External Evaluation
FTSE
The Hakuhodo DY Group was selected as a 2022 component stock in the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, one of the two indices of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index Series developed by London Stock Exchange member FTSE Russel to measure Japanese company performance demonstrating specific Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.
The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is one of four ESG indices adopted by Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
CDP
The Hakuhodo DY Group’s disclosure of its climate change strategies and greenhouse gas emissions was rated “A” by UK non-profit organization CDP*1 in its 2023 environmental questionnaire.
*1 CDP: A not-for-profit charity that collaborates with institutional investors to encourage companies to disclose information on their strategies for combating climate change and on their emissions of greenhouse gases.Response to CDP Climate Change 2023 Questionnaire (in Japanese)
EcoVadis
In the 2022 Sustainability Assessments of EcoVadis*2, a French research institute, the YOMIKO Group and the Hakuhodo Group were awarded Silver and Bronze, respectively.
*2 EcoVadis: A research institute that provides platforms for examining policies, initiatives, and results related to corporate sustainabilityPRIDE Index
work with Pride*3, a Japanese general incorporated association, awarded Silver to the Hakuhodo Group in its PRIDE Index 2023, a workplace rating on LGBTQ+ awareness.
*3 work with Pride: A general incorporated association that supports the promotion and consolidation of diversity management regarding LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other sexual minorities) in business and other entities.