External evaluations
| FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDP | Climate change: A Water Security: A Supplier Engagement Leader |
Climate change: A Water Security: A- Supplier Engagement Leader |
Climate change: A Water Security: A Supplier Engagement Leader |
| FTSE | 4.3 on a scale of 5 points | 4.2 on a scale of 5 points | 3.9 on a scale pf 5 points |
| MSCI | AA | AA | AA |
| S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index | 6th of 10 decile | 5th of 10 decile | 5th of 10 decile |
| Survey on Health and Productivity Management | Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations | Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations | Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations |
ESG index
FTSE4Good Index Series
FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that [Company Name] 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.
https://www.lseg.com/en/ftse-russell/indices/ftse4good (external website)
FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index*2
FTSE Russell confirms that Shionogi & Co., Ltd. has been independently assessed according to the index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index. Created by the global index and data provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating specific Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index is used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.
https://www.lseg.com/en/ftse-russell/indices/blossom-japan (external website)
FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index*2
FTSE Russell confirms that Shionogi & Co., Ltd. has been independently assessed according to the index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index. The FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.
https://www.lseg.com/en/ftse-russell/indices/blossom-japan (external website)
MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index
An index by MSCI (USA) that selects companies with relatively high ESG ratings in each sector from the constituent stocks of the parent index (MSCI Japan IMI Index). The index targets coverage of 50% of the parent index in terms of market capitalization.
https://www.msci.com/msci-esg-leaders-indexes (external website)
MSCI NIHONKABU ESG Select Leaders Index*2
An index by MSCI (USA) that selects companies with relatively high ESG ratings in each sector from the constituent stocks of the parent index (MSCI Japan Equity IMI Index). The index targets coverage of 50% of the parent index in terms of number.
https://www.msci.com/msci-esg-leaders-indexes (external website)
MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)*2
An index by MSCI (USA) that selects companies with excellent gender diversity practices in each sector from among the top 700 Japanese companies by market capitalization. It is based on the Workforce Gender Diversity Score created by MSCI.
https://www.msci.com/our-solutions/indexes/japan-empowering-women-select-index (external website)
S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index*2
An index jointly developed by the S&P Dow Jones Indices (USA) and the Japan Exchange Group (Japan). It is designed to measure the performance of companies in the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) based on the level of environmental information disclosure and carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per unit of revenue).
https://www.jpx.co.jp/english/markets/indices/carbon-efficient/ (external website)
Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index*2
An index based on an evaluation that Morningstar Inc. (USA) utilizes the data and scoring methodology of Equileap (Netherlands). It is designed to select Japanese companies that have strong gender diversity policies embedded in their corporate culture and that ensure equal opportunities to employees, irrespective of their gender.
https://indexes.morningstar.com/gender-diversity-indexes (external website)
SOMPO Sustainability Index
・Incorporated Stocks:Approx. 300 stocks which show superior ESG evaluation based on proprietary research (Reviewed annually)
・Inception Date:August 2012
【Japan Value Equity Sustainable Strategy】
・Investment Style:Constructing the portfolio that tracks the active index "Sompo Sustainability Index"
・Smart Beta strategy which tracks an active index (Sompo Sustainability Index), created using both ESG evaluation and stock valuation
・Sophisticated proprietary evaluation system in collaboration with Sompo Risk Management, a leading company in Japan ESG research
・Diversified investment in stocks with high management quality, determine the stock weights in accordance with their intrinsic values
・Long-term investment style (buy-and-hold), unsusceptible to short term market price fluctuations
https://www.sompo-am.co.jp/english/ (external website)
*2 These ESG indices are adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. is included in all six ESG indices for the Japanese equities adopted by GPIF.
GPIF is one of the world's largest pension funds that manages and invests the reserve funds of the National Pension and the Employees' Pension Insurance, both of which are public pension plans in Japan. For more information about initiatives of ESG investment of GPIF, please visit the below.
https://www.gpif.go.jp/en/investment/esg/ (external website）
External Recognition related to IR and Sustainability
Results of surveys conducted by CDP.
A (FY2025, FY2023-2022 and FY2020-2019) and A- (FY2024, FY2021) LIST company for "Water security”.
A (FY2025-2022) and A- (FY2021-2019) LIST company for "Climate Change".
SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT LEADER in surveys conducted by CDP (Six consecutive years since FY2020)
Silver Medal | Top15% of EcoVadis Sustainability Evaluation (FY2025-2024),
Bronze Medal(FY2023-2022)
Outstanding Health & Productivity Management (Ten consecutive years since FY2017)
D&I Award
BEST WORKPLACE (Four consecutive years since FY2022)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: Three-star Eruboshi certification obtained (FY2025)
New Diversity Management Selection 100 project (FY2015)
A leading company for women’s advancement in Osaka City: Three-Star Certified Company (FY2023)
Corporate Governance of the Year (FY2019)
Corporate Value Improvement Award by the Listed Company Award: Grand Prix (FY2017)
Award for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure Ranked first in the pharmaceuticals sector (Four consecutive years since FY2017)
Companies with Greatest Improvement in IR (FY2018)
IR Grand Prix (FY2017)
Evaluation of Integrated Reports
■WICI Japan Integrated Report Award:
－ Awarded the Bronze Award for FY2024.
－ Awarded the Silver Award for FY2022.
■ Nikkei Integrated Report Award:
- Awarded the Award for Excellence for FY2025.
- Awarded the Second Prize for FY2022.
■ Selected as Outstanding Integrated Report and Most Improved Integrated Report by domestic equity investment managers of the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF):
- Recognized as an Outstanding Integrated Report for FY2020–FY2022.
- Recognized as a Most Improved Integrated Report for FY2017–FY2019.
FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that Shionogi & Co., Ltd. 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 Russell confirms that Shionogi & Co., Ltd. has been independently assessed according to the index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index. Created by the global index and data 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.
FTSE Russell confirms that Shionogi & Co., Ltd. has been independently assessed according to the index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index. The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.
The inclusion of Shionogi & 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 Shionogi & 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.