External Evaluations

FTSE Blossom Japan Sector RelativeIndex

The FTSE Blossom Japan Index series comprises global ESG investment indices developed by FTSE Russell. The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index reflects the relative performance of Japanese companies that excel in terms of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) in their respective sectors.

FTSE Russell confirms that USS 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.

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

The index's universe is the TOPIX, a key stock price index that shows trends in the Japanese market, and the weightings of component stocks are determined with a focus on the status of environmental information disclosure and the level of carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per unit of sales). Employing rules such as increasing the weighting of companies that adequately disclose environmental information and companies with high carbon efficiency (low carbon emissions per unit of sales), the index is aimed at revitalizing the stock market by spurring environmental initiatives and information disclosure across the market as a whole.

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

This index comprises outstanding companies in their industries selected from firms in the MSCI Japan IMI Top 700 Index. The firms are chosen based on various gender diversity scores calculated by MSCI using data related to female employment disclosed pursuant to Japan's Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life.

The inclusion of USS 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 USS 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.

This is MSCI's ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) evaluation. MSCI analyzes whether companies are managing risks appropriately and rates them on a seven-level scale from AAA to CCC.

THE USE BY USS Co., Ltd. OF ANY MSCI ESG RESEARCH LLC OR ITS AFFILIATES ("MSCI") DATA, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT, RECOMMENDATION, OR PROMOTION OF USS Co., Ltd. BY MSCI. MSCI SERVICES AND DATA ARE THE PROPERTY OF MSCI OR ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, AND ARE PROVIDED 'AS-IS' AND WITHOUT WARRANTY. MSCI NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI.

CDP is an international NGO established in the United Kingdom to promote disclosure of environmental information. They operate a global information disclosure system that helps investors, companies, nations, regions, and cities manage their environmental impact. Their main focus is to encourage companies and local governments to implement environmental measures based on surveys, assessments, and disclosures of their environmental initiatives.
In 2023, USS has been selected for a "B-list" company in the areas of climate change by CDP.