External evaluations / Participation in external initiatives

The MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index has been developed by the US-based company MSCI and includes Japanese companies with an exemplary record on the environment, society, and governance (ESG). Murata has been included in it since fiscal 2023.

Link: MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) has been developed by the US-based company MSCI and is a selection of Japanese companies with a high ratio of women playing active roles. Murata has been included in it since fiscal 2020.

Link: MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index

The FTSE4Good Index Series is designed to measure the performance of companies that demonstrate highly effective Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices, and is widely used for creating and assessing sustainable investment funds and other financial products. Murata has been included in it since fiscal 2019.

Link: FTSE4Good Index Series

The FTSE Blossom Japan Index reflects the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices. Murata has been included in it since fiscal 2019.

Link: FTSE Blossom Japan Index

FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index was designed to measure the performances of Japanese companies which are relatively superior in environment, society, and governance (ESG) in each sector. Murata has been selected for this composite index since 2022.

Link: FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

“SOMPO Sustainable Operation” is a responsible investment product for pension funds and institutional investors where Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd. makes investments to a wide range of businesses that had been highly evaluated in terms of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) related factors. It performs long-term investment oriented operations based on the unique active index “SOMPO Sustainability Index” by selecting investment details while focusing on ESG evaluations (sustainability evaluation) by research agencies.

Link: SOMPO Sustainability Index

The iSTOXX MUTB Japan Platinum Career 150 Index is an index composed of 150 Japanese companies that actively contribute to employee career development. Murata has been selected for this composite index since 2023.

Link: iSTOXX MUTB Japan Platinum Career 150 Index

The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index determines the composite index weight with TOPIX, a representative stock market index that indicates the trends of the Japanese market, as its universe as well as by focusing on the level of environment data disclosure and carbon efficiency (carbon emission per net sales).

Link: S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

The Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index is designed to enable investment focused on companies that have deeply embedded gender diversity policies within their corporate culture and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all employees, regardless of gender. The components are divided into five groups, and Murata has been selected for Group 1, the highest-ranking group.

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Link: Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index

White 500 is a system in which the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry selects and certifies large corporations that practice excellent health management. Murata has been certified for nine consecutive years since 2017.

CDP Climate is a rating given to companies that lead the world in climate change countermeasures through points such as goal settings, initiatives, and information disclosure by the CDP, an international non-profit environmental organization. Murata won leadership-level ratings for four consecutive years beginning in fiscal 2021 and was selected for CDP’s A List^* for the third time in fiscal 2024.

• The ratings range from the highest leadership level (A, A-), management level (B, B-), awareness level (C, C-), to the information disclosure level (D, D-)

A Supplier Engagement Leader is a rating that determines if companies are tackling climate change issues efficiently with suppliers and evaluations are made through responses related to 4 fields of investigations related to climate change including “governance, goals, Scope 3 emissions, and value chain engagement” collected by the CDP. Murata has also been selected as the highest rating “Supplier Engagement Leader” since fiscal 2020.

Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings are ESG (environmental, societal, and governance) risk assessment results the Sustainalytics company provides institutional investors. The assessments evaluate a company’s management response to the manageable industry-specific risks to which they are exposed. Murata has been rated as a low-risk company.

EcoVadis provides comprehensive evaluation services for company sustainability through a unique and highly reliable joint platform. EcoVadis evaluates over 100,000 companies (in 175 countries, over 200 industry types) in fields including “environment,” “labor and human rights,” “ethics,” and “procurement of sustainable resources.”
Since 2022, Murata has acquired "Gold Medal" which was awarded to the top 5% of target businesses for 3 consecutive years.

ISS ESG is the responsible investment division of the U.S.-based proxy-advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS). It rates companies on their environmental, social, and governance performance.
Murata was awarded “Prime” status as a company with one of the highest ratings in its sector.