- FTSE4Good Index Series / FTSE Blossom Japan Index
- MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index
- EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment
- The SOMPO Sustainability Index
- The 2020 Health & Productivity Stock Selection Program and the 2020 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program
FTSE4Good Index Series / FTSE Blossom Japan Index
Brother Industries, Ltd. Included in "FTSE4Good Index Series" and "FTSE Blossom Japan Index" for the First Time
In June 2020, Brother Industries, Ltd. (BIL) has been included for the first time in the ESG investment* stock indexes "FTSE4Good Index Series" and "FTSE Blossom Japan Index" established by London Stock Exchange Group company FTSE Russell.
The FTSE4Good Index Series is a globally renowned series of ESG investment indexes consisting of companies that have met standards for ESG practices. The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is an index specific to the Japanese stock market. It was adopted as an ESG index by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), which manages the largest pool of funds in the world.
The inclusion of BIL in these indexes is evidence that its various ESG initiatives to date are held in high regard.
The Brother Group remains committed to building long-term trusting relationships with all stakeholders by developing its business and fulfilling its social responsibilities.
- ESG investment is investment that prioritizes and selects companies based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices
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MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index
BIL Included in "MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index" for the First Time
In November 2019, BIL has been included for the first time in the ESG investment stock index "MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index" calculated and provided by Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (MSCI) of the United States.
The MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index consists of leading companies that are actively promoting and advancing women in the workplace. Selection is based on corporate disclosures and on ratios of female employees and managers and other data in the Database on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace*, which is a database of gender diversity according to the Act on the Promotion of Female Participation and Career Advancement in the Workplace.
The inclusion of BIL in this index, which was adopted by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), is evidence that its various initiatives to date are held in high regard. They include support for diverse work styles, formulation of the "Commitment to Promotion of the Success of Women" and the "Action Plan to Support the Success of Women," and various systems and measures for promoting and advancing women in the workplace.
Going forward, the Brother Group will continue efforts to strengthen relationships of trust with all stakeholders and achieve further business development by building a robust organizational structure and fulfilling its social responsibilities while respecting the diversity of its employees.
Click to view about MSCI ESG Research (the link to the site of "MSCI ESG Research")- Click to view the Database on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace(the link to the site of Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
DISCLAIMER
THE INCLUSION OF BROTHER INDUSTRIES, 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 BROTHER INDUSTRIES, 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.
EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment
In October 2020, BIL received a Silver Medal from EcoVadis (headquartered in Paris, France), which implemented a sustainability assessment of our company. During this assessment, Domino Printing Science plc., a Brother group company, also obtained a Silver Medal from EcoVadis.
EcoVadis' sustainability assessment surveys and evaluates the SDG alignment of global supply chains. EcoVadis assesses around 65,000 companies across 160 countries and 200 industries. Companies are scored in accordance with 4 themes-Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement-and 21 CSR criteria, which are based on international Sustainable Development standards.
As outlined in the Brother Group Global Charter, which is a cornerstone for all group activities, the Brother Group is promoting the building of long-term trust relationships with stakeholders that put their customers first through business growth and by fulfilling social responsibilities. Given rising awareness of environmental and social issues worldwide, going forward all employees of the Brother Group will undertake the creation of social value through business activities while enhancing their awareness of ESG and SDGs.
The SOMPO Sustainability Index
BIL is selected as a member of the SOMPO Sustainability Index for the ninth consecutive year
BIL was selected as a constituent of "the SOMPO Sustainability Index," a unique index of Sompo Asset Management Co.,Ltd. BIL has been selected to join this index for nine straight years since 2012.
"The SOMPO Sustainability Index," established in August 2012, selects its constituents by evaluating corporates' ESG (environment, society and governance) based on the environmental assessment provided by Sompo Risk Management Inc. and the social and governance assessments by Integrex Inc.
This index is used to manage socially responsible investment (SRI) funds which aim to invest in equities of companies with high ESG scores, such as pension funds and funds for institutional investors.
We consider that BIL's ESG initiatives have continued to earn high recognition by Sompo Asset Management Co.,Ltd., and which has led to BIL's ninth consecutive inclusion in this sustainability index since its establishment.
The Brother Group remains committed to gaining further trust from all stakeholders and achieving business growth by promoting global CSR management from a medium-to long-term perspective.
The 2020 Health & Productivity Stock Selection Program and the 2020 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program
BIL is recognized under the Health & Productivity Stock Selection Program for the third time and the second consecutive year, and under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program for the fourth straight year
In March 2020, BIL was recognized as one of the enterprises in the Health & Productivity Stock Selection, a program jointly conducted by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). This marked the third time and the second consecutive year that BIL has been selected under this program. BIL has also been certified for four straight years as a "White 500" enterprise with outstanding health and productivity management under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Organizations Recognition Program, designed by METI and operated by the Nippon Kenko Kaigi.
The Health & Productivity Stock Selection Program recognizes outstanding TSE-listed enterprises that have been strategically managing their employees' health from a management perspective. BIL was selected by this program for its efforts to increase the rate of employees with adequate sleep and the cancer screening rate among employees, reduce stressful departments, and so forth based on the Brother Group Health & Productivity Management Philosophy.
The Certified Health & Productivity Management Organizations Recognition Program honors organizations which particularly excel at implementing health and productivity management. In addition to BIL, ten Brother Group companies, including Xing Inc., Nissei Corporation, Betop Staff, Ltd., Brother Sales, Ltd., Brother Living Service Co., Ltd., Brother International Corporation, Brother Enterprise, Ltd., Brother Real Estate, Ltd., Brother Logitec Ltd., and Mie Brother Precision Industries, Ltd. were also certified under this program.
The Brother Group will remain committed to strategically maintaining and promoting employees' health.
- The term "health and productivity management" is a registered trademark of the Workshop for the Management of Health on Company and Employee, a non-profit organization.
