Tokyo – July 29, 2022 – Toppan (TYO: 7911), a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has this year again been recognized for its outstanding Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance with selection to numerous leading indices. These include the FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE Blossom Japan Index, and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index developed by FTSE Russell, the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) compiled by MSCI Inc., and the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index jointly developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices and the Japan Exchange Group.
The FTSE Blossom Japan Index, FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN), and S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index are all used by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) of Japan as operating benchmarks for ESG investing.
The indices developed by FTSE Russell are recognized for their comprehensive assessment covering all aspects of ESG practices and for the clarity of the selection criteria. The MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN), meanwhile, focuses on assessing gender diversity in the workplace based on various ESG metrics, including the percentages of women among new hires and management.
Targeting companies on TOPIX, a leading stock price index for the Japanese market, the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index looks at levels of carbon efficiency and disclosure of environment-related information and assigns weightings to companies accordingly.
Toppan is also included in a number of other prominent ESG investing indices, such as the DJSI World and DJSI Asia/Pacific indices, and has been named on the climate change A List and as a Supplier Engagement Leader by CDP, the global non-profit organization focused on environmental disclosure.
Toppan engages in a range of sustainability-related activities, incorporating the principles of the United Nations Global Compact, the guidelines of the ISO 26000 international standard on the social responsibilities of organizations, and the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. The TOPPAN SDGs STATEMENT, published in November 2019, sets out Toppan’s commitment to intensify its related initiatives and incorporate the SDGs into management. TOPPAN Business Action for SDGs, announced in November 2020, specifies the areas of focus in which Toppan aims to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs through its business.
In January 2021, Toppan devised the Toppan Group Environmental Vision 2050, which lays out long-term approaches to environmental issues to shape a sustainable society in which all forms of life can continue to exist into the future. At the same time, Toppan reviewed key performance indicators for “environmentally friendly & sustainable production” under the scope of Companywide Materiality and set new medium-and-long-term environmental targets for fiscal 2030.
“We are very pleased that our comprehensive approach to ESG performance continues to be recognized with inclusion in major indices,” said Fumie Ikeda, General Manager of Sustainability Promotion at Toppan. “Toppan will continue to drive efforts in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders to advance a sustainable society, ensure a high level of transparency in disclosure, and accelerate our ESG initiatives as a leading company in providing solutions to social issues worldwide through Digital Transformation and Sustainable Transformation.”
FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that Toppan Inc. 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.
FTSE Blossom Japan Index
FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that Toppan Inc. has been independently assessed according to the FTSE Blossom Japan Index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index. Created by the global index provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE Blossom Japan Index is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.
MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index
The inclusion of Toppan Inc. 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 Toppan Inc. 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.
About Toppan
Established in Tokyo in 1900, Toppan is a leading and diversified global provider committed to delivering sustainable, integrated solutions in fields including printing, communications, security, packaging, décor materials, electronics, and digital transformation. Toppan’s global team of more than 50,000 employees offers optimal solutions enabled by industry-leading expertise and technologies to address the diverse challenges of every business sector and society and contribute to the achievement of shared sustainability goals.
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