External evaluation/initiatives
The SRI/ESG investment indexes and ratings for which our group has been selected, external evaluations of ESG activities, and initiatives that we agree with and support are as follows.
SRI/ESG investment index/rating status
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MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index It is an investment index designed by MSCI, a company that provides a variety of support tools for institutional investors. It is built for Japan companies that excel in ESG evaluation while suppressing industry bias. This index has been selected as an ESG index by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). |
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MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) This is an investment index designed by MSCI, which provides various support tools for institutional investors. It is designed for Japanese companies that excel in promoting gender diversity. This index has been selected as an ESG index by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). |
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FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index This is an investment index designed by FTSE Russell. It is designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. This index is widely used in the creation and evaluation of sustainable investment funds and other financial products. |
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FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index This is an investment index designed by FTSE Russell. We evaluate the performance of Japanese companies that have relatively excellent ESG responses in each sector while minimizing sector bias. This index has been selected as an ESG index by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). |
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S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index This is an investment index designed by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Japan Exchange Group. They are selected from the TOPIX constituent stocks, and their composition ratios are determined according to their environmental information disclosure status and carbon efficiency. Our rating under the S&P Global Carbon Standards is a decile of '1' and our carbon disclosure status is 'Not Disclosed'. |
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SOMPO Sustainability Index This is an investment index designed by Sompo Asset Management. This index consists of approximately 300 companies with excellent ESG characteristics, and is used in the company's management product "SOMPO Sustainable Management", which is adopted by multiple pension funds and institutional investors who aim to hold long-term holdings. . |
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- The inclusion of artience 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 artience 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.
- FTSE Russell confirms that artience 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 and FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index. Created by the global index and data provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index and FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index are designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating specific Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index and FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index are used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.
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EcoVadis 2025 Sustainability Assessment EcoVadis, a sustainability and supply chain certification organization, evaluates companies' policies, implementation measures, and performance in the four areas of "environment," "labor and human rights," "ethics," and "sustainable material procurement" based on its own standards based on international sustainability standards. (57/100 overall score in 2025) |
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Certified as an Outstanding Health & Productivity Management Organization (Large Enterprise Category)
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Obtained the “Next Generation Development Support Certification Mark (Kurumin)” Kurumin Certification is a system in which the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare certifies companies that support childcare. If you formulate an action plan based on the Next Generation Development Support Measures Promotion Act and meet certain requirements, such as achieving the goals set in the action plan, you can apply for certification. artience Co., Ltd. received the "Platinum Kurumin Certification" on August 31, 2023, and the core operating companies (TOYOCOLOR Co., Ltd., TOYOCHEM, Ltd., TOYO INK Co., Ltd.) received the "Platinum Kurumin Certification" on November 15, 2023. We have obtained "certification". |
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Obtained “Eruboshi Certification” "Eruboshi Certification" is a system to certify companies that meet certain standards and have excellent status regarding promotion of women's participation and advancement, based on the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace ("Women's Participation Promotion Act"). is. We received the "Eruboshi" certification in recognition of our achievements in hiring women, continued employment, working hours, and diverse career courses. |
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Recognized as the highest rating “Gold” in the “PRIDE Index” This is an evaluation index developed by work with Pride in 2016 to address sexual minorities in the workplace. The company was certified "Gold" in recognition of its efforts to promote diversity, such as holding regular study sessions to promote understanding of diversity and broadening the circle of ALLYs, and endorsement of the "Declaration of Support for LGBT Equality through Business," which aims to create an inclusive workplace and society where everyone is treated equally. This is the fourth consecutive year of recognition since the first award in 2022. |
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Award
| 2025年 |
IR Site Receives High Ratings from Three Major Evaluation Agencies artience Co., Ltd. has been selected as the "Best Site" for the fourth consecutive year in the overall category of Nikko IR Co., Ltd.'s "FY2025 Website Richness Ranking of All Listed Companies". In addition, Daiwa Investor Relations Co., Ltd. won the "Excellence Award" at the "Daiwa Internet IR Award 2025" for two consecutive years, and the "Silver Award" in the "Gomez IR Site Ranking 2025" by Broadband Security Co., Ltd. for the second year in a row. FY2025 Ranking of the Website Fulfillment of All Listed Companies|Nikko IR Co., Ltd. (PDF: 629KB) Daiwa Internet IR Awards 2025|Daiwa Investor Relations Co., Ltd. (PDF: 614KB) |
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Received an A rank rating for the second consecutive year in the 4th JRECO Fluorocarbon Countermeasures Rating. artience Co., Ltd. has received an A rank for the second consecutive year in the 4th JRECO Fluorocarbon Countermeasure Rating by the Refrigerants and Environmental Conservation Organization (JRECO), a general foundation that raises awareness and promotes the proper management of fluorocarbons together with Japan the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of the Environment. |
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| 2024年 |
artience group received the Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Award at the 2024 Energy Conservation Grand Prix artience group received the Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Award in the Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Award in the Energy Conservation Case Category of the FY2024 Energy Conservation Grand Prize in recognition of its "thorough energy-saving activities at the mother plant through inter-group collaboration" at the TOYO INK CO., LTD. Saitama Plant. (Joint award from artience Co., Ltd., TOYO INK Saitama Works, and TOYOCHEM Kawagoe Works) Determination of the winners of the Energy Conservation Grand Prize in FY2024 (Reiwa 6)|Energy Conservation Center |
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IR Site Receives High Ratings from Three Major Evaluation Agencies artience Co., Ltd. has been selected as the "Best Site" for the third consecutive year in the overall category of Nikko IR Co., Ltd.'s "2024 Ranking of Websites of All Listed Companies." In addition, we received the "Excellence Award" for the first time in the "Daiwa Internet IR Awards 2024" by Daiwa Investor Relations Co., Ltd., and the "Silver Award" for the first time in the "Gomez IR Site Ranking 2024" by Broadband Security Co., Ltd. 2024 Ranking of the Website Richness of All Listed Companies|Nikko IR Co., Ltd. (PDF: 627KB) Daiwa Internet IR Awards 2024|Daiwa Investor Relations Co., Ltd. (PDF: 679KB) |
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Received an A rank rating in the 3rd JRECO Fluorocarbon Countermeasures Rating. artience Co., Ltd. received an A rank in the "3rd JRECO CFC Countermeasure Rating" by the Refrigerants and Environmental Conservation Organization (JRECO), a general foundation that raises awareness and promotes the proper management of fluorocarbons together with Japan the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of the Environment, as an evaluation of its efforts to control fluorocarbon emissions. |
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| 2023年 |
Awarded the best site in the 2023 ranking of all listed company website fulfillment rankings TOYO INK SC Holdings Co., Ltd. (currently artience Co., Ltd.) has been awarded the "Best Site" in the "2023 Website Richness Ranking of All Listed Companies" announced by Nikko IR Co., Ltd. In fiscal 2023, all 3,970 listed companies were surveyed, and we won the "Best Site" award in the general category. |
| 2022年 |
Awarded the best site in the 2022 ranking of all listed company homepages TOYO INK SC Holdings Co., Ltd. (currently artience Co., Ltd.) has been awarded the "Best Site" in the "2022 Website Richness Ranking of All Listed Companies" announced by Nikko IR Co., Ltd. In fiscal 2022, all 3,926 listed companies were surveyed, and we won the "Best Site" award in the comprehensive category. FY2022 Ranking of Websites of All Listed Companies|Nikko IR (PDF: 863KB) |
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TOYOCHEM receives the "Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Award" at the 2022 Energy Conservation Awards TOYOCHEM CO., LTD. received the Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Award in the Energy Conservation Case Study category of the 2022 Energy Conservation Grand Prize in recognition of its ``deepening of energy conservation activities in energy conservation model buildings and horizontal deployment of energy conservation methods'' at the Kawagoe Factory. Regarding the determination of the 2022 (Reiwa 4) Energy Conservation Grand Prize winners | Energy Conservation Center General Incorporated Foundation |
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| 2021年 |
Received the “Excellence Award” at the 24th Environmental Communication Awards. 優れた環境報告書や環境活動レポートなどを表彰する「環境コミュニケーション大賞」において、「CSR報告書2020 ダイジェスト版/詳細版」が、環境報告書部門の「優良賞（第24回環境コミュニケーション大賞審査委員長賞）」26点のひとつに選ばれました。 Sponsored by: Ministry of the Environment, Earth and Human Environment Forum |
| 2020年 |
TOYOCHEM receives the "Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Award" at the 2020 Energy Conservation Awards TOYOCHEM CO., LTD. was awarded the Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Award in the Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Award in the Energy Conservation Case Category of the 2020 Energy Conservation Grand Prize in recognition of its "fuel cost reduction and method development through proposal-based energy-saving activities and production site collaboration" at the Kawagoe Plant. Regarding the determination of the 2020 (Reiwa 2) Energy Conservation Grand Prize | Energy Conservation Center General Incorporated Foundation |
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TOYO INK SCHD Jujo Center receives Itabashi Ward Landscape Award TOYO INK SC Holdings Co., Ltd. (currently artience Co., Ltd.) Jujo Center (Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo) has recently received the ``Itabashi Ward Landscape Award.'' |
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| 2019年 |
Received Asia Sustainability Reporting Award アジア地域で優れたサステナビリティ報告を表彰する「アジアサスティナビリティ報告賞（ASRA）」において、「CSR報告書2018」が、「マテリアリティ報告」「報告書デザイン」部門において、優秀賞（Highly Commended）を受賞しました。 |
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Received the “Excellence Award” at the 22nd Environmental Communication Awards 優れた環境報告書や環境活動レポートなどを表彰する「環境コミュニケーション大賞」において、「CSR報告書2018」および「環境報告書2018」が、環境報告書部門の優秀賞「審査委員会特別優秀賞（第22回環境コミュニケーション大賞審査委員長賞）」3点の一つに選ばれました。 Sponsored by: Ministry of the Environment, Earth and Human Environment Forum |
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| 2018年 |
Received “Excellence Award” at Eco Mark Award 2018 TOYO INK CO., LTD. and Toyo Ink Group (now artience group) received the Excellence Award at the EcoMark Award 2018, which recognizes companies and organizations that have made significant contributions to "consumers' environmentally conscious product selection and corporate efforts to improve the environment" through EcoMark. Sponsored by: Japan Environmental Association |
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Received the “Minister of the Environment Award” at the 27th Global Environment Awards. Toyo Ink Group (currently artience group) has been awarded the "Minister of the Environment Award" at the 27th Global Environment Awards for its "Contribution to the Realization of a Sustainable Society through Biomass Product Development". Organizer: Fuji Sankei Group |
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Received the “Excellence Award” at the 21st Environmental Communication Awards 優れた環境報告書や環境活動レポートなどを表彰する「環境コミュニケーション大賞」において「CSR報告書2017」が、環境報告書部門の優良賞（第21回環境コミュニケーション大賞審査委員長賞）60点の一つに選ばれました。 Sponsored by: Ministry of the Environment, Earth and Human Environment Forum |
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| 2017年 |
Received the 7th Biomass Product Promotion Achievement Award TOYO INK CO., LTD. was selected for the ``Biomass Product Promotion Achievement Award,'' which is awarded every year by the Japan Biomass Products Promotion Council. Secretariat: Japan Organic Resources Association |
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Received the “Excellence Award” at the 20th Environmental Communication Awards 優れた環境報告書や環境活動レポートなどを表彰する「環境コミュニケーション大賞」において、「CSR報告書2016」が、環境報告書部門の優良賞（第20回環境コミュニケーション大賞審査委員長賞）59点の一つに選ばれました。 Sponsored by: Ministry of the Environment, Earth and Human Environment Forum |
Main initiatives we agree with and support
| Supports TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) |  |
| Supports JCI (Climate Change Initiative) |  |
| Participating in the Clean Ocean Materials Alliance (CLOMA), an initiative aimed at solving the ocean plastic waste problem | |
| Participating in CEFLEX, an international framework for tackling plastic waste issues |  |
| Capital participation in R+ Japan Co., Ltd., an initiative to recycle used plastics. | |
| Participating in the Saitama Prefecture Platform to Promote Sustainable Use of Plastic Resources | |
| Participating in the 30by30 Alliance for Biodiversity |  |
| Supporting the Keidanren Biodiversity Declaration Initiative | |
| Supports the "white logistics" promotion campaign advocated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. | |
| Participation in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's GX League Basic Concept |  |