External Assessments

Assessments by third parties

In recognition of its strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, Kyowa Kirin is included in some of the major socially responsible investment (SRI) indexes in Japan and overseas.

Status of Kyowa Kirin's SRI index inclusion

Kyowa Kirin is a constituent of the following SRI indexes. (As of June 2022)

FTSE4Good Index

A world-renowned ESG investment index announced since 2001 by the former FTSE International Limited (currently FTSE Russell), a wholly owned subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group plc in the UK.
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FTSE Blossom Japan Index^*1

An index announced in 2017 by FTSE Russell. It includes Japanese corporations demonstrating excellent ESG practices.
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FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index^*2

An index focused on Japan-based companies selected by FTSE Russell. The index is comprised of companies with outstanding ESG initiatives which also have excellent management attitudes towards corporate climate change risks and opportunities.
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MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index^*3

An ESG investment index announced in 2017 by MSCI Inc. in the US. Japanese corporations with relatively high ESG ratings in their respective industries are selected from among the top 500 Japanese securities ranked by market capitalization.
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MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) ^*3

An ESG investment index announced in 2017 by MSCI Inc. in the US. Japanese corporations exhibiting a higher level of gender diversity in their respective industries are selected from among the top 500 Japanese securities ranked by market capitalization.
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SOMPO Sustainability Index

An index composed of corporations that achieved above-standard ESG scores in corporate surveys conducted by Sompo Risk Management & Health Care Inc. (in terms of E: environmental assessments) and by Integrex Inc. (in terms of S and G: social and corporate governance assessments). Launched in August 2012.
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Notes:: *1
FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that Kyowa Kirin 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 provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE Blossom Japan Index is designed to measure the performance of Japanese 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.

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FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. has been independently assessed according to the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index Series. 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.

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The inclusion of Kyowa Kirin 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 Kyowa Kirin 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.

Awards

We have received the following awards since 2015.

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Time	Name of award	Details	Recipient company/site
November 2018	the Gunma Prefecture Environmental Prize (Environmental Achievement Award)	This award is a measure of the Company’s efforts to preserve and nurture green forests in Gunma Prefecture through ongoing forest maintenance, tree thinning and weeding activities in the forest reserve of Kurabuchi-machi, Takasaki-shi for over 10 years	Takasaki Plant
September 2017	Class 5 zero accident rate certification	Presented to the plant for having achieved a Class 5 zero accident rate (31.4 million hours) as of the end of April 2017, thereby sustaining a zero accident record ever since April 1995.	Fuji Research Park CMC R&D Center Kyowa Kirin
April 2016	Commendation by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Prize for Science and Technology in the Public Understanding Promotion Category	The Company's science education initiative implemented primarily at the Tokyo Research Park since 2000 was commended in recognition of having been solidly integrated into the local science education program and featuring an extensive program composition applicable to all ages from infants to high school students.	Kyowa Kirin
November 2015	Tokyo Labor Bureau Director's Excellence Award, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare at the 2015 Award for Equal Employment/Work and Family Harmonization	Awarded in recognition of the Company's efforts to enable women to fully demonstrate their potential at their workplace.	Kyowa Kirin
October 2015	6th Encouragement Award for Laboratory Animal Welfare	The Company's training programs offered at the Tokyo Research Park and Fuji Research Park for new employees on the use of laboratory animals were highly appraised from the viewpoint of animal welfare, leading to the award.	Tokyo Research Park Fuji Research Park Kyowa Kirin
July 2015	FY 2015 Encouragement Award presented by the Gunma Labor Bureau Director for Health and Safety Activities	Commended in recognition of the plant's excellent standard of health and safety activity management, as testified by the achievement of a Class 2 zero accident rate.	Takasaki Plant Bio Process Research and Development Laboratories Kyowa Kirin
June 2015	FY 2015 Encouragement Award presented by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare for Excellent Plants, Organizations and Workers in Promotion of Health and Safety	Commended in recognition of being an excellent plant that serves as a role model, with particularly distinguished health and safety standards.	Tokyo Research Park Kyowa Kirin
January 2015	Class 2 zero accident rate certification	Presented to the plant for having achieved a Class 2 zero accident rate (9.3 million hours) as of the end of October 2014, thereby sustaining a zero accident record ever since the plant was established in 1989.	Takasaki Plant Kyowa Kirin

Certifications

The following are major certifications acquired by Kyowa Kirin.