective. We promote health management so that every individual employee can work healthily and safely, harnessing their full talent and potential. We have also implemented measures to spread diverse working styles, enhance engagement, and improve the office environment, among other purposes. Mitsui was listed in the Health & Productivity* Stock Selection for the first time in 2023.

Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program "White 500"

Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program "White 500"

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Nippon Kenko Kaigi jointly implement the health and productivity management organization program "White 500". Mitsui has been recognized as one of the Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations under the White 500 initiative for eight consecutive years.

Japan Investor Relations Association (JIRA) IR Grand Prix

Japan Investor Relations Association (JIRA) IR Grand Prix

Mitsui was awarded its first IR Grand Prix Award at the 26th IR Awards 2021, hosted by JIRA. We were previously a recipient of the Best IR Award in 2008, 2018 and 2019, and the IR Special Award in 2014.

Securities Analysts Association Award for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure

Securities Analysts Association Award for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure

Mitsui was selected as the best company for '2024 Awards for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure' by The Securities Analysts Association of Japan in the category of general trading companies. This is the 9th time in total and the 8th consecutive year that Mitsui has received this award.

Daiwa Investor Relations "Internet IR Awards 2023" Excellence Award in the Sustainability Category

Daiwa Investor Relations "Internet IR Awards 2023" Excellence Award in the Sustainability Category

Mitsui received the Commendation Award in the Internet IR category and the Excellence Award in the Sustainability category in the "2023 Daiwa Internet IR Awards" by Daiwa Investor Relations Co.Ltd.

We also received the Excellence Award in the Internet IR category and the Grand Prize in the Sustainability Category, for 2021 and 2022.

DX Stocks

DX Stocks

Mitsui has been selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan ("METI") as a "DX Stocks 2023" under the Digital Transformation (DX) Stock selection program administered jointly by the Tokyo Stock Exchange ("TSE") and the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan ("IPA").
For the purpose of penetrating the target company model widely, promoting a change in management's awareness, and also further promoting DX by earning recognition from a wide range of stakeholders, METI, TSE and IPA jointly selected the companies, that have established internal systems for promoting DX that contribute to improving corporate value and have achieved outstanding digital utilization, as "DX Stocks" from among TSE-listed companies that responded to a survey titled "2023 Survey on Digital Transformation." This year, 32 companies including Mitsui have been selected for "DX Stocks 2023" and 19 companies have been selected as "Noteworthy DX Companies 2023".

SX Brands

SX Brands

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Tokyo Stock Exchange have started a project for selecting and awarding as SX (Sustainability Transformation) Brands a group of progressive companies that enhance their ability to create a source of funds for growth in a sustainable manner through SX to realize the improvement of corporate value.

15 companies including Mitsui was selected as SX Brands 2024 under the first round.

Other Major Evaluations and Awards

FY Mar/2024

Mitsui Placed First Overall in the 18th Toyo Keizai Corporate CSR Rankings

FY Mar/2022

Mitsui Placed Fourth Overall in the 16th Toyo Keizai Corporate CSR Rankings

Selected as one of "Noteworthy DX Companies 2021" in the "DX Stocks" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

FY Mar/2020 Received the Award for Excellence at the 22nd Nikkei Annual Report Awards (2019) by Nikkei, Inc.
Received Education Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister's Prize in the Corporate Youth Experience Promotion Awards of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Mitsui SASUGAKU Academy)
FY Mar/2019 Received the Award for Excellence at the 21st Nikkei Annual Report Awards (2018) by Nikkei, Inc.
Received Award of Merit in the Environmental Report section of the Environmental Communication Awards 2018 by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment
Received the Judging Panel's Incentive Prize in the Corporate Youth Experience Promotion Awards of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Mitsui SASUGAKU Academy)
FY Mar/2018 Received the Award for Excellence at the 20th Nikkei Annual Report Awards (2017) by Nikkei, Inc.
Received the Judging Panel's Special Prize in the Corporate Youth Experience Promotion Awards of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Mitsui SASUGAKU Academy)