(As of November, 2020)
[CDP]
An NPO that was established in the United Kingdom in 2000 and engages in the surveying and global disclosure of corporate initiatives with respect to carbon dioxide emissions and climate change, while simultaneously analyzing and evaluating the surveyed details. In 2016, it started to run a system aimed at selecting A-list companies, or companies recognized by the organization as global leaders in terms of the implementation of action on climate change.
One of the ESG management goals set by Komatsu in “DANTOTSU Value - FORWARD Together for Sustainable Growth,” the new Mid-Term Management Plan that has been carried out since fiscal 2019, is to be selected as an A-list company in reference to CDP’s areas of focus-climate change and water.
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[Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI)]
The sustainability indices were provided by U.S.-based S&P Global Inc. They analyze and evaluate corporate sustainability from the three perspectives of the governance & economic, the environment and the society to select high-ranking companies in each industrial sector.
One of the ESG management goals set by Komatsu in “DANTOTSU Value - FORWARD Together for Sustainable Growth,” the new Mid-Term Management Plan that has been carried out since fiscal 2019, is to be included in DJSI World.
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Komatsu has been selected as a component of the “World Index” for consecutive years since 2006.
[MSCI Global Sustainability Indexes*]
The Socially Responsible Investment indexes were developed by U.S.-based MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International), Inc.
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Komatsu has been selected for consecutive years.
[ISS-Oekom]
The corporate sustainability rating indexes were developed by German-based ISS-Oekom.
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Komatsu has been consecutively awarded "Prime" status in the machinery sector.
[EURONEXT VigeoEIRIS]
V.E, an affiliate of Moody’s, is a global leader in ESG assessments, data, research and analytics.
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Komatsu has been selected for consecutive years.
[FTSE Blossom Japan Index]
The index, which was established by U.K.-based FTSE Russell, selects Japanese companies that implement excellent programs to facilitate ESG.
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Komatsu has been selected for consecutive years.
[MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index*]
The index is part of those established by U.S.-based MSCI Inc., aimed at selecting listed Japanese companies with high ESG ratings.
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Komatsu has been selected for consecutive years.
[MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index*]
The index is part of those established by U.S.-based MSCI Inc., aimed at selecting listed Japanese companies that promote a high level of gender diversity.
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Komatsu has been selected for consecutive years.
[S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index]
The index is offered by S&P Dow Jones Indices and the Tokyo Stock Exchange for member companies in the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX). It decides on the investment weights to be applied to such member companies with a focus on the disclosure of environmental information and level of carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per sales).
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Komatsu has been selected as index component for consecutive years.
[Digital Transformation (DX) Stock Selection 2020 DX Grand Prix 2020]
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) select certain companies listed on TSE as “Digital Transformation (DX) Stocks Selection” for their accomplishments achieved by creating internal systems for promoting digital transformation (DX)* and excellent use of digital technologies leading to the enhancement of corporate value.
Komatsu has been selected for the fourth time including the “Competitive IT Strategy Company” implemented until FY2019, and received its first Grand Prix award given to two of the selected companies in FY2020.
* Digital transformation: A company establishing a competitive advantage by utilizing data and digital technology in response to intense changes in the business environment to transform products services and business models based on the needs of customers and society, and transform operations themselves, organizations, processes and corporate culture.
[SBT]
SBT (Science based targets, namely, science-based emission reduction targets) is an initiative advocated by the CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Wildlife Fund and the World Resources Institute. It certifies companies that have established reduction targets compatible with scientific knowledge aiming to achieve the target established under the Paris Agreement of keeping the average rise in global temperature due to climate change below two degrees from the pre-Industrial Revolution levels in the worst-case scenario.
Komatsu’s CO2 reduction targets were certified as SBT in April 2017.
[Award for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure from the Securities Analysts Association of Japan]
Securities analysts developed objective evaluation criteria to decide on the ranking of companies in terms of its quality, quantity, timing and other factors of corporate disclosures, and based on which established the Award for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure from the Securities Analysts program. The program has been implemented since 1955.
Komatsu received the 2018 Award for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure (first place in the machinery section). This is awarded every two years and Komatsu has received it eight consecutive times-12 times in total.
[2020 Best IR Award]
The Japan Investor Relations Association selects member companies that have conducted excellent IR activities and provides them with the Best IR Awards. In addition, it gives the IR Grand Prix Award to companies that have received the Best IR Award for the third time.
In 2020, Komatsu received the Best IR Award.
This is the seventh time it has received the award, in addition to 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2017. Also we have received the IR Grand Prix Award twice in 2010 and 2017.
[Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) “the Corporate Value Improvement Award” Grand Prix]
TSE created the Award program in FY2012, designed to annually award the companies which have achieved high corporate value by practicing management of improving corporate value through initiatives that consider capital cost and other investor concerns.
Komatsu was selected for the Grand Prix award of the 8th Corporate Value Improvement Award (FY2019) from all listed companies (about 3,650).
[UN Global Compact]
The Global Compact, which is an initiative advocated at the World Economic Forum in 1999, requests that companies comply with and practice 10 principles with respect to human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption. Komatsu expressed its support for the United Nations Global Compact in November 2008.
[WBCSD]
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), whose members include more than 200 companies worldwide, is an organization that creates surveys and proposals on the economy, the environment and society with a focus on sustainable development. In addition, it works actively to implement SDGs.
Komatsu decided to support WBCSD in 2010 and has been cooperating in its activities.
[TCFD]
The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which is an initiative established by the Financial Stability Board in June 2017, requests that companies disclose climate-related information that may affect financial matters from the four perspectives of governance, strategy, risk management and metrics/targets.
Komatsu expressed its support for TCFD in April 2019 and has been preparing information disclosures in compliance with the request.
